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:

• 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Procurement Analyst, Supply Chain Analyst, Functional Analyst, or similar role supporting procurement, sourcing, or supply chain processes.

• Bachelor''s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Operations, or a related field.

• 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