Senior SAP BW Business AnalystPermanentLocation: GautengOverviewWe are a Supply Chain and Sales & Merchandising partner adding value to your business through a fully integrated, temperature-controlled network in Southern Africa. But we are also more than that. We are people serving people. While we boast the best in tech and infrastructure, our people are our greatest resource. With our skilled, curious, can-do people at the forefront, our assets become your assets, our service your solutions.Vector's vehicle fleet includes a food industry first in 'multi-temperature' vehicles enabling the company to service business across frozen, chilled and ambient temperature zones on a single delivery.Job PurposeThe role will be based in Johannesburg and report into the Business Intelligence Executive. The purpose of the role is to provide key support to the business and extract maximum value from the information technology platform, specifically its SAP BW system. Provide first (1st) line SAP BW support, perform BW development, system maintenance and monitoring and assist the business to implement new projects and system enhancements.Key ResponsibilitiesResponsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining advanced data analytics and reporting solutions that leverage SAP BW/4HANA and SAC tools.This role requires an individual with solid business knowledge across Finance, Sales and Distribution, Supply Chain, and Operations and the ability to work closely with business stakeholders to deliver insights that support data-driven decisions across various departments, ensuring optimal data management and reporting practices.Data Modeling and Architecture: Design, implement, and maintain complex data models using SAP BW/4HANA to support business reporting needs, ensuring seamless integration with other SAP modules and tools, ETL processes for data extraction, transformation, and loading from various source systems into SAP BW/4HANA.Reporting and Visualization: Develop and optimize custom reports, dashboards, and KPIs using SAP BW/4HANA and SAC. Collaborate with business units to gather reporting requirements and design intuitive, interactive dashboards that deliver actionable insights.Ensure the timely delivery of accurate and consistent data through a combination of traditional and embedded reporting techniques.Utilize SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) for advanced visualization and reporting solutions.Business Collaboration and Requirement Gathering: Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and the BW team for reporting requirements. Lead requirements gathering sessions to capture the business's reporting and analytics requirements and translate them into technical solutions.Provide end-user support and training for SAP BW/HANA and SAP Analytics cloud reporting tools to enhance business user capabilities. Resolve calls as logged on service management system within agreed SLA.System Performance and Optimization: Monitor the performance of SAP BW/4HANA, ensuring data retrieval and reporting processes are efficient and scalable. Identify opportunities for improving system performance and ensuring reporting solutions remain optimized.Troubleshoot issues related to data models, ETL processes, and report generation.Proactively recommend and implement new tools, methodologies, and practices to improve data management and analytics processes.Lead cross-functional data projects and contribute to strategic initiatives focused on expanding the organization's analytics capabilities.Manage and coordinate IT related business projects and drive continuous business improvement initiatives.Create / Maintain BW Info Providers and objects across the following SAP modules: SD, MM, FI, CO, CRM and other external systems. Prior knowledge of SAP source items is helpful.Creation and maintenance of report distribution via APOS and SAP Analytics Cloud.Work with internal teams on Microsoft PowerBI integration and streamline reporting and datasets to allow this. PowerBI knowledge advantageous.Qualifications, Skills and Experience Required for the JobQualifications and ExperienceRelevant IT/Business educational qualification (BSC, BCOM Degree/ IT Diploma).Must be Computer literate (MS Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).Extensive experience (at least 5 years) in SAP BW / BW/4HANA development, design and administration including ABAP.Exposure to various SAP data sources advantageous.Skills and CompetenciesStrong experience in data modeling, ETL development, and reporting in BW and or BW/4HANA.High skill level in Business Intelligence and Reporting with particular focus on Analysis for Office & SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).Solid business knowledge across Finance, Sales and Distribution, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Operations. Excellent understanding of sales and logistics execution processes.Experience or knowledge of programming in ABAP and/or SQL for BW.Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with a keen eye for detail.Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present technical data to non-technical stakeholders.Ability to work independently and as part of a team, managing multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.Knowledge of management principles and practices.Development in other BI tools including MS PowerBI advantageous.We look forward to hearing from you!
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