Supply Chain – Business Analyst
Job Category: Business Operations
Job Code: Business Analyst, Supply Chain: Business Analyst, Supply Chain
Job Title: Business Analyst Cost
Location: 100% onsite at the Santa Clara, CA office.
Initial Assignment Length: 12 months with high possibility of extension
Duties:
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Support the Cost Workstream Lead throughout the SAP ERP implementation lifecycle.
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Document and maintain current-state and future-state business processes across:
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Strategic Sourcing
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Direct Procurement
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Cost Operations
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Hyperscaler Operations
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Supplier Management
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Supplier Collaboration
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Spend Analytics
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Contract Lifecycle Management
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Gather, document, and validate business requirements from Business Process Owners (BPOs), Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and key stakeholders.
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Support requirements workshops, process reviews, and solution validation sessions.
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Partner with SAP functional teams and business stakeholders to ensure requirements are accurately reflected in solution designs.
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Review proposed solutions and identify gaps, risks, or process impacts.
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Develop and maintain process flows, business scenarios, and testing artifacts.
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Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities, including:
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Test planning
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Test script development
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Test execution support
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Defect tracking and resolution using XRay in Jira
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Test status reporting
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Ensure all approved solution designs are thoroughly tested and validated prior to deployment.
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Maintain a strong understanding of Source-to-Pay (S2P), procurement, sourcing, and supplier management processes.
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Perform data validation activities to ensure accuracy and completeness of migrated and converted data.
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Support supplier, procurement, sourcing, contract, and spend data validation and reconciliation efforts.
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Track and manage action items, issues, risks, and dependencies within the Cost workstream.
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Support business readiness activities, including process documentation, training support, and go-live preparation.
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Assist BPOs and SMEs as they adopt new processes and system capabilities introduced through the SAP implementation.
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Support deployment, hypercare, and post-go-live stabilization activities.
Skills:
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5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Procurement Analyst, Supply Chain Analyst, Functional Analyst, or similar role supporting procurement, sourcing, or supply chain processes.
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Bachelor s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Operations, or a related field.
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Experience working with one or more of the following areas:
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Strategic Sourcing
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Direct Procurement
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Cost Operations
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Hyperscaler Operations
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Supplier Management
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Supplier Collaboration
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Spend Analytics
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Contract Lifecycle Management
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Source-to-Pay (S2P) Processes
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Understanding of procurement, sourcing, supplier management, and cost management processes.
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Experience gathering business requirements and documenting business processes.
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Experience supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect management, and business validation activities.
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
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Experience validating data and supporting data migration activities.
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Ability to work effectively with Business Process Owners, Subject Matter Experts, IT teams, and external implementation partners.
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Strong communication, facilitation, and organizational skills.
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Experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Ariba, or other ERP and procurement platforms is preferred.
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Experience supporting ERP, supply chain, procurement, or business transformation initiatives is preferred.
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High-tech manufacturing, electronics, networking, semiconductor, or data storage industry experience is a plus