Business Analyst - Cost

Duties:

Support the Cost Workstream Lead throughout the SAP ERP implementation lifecycle.

Document and maintain current-state and future-state business processes across:

Strategic Sourcing

Direct Procurement

Cost Operations

Hyperscaler Operations

Supplier Management

Supplier Collaboration

Spend Analytics

Contract Lifecycle Management

Gather, document, and validate business requirements from Business Process Owners (BPOs), Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and key stakeholders.

Support requirements workshops, process reviews, and solution validation sessions.

Partner with SAP functional teams and business stakeholders to ensure requirements are accurately reflected in solution designs.

Review proposed solutions and identify gaps, risks, or process impacts.

Develop and maintain process flows, business scenarios, and testing artifacts.

Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities, including:

Test planning

Test script development

Test execution support

Defect tracking and resolution using XRay in Jira

Test status reporting

Ensure all approved solution designs are thoroughly tested and validated prior to deployment.

Maintain a strong understanding of Source-to-Pay (S2P), procurement, sourcing, and supplier management processes.

Perform data validation activities to ensure accuracy and completeness of migrated and converted data.

Support supplier, procurement, sourcing, contract, and spend data validation and reconciliation efforts.

Track and manage action items, issues, risks, and dependencies within the Cost workstream.

Support business readiness activities, including process documentation, training support, and go-live preparation.

Assist BPOs and SMEs as they adopt new processes and system capabilities introduced through the SAP implementation.

Support deployment, hypercare, and post-go-live stabilization activities.

Skills:

Experience working with one or more of the following areas:

Strategic Sourcing

Direct Procurement

Cost Operations

Hyperscaler Operations

Supplier Management

Supplier Collaboration

Spend Analytics

Contract Lifecycle Management

Source-to-Pay (S2P) Processes

Understanding of procurement, sourcing, supplier management, and cost management processes.

Experience gathering business requirements and documenting business processes.

Experience supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect management, and business validation activities.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

Experience validating data and supporting data migration activities.

Ability to work effectively with Business Process Owners, Subject Matter Experts, IT teams, and external implementation partners.

Strong communication, facilitation, and organizational skills.

Experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Ariba, or other ERP and procurement platforms is preferred.

Experience supporting ERP, supply chain, procurement, or business transformation initiatives is preferred.

High-tech manufacturing, electronics, networking, semiconductor, or data storage industry experience is a plus.