Sr. Analyst - Order to Cash and Transportation

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Role Overview

Summary:

The Sr. Analyst – Order to Cash (OTC) and Transportation Management (TM) is responsible for driving the simplification and optimization of OTC and TM business processes, implementing industry best practices, and managing the global SAP S/4HANA OTC and TM solution design and configuration.

This role will perform the responsibilities of an internal IT Functional Analyst while collaborating closely with Business Process Resources, Technical Services teams, System Integrators (SI), and External Consultants assigned to the respective functional areas.

The Sr. Analyst will analyze, simplify, design, configure, test, implement, and support best-practice business processes and software solutions that address Weber Blackstone’s business requirements within the scope and standards of the SAP S/4HANA Global Template.

The successful candidate must possess a strong understanding of end-to-end business processes across multiple functional areas and Business Units, with particular expertise in Order to Cash and Transportation Management. The individual will work within the established application landscape, architecture, and system capabilities while identifying opportunities for process standardization, optimization, and simplification.

The role requires building and maintaining effective working relationships with business stakeholders, part-time business resources, System Integrators, external partners, and internal IT teams. The Sr. Analyst will leverage the collective knowledge and expertise of these groups to develop scalable solutions, improve business processes, and support successful global implementations.

This position will help align business strategies, processes, resources, and technology capabilities to deliver effective and sustainable solutions that support business objectives and drive continuous improvement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Build effective working knowledge of all business processes and applications within the scope of their respective business areas.

· Successfully partners with the business and IT to manage the project portfolio and ensure alignment of initiatives with the respective technology solutions.

· Ensures alignment of the team as well as the user community with the vision of SAP “Best Practice” and Industry standard processes, while assessing the business individual needs, meeting commitments and building internal and external partnerships.

· Mediates across different IT & business teams utilizing knowledge of roles and responsibilities within the organization.

· Develop, plan, and manage activities; complete projects & enhancements on time and on budget.

· Provides strategic direction on new functions, processes, and technologies in support of the user community

· Executes best practices for business analysis processes and functions (from an industry and strategic standpoint), including requirements elicitation methods. Knows emerging trends.

· Leads work sessions using a variety of requirements gathering methods such as interviews, documentation analysis, surveys, site visits, and business models with executives, managers, developers and subject matter experts.

· Focused on process analysis and re-engineering, with an understanding of technical problems and solutions as they relate to the current and future best practice business environment.

· Ensure problem statements and objectives are clearly defined.

· Ensures requirements are aligned to scope, objectives and strategies.

· Researches and navigates new vendor products and identifies which products are needed to address/fix issues.

· Demonstrates excellent Supply Chain (best practice) process design skills.

· Designs Supply chain project and enhancement solutions with consultants and/or SAP Functional Analysts.

· Continually build knowledge and stay abreast of current Supply Chain & SAP functionality, capabilities and technologies.

· Demonstrates excellent listening, communication, and facilitation skills.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Four-year degree and/or 10 years equivalent work experience; master’s degree preferred

• 15+ years’ Hands-on work experience in Supply Chain and Operations

• 10 years’ experience managing and delivering projects at medium to large manufacturing companies.

• In depth understanding of the SAP system including SD and TM modules with a good knowledge in WM/IM/MM/PP areas, Master Data Management (Materials, Customers along with integration points of all modules and related business processes

• Proven track record of managing successful implementations

• Ability to think “process” and “best practice” rather than just function along with a solid understanding of end-to-end processes like “order to cash”. Sound and accurate judgment; excellent verbal and written communication skills; excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; excellent planning and organizing skills

• Strong customer service orientation

• Strategic thinking and sound knowledge of the respective business processes (independent of the system aspect)

• Adept at developing system requirements, designing and prototyping, testing, training and implementing business solutions, while achieving deadlines and budget goals

• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products, including MS Project or similar project management tool

• Highly motivated self-starter who is innovative and quick to learn

• Project Management skills and ability to manage a project end to end while managing internal and external resources is preferred

• On-call availability for project go-live and off-shift support

• Flexible schedule to align with other program resources

• Flexible to travel as needed or deemed necessary (domestic & international)

Pay Range: $155,000 - $173,000