SAP Analyst

DP World•Kansas City, MO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The SAP Analyst supports system readiness, inventory accuracy, and SAP transactions for teams launching new data center locations. The role covers material receiving, inventory tracking and reconciliation, system troubleshooting, reporting, employee training, and operational process improvement. It involves travel to project locations as needed and coordination with Operations, IT, customer teams, site leadership, and other stakeholders. The analyst also partners with Corporate Finance, Purchasing, and other SAP Analysts to deliver standard application solutions for business processes. The position supports requirements gathering and analysis, functional solution development and reviews, configuration decisions, documentation, testing, and production issue resolution. It evaluates software changes and updates for their impact on business processes, customizations, and standard work instructions, and coordinates with users, management, development, and application administration teams to address requirements. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field; the qualifications also specify a bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field of study, 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 supporting the listed related processes and technologies; experience may be acquired concurrently.
Experience with end-to-end SAP project implementation and ASAP methodology, developing SAP module test plans and test cases, creating test scripts, conducting user acceptance testing, and preparing and executing SAP data migration plans.

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 implementing or working with U.S. sales tax, European VAT, GAAP/IFRS financial reporting standards, Ariba, MRO, VMI, invoice scanning software and associated 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 related to material receiving, inventory tracking, transfers, and reconciliation.
Maintain accurate inventory records, material movements, material master data, inventory locations, and system information.
Investigate and resolve SAP transaction errors, inventory discrepancies, production issues, and other system-related operational problems.
Partner with IT, Operations, customer teams, Corporate Finance, Purchasing, and other analysts to gather requirements, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions.
Support SAP configuration validation, system testing, and user acceptance testing during site launches and software changes.
Develop and maintain SAP process documentation, work instructions, functional requirements, designs, and user reference materials.
Train operational employees on SAP transactions, inventory processes, and system procedures.
Prepare and analyze inventory reports, transaction summaries, material movement data, and project progress updates.
Identify and review opportunities for SAP process and operational improvements.
Support project milestones, inventory reconciliation, system validation, documentation, and operational handoff.
Communicate system issues, inventory concerns, and resolution progress to stakeholders.
Travel to subsequent data center locations to support SAP readiness, training, and transaction accuracy.
Partner with Corporate teams to deliver standard application solutions and assess solutions for usability, applicability, and adherence to corporate standards.
Use techniques such as use cases, test cases, and data flow diagrams to support requirements specifications; build, document, and execute test plans.
Analyze whether production issues arise from data, application configuration, or vendor or custom software defects, and communicate bugs to vendors and internal development or service desk contacts.
Review new software updates for functional changes that may affect business usage, customizations, or standard work instructions, and coordinate with relevant teams.
Perform other duties as assigned.