SAP PP/QM Business Analyst

SAP PP/QM Business Systems Analyst
Foster City, CA | 4 days in office
Contract Role

Responsibilities:
· ITA system lead for MFG and Quality, be on the MFG line for Level 2 support and escalations. Note: The role is onsite and expected to be working from the bay area.
· Consult with business leads and end users to work on the line issues, solve them with priority and ensure business is able to progress on the builds without system issues
· Facilitate training sessions for the users where appropriate.
· Meet with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define business operations, log in user requirements and sign off on KDD’s based on current and future state requirements.
· Proactively communicate and collaborate with the business users to build use cases, analyze the functional requirements and design the process in SAP.
· Opportunity to complete holistic solutions by defining functional design gaps and solutions for objects to add to the system.
· Create functional specifications, provide walkthrough of FS to development team
· Ensure appropriate support and new development documentation is followed (i.e. scope, design (FS), create test plans, document cutover, perform integration testing and support in UAT).
· Perform regression testing to ensure the new developments is not impacting existing functionality
· Demonstrate effective team skills with strong oral and written communication on deliverables.
· Flexible and able to adapt in a high growth environment. Comfortable working in a dynamic startup environment.

Qualifications:
· 5-12 years of SAP experience designing and implementing SAP PP (Production planning and Execution) module.
· Minimum 1 Full Lifecycle SAP S/4 HANA Implementations experience in SAP PP with cross module integrations. Experience or knowledge about the OEM industry / discrete manufacturing is a must.
· Strong understanding of Master Data and integration points involved in PP and PM.
· Good understanding of Manufacturing master data maintenance in PLM such as EBOM, MBOM, Routing and integration with SAP.
· Strong experience in Interfacing the data with MES or any other 3rd party application integration systems.
· Experience in handling integrations using API’s with other systems.
· Good understanding of PM Master data such as Equipment, Equipment BOM, Equipment structure, measurement points etc.
· Strong configuration and design skills to map the required business process.
· Strong tracking, coordination and project planning skills.
· Proven ability to follow change management procedures and internal guidelines.
· Demonstrated initiative with commitment and ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines while still maintaining high quality standards.
· Strong communications to work with end-users and management from across the company, and to collaborate with external consultants and vendors.

Bonus Qualifications:
· Previous experience in Manufacturing / Automotive industry is a plus.

· SAP PM experience is a plus.

· Worked on S4/HANA implementation.
· Debugging the issue, reviewing the code from a functional perspective would be a strong advantage.