Business Analyst, SAP Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

***Please note that our customer is currently not considering applicants from the following locations: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee.***

Our Customer is a corporation that develops, manufactures, and markets robotic products designed to improve clinical outcomes of patients through minimally invasive surgery. Founded in 1995, their goal was to create innovative, robotic-assisted systems that help empower doctors and hospitals to make surgery less invasive than an open approach. Working with the top medical professionals, they continue to develop new, minimally invasive surgical platforms and future diagnostic tools to help solve complex healthcare challenges around the world.

We are seeking a SAP MRP Business Analyst on a contract basis to help support our Customer's business needs. This role is hybrid (onsite 3 days a week) in Sunnyvale, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Develop business blueprint by conducting interview and workshops for project or support enhancements
• Translate Business Requirements into Functional Requirements and Technical Specifications
• Ensure alignment between IT and Business during the project lifecycle – Design, Build, Test, Training, Go-Live, Post Go Live Support
• Perform configuration/system changes to meet business requirements as needed in SAP S/4 Hana Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement and Sourcing
• Perform field-mapping for EDI/Non-EDI integration with internal systems or third party applications
• Drive change management process and ensure schedule adherence by collaborating with business, solution architects, cross functional consultants and developers
• Perform impact analysis of the change and provide mitigation plan for impacted objects
• Solve complex business problems by defining the problem statement, identifying the root cause, considering possible options and recommending the best solution.
• Maintain SLAs and provide timely response to stakeholders for incidents, change requests or project deliverables

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent experience
• 5-8 years of experience in supporting SAP ECC or SAP S/4 Production Planning
• Minimum of 2 years of experience implementing demand and supply planning integrations with SAP ERP or SAP S/4
• Hands On experience on Demand planning, Consumption Based planning, Recorder Point planning, MRP, MPS, Long Term Planning, Capacity Planning, Production Scheduling, Batch Management, Serial Number Management
• Hands On experience on Supply Chain Planning, Master Data maintenance - Material Master, BOM, Work Center, Routings, Vendor Master, Customer Master, Info Records, Source list, Scheduling Agreements and Contracts
• Knowledge and experience of integration of Planning function with Manufacturing, Quality, Materials Management, Sales and Distribution, Sourcing, Logistics and costing functions
• Experience in S/4 Hana is preferred
• Experience in implementation of ERP or S/4 MRP integration with atleast one Demand and Supply Planning software e.g. O9, Demantra, I2, APO, IBP or any other software in the areas of Supply Planning, Forecasting and Demand Planning, ATP, Aggregate Supply Planning, Capacity Planning, Attribute Based Planning, Sales and Operations Planning
• Experience of supporting SAP integrations with PLM and Supplier Collaboration software will be an added advantage
• Supporting users in a medical device company is desirable
• Possess a strong business and customer/client focus
• Experience with deep understanding of IT Applications and Technology
• Strong problem solving and analytical capabilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Very strong collaboration, negotiation, and influence capability required
• Must have Skills
  • MRP for Purchasing and Planning for external components
  • Purchasing Process – P2P
  • Master data for Purchasing
  • Inventory Management
  • Pricing/ Conditions and valuation
  • Output Determination
  • Key Standard Reports of SAP MM

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.


Perks are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements)

Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life (including spouse & child), 401k, STD/LTD, AD&D, and Commuter Benefits program.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.