SAP Supply Chain & Procurement Functional Business Analyst

Company: General Atomics
Location: Bonsall
Posted on: May 15, 2022

Job Description:

General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world s leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Business Systems Analyst (BSA) to join the Supply Chain and Procurement value stream team within the ITS organization located in San Diego, CA. With minimal oversight from leadership, this individual will play a pivotal role as a liaison between the ITS technical teams and various business partners in the supply chain, procurement, and related cross-functional departments at GA and its affiliates. This position requires technical aptitude, strong interpersonal communication skills, and knowledge of business process and strategy to work closely with end-users, business process analysts, and leaders up to the senior executive level to facilitate discovery efforts and interpret requirements, provide best practice and innovative solution design recommendations, and to lead implementations of and deliver on value-added, technology driven solutions.

This role is specifically seeking individuals with SAP Procure-to-Pay and related functional experience. Under limited direction of the Value Stream Manager for Supply Chain & Procurement, this individual would be responsible for the following, but not limited to:

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with business customers, from end-users to senior executives, and the ITS technical teams to interpret needs into system-driven outcomes.
• Facilitate requirements gathering sessions, translate business requirements into technical requirements, design and document functional specifications, configure and unit test system functionality and custom development in SAP MM and cross-functional related modules.
• Develop test scripts and procedures and coordinate testing of changes with appropriate business or technical process owners.
• Follow established change control procedures to move any changes to Production
• Provide support and support changes for connected systems, primarily SAP SNC (Supplier Network Collaboration) and SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle & Performance (SLP) and SAP Ariba Supplier Risk Management.
• Provide support for other non-SAP systems implemented for our procurement business customers, including Hyland OnBase (Enterprise Content Management), Box with integration to Okta, and DocuSign eSignatures.
  • Research and resolve issues with Procurement, Materials Management, Inventory Management, PR and PO custom workflows, custom Supplier Performance solution in SAP, P2P/MM reporting in BI, SNC, and Ariba.
  • Work with process owners, functional analysts, and project team members to blueprint and implement Procurement and Materials Management functionality on SAP projects.
  • Keep up-to-date with new SAP or non-SAP technologies and recommend strong value proposition to the business from an efficiency gains, improved user experience, metrics, etc.
  • Ability to plan, manage, and lead multiple projects that are cross-functional and technically complex in the capacity of a project manager and solution lead as well as support and sustain existing solutions
    We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.
    
    
    
    Job Qualifications:
    • Typically requires a bachelor's degree and ten or more years of technical experience working with electronic purchasing and supply chain systems or financial, quality, logistics, manufacturing, or other business-related systems. Equivalent professional experience may be substituted in lieu of education.
    • Progressive experience working with SAP systems, including experience in cross-functional business process mapping, system configuration, and solution design. Highly recommend extensive experience implementing and working with SAP P2P / MM solutions.
    • Must demonstrate a thorough understanding of SAP fundamentals and techniques for customization opportunities.
    • Must have experience in designing and developing or coordinating the development of reports from business systems.
    • Must have experience in evaluating new or upgraded relevant software and hardware.
    • Must be customer focused, able to gather and assess long-term trends and emerging requirements and understand government subcontracting and procurement principles.
    • Must have good leadership skills including planning, scheduling, and coordinating work assignments to meet project milestones or established completion dates.
    • Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them in an evolving environment while contributing to the development of new processes.
    • Must be customer focused and possess: (1) the ability to identify and analyze issues and develop solutions to a variety of highly complex and diverse problems; (2) excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills to accurately document, report, and present findings; (3) excellent interpersonal skills to interface with all levels of employees, management and external contacts; (4) the ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information; and (5) excellent computer skills (specifically with MS Products (Outlook, Excel, Project, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, etc. is highly recommended).
    • Must have the ability to work independently or in a team environment, to multi-task in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment, and to work extended hours as required.

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