SAP Analyst

DP World•Kansas City, KS

About The Position

The SAP Analyst supports system readiness and daily SAP transactions for teams launching new data center locations. The role focuses on material receiving, inventory tracking and reconciliation, troubleshooting, reporting, documentation, and employee training. It works with Operations, IT, customer teams, corporate functions, and other stakeholders to maintain accurate system records and support successful site launches and operational handoffs. Travel to new project locations is required as business needs require. The position also partners with Corporate Finance, Purchasing, and other SAP Analysts to deliver standard application solutions. It gathers and analyzes business requirements, evaluates SAP capabilities, configures parameters, documents functional requirements and designs, and supports testing and implementation. The analyst investigates production issues, communicates software bugs to vendors and internal teams, reviews process-improvement initiatives and software updates, and helps ensure application requirements and corporate standards are met. Other duties may be assigned. DP World describes itself as a global logistics organization with more than 111,000 employees across 77 countries. It offers a market-competitive compensation package and describes opportunities for personal growth and self-development.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field; the qualifications section also lists Engineering-related fields including Computer Science, Computers, Electrical, Electronics, MIS, Business Administration, or Accountancy, or an equivalent foreign degree.
Prior experience as an SAP Analyst, SAP Consultant, consultant, or in a related occupation.
Experience working with SAP systems in logistics, warehouse operations, inventory management, manufacturing, or supply chain environments.
Strong understanding of SAP inventory transactions, material movements, receiving processes, and inventory reconciliation.
Experience troubleshooting SAP transaction errors, system discrepancies, and data-accuracy issues.
Ability to analyze inventory data, validate system records, and prepare operational reports.
Experience supporting system testing, process improvements, or SAP-related operational projects.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other reporting or data-analysis tools.
Ability to develop user documentation and provide training on SAP processes and procedures.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to work effectively with IT, Operations, and customer teams.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing operational requirements.
Willingness and flexibility to travel to new project locations as business needs require.
Experience implementing, upgrading, and rolling out SAP modules and related processes or technologies listed in the posting, including SAP project implementation, ASAP methodology, test planning and execution, test cases and scripts, user acceptance testing, and SAP data migration plans. The posting notes that experience can be acquired concurrently.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting SAP implementations, system rollouts, or new site launches.
Knowledge of SAP Materials Management (MM), Warehouse Management (WM), Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), or related supply chain modules.
Experience with SAP inventory management, material master data, stock transfers, and goods receipt transactions.
Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Fiori, or other SAP applications.
Experience supporting warehouse management systems (WMS), inventory control processes, or material tracking applications.
Experience conducting user acceptance testing, developing test scripts, and validating system functionality.
Experience with SAP reporting tools, inventory analysis, and operational dashboards.
Background in data center logistics, equipment deployment, or technology infrastructure environments.
Experience supporting cross-functional system implementations and continuous-improvement initiatives.
Experience with implementations, upgrades, or rollouts involving U.S. sales tax, European VAT, GAAP/IFRS financial reporting, Ariba, MRO, VMI, invoice scanning and workflow, SAP DMS, MRP, RFID, Solution Manager, vendor catalogs, EDI, ALE, Central Process Scheduler (CPS), SAP SD revenue recognition, customer orders, billing, and outputs.

Responsibilities

Support SAP system readiness and daily transactions for teams launching new data center locations.
Coordinate and monitor transactions for material receiving, inventory tracking, transfers, and reconciliation.
Maintain accuracy of inventory records, material movements, master data, inventory locations, and other system information.
Investigate and resolve SAP transaction errors, inventory discrepancies, and operational system issues.
Partner with IT, Operations, customer teams, Corporate Finance, Purchasing, and other departments to troubleshoot issues and deliver application solutions.
Support SAP configuration validation, system testing, user acceptance testing, and software implementation activities.
Gather and analyze business requirements; evaluate SAP capabilities and configure site-specific and global parameters.
Develop and document functional requirements, designs, process documentation, work instructions, test cases, test plans, and user reference materials.
Provide hands-on training and guidance to employees on SAP transactions, inventory processes, and system procedures.
Prepare and analyze inventory reports, transaction summaries, material movement data, project updates, and other operational reporting.
Identify process improvements to SAP transactions, reporting, data accuracy, and operational workflows.
Support inventory reconciliation, system validation, and documentation during project completion and operational handoff.
Communicate system issues, inventory concerns, software bugs, and resolution progress to stakeholders, vendors, and internal teams as appropriate.
Review software updates for changes that may affect business use, customizations, and standard work instructions; coordinate with users, management, development, and application administration groups.
Travel to subsequent data center locations to support SAP readiness, training, and transactional accuracy.
Perform other duties as assigned.