SAP Business Analyst-Manufacturing

POSITION PURPOSE

The SAP Business Analyst – Manufacturing is the functional owner of the SAP Manufacturing solution within the Digital Applications & Product Delivery organization.

The role translates validated business requirements into working, supported SAP functionality across the Manufacturing landscape - covering Production Planning (PP), Materials Management (MM), SAP Digital Manufacturing, and is accountable for the quality, consistency, and supportability of that functionality.

The role sits within the Global SAP Business Analysis team and is aligned to the Manufacturing functional domain.

It partners with the Manufacturing Global Functional Lead and the Business Enablement & Adoption organization, who own business process design, business requirements definition, and adoption.

This role owns everything from functional specification onward: configuration, development coordination, testing, cutover, and ongoing application support. 

The successful candidate combines genuine SAP manufacturing configuration depth with the ability to work directly with plant and operations stakeholders, and applies the change management, documentation, and control standards that govern the application estate. 

 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

 Functional Design & Specification 


* Translate validated business requirements received from the Manufacturing Global Functional Lead and the Business Enablement & Adoption team into functional specifications, solution designs, and configuration approaches for the SAP Manufacturing landscape. 



* Advise business partners and IT colleagues on standard SAP capability and leading practice for Production Planning (PP), Materials Management (MM), and SAP Digital Manufacturing, actively steering solutions toward fit-to-standard adoption over custom development. 



* Assess the functional and integration impact of proposed changes across adjacent domains, including Purchase-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Plant Maintenance, Manufacturing Execution Systems, and Quality Management. 



* Provide functional input to application rationalization and integration assessments for Manufacturing systems, supporting - but not owning - the architecture decisions held by Integration & Solutions Architecture.

Configuration & Solution Delivery 


* Own SAP configuration for the Manufacturing modules, ensuring changes are designed, documented, and delivered to the standards set by the Digital Applications & Product Delivery organization. 



* Partner with the technical lead and the application development team to define, deliver, and validate custom development where standard functionality cannot meet a validated requirement. 



* Deliver configuration and development activities with attention to quality, consistency, reusability, and scalability across regions and sites. 



* Prepare and maintain configuration documentation, functional design documents, and technical handover material. 

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