Business Analyst; SAP Cost Module

Business Analyst (SAP Cost Module)

Immediate need for a talented Business Analyst (SAP Cost Module). This is a 12 months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Santa Ana, CA (Onsite).

Pay Range: $80/hr - $90/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Cost Workstream Lead throughout the SAP ERP implementation lifecycle.
• Document and maintain current-state and future-state business processes across Strategic Sourcing, Direct Procurement, Cost Operations, Hyperscaler Operations, Supplier Management, Supplier Collaboration, Spend Analytics, and Contract Lifecycle Management.
• Gather, document, and validate business requirements from Business Process Owners (BPOs), Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and key stakeholders.
• Facilitate requirements workshops, process reviews, and solution validation sessions to align business needs with SAP solutions.
• Collaborate with SAP functional teams and business stakeholders to ensure requirements are accurately translated into solution designs.
• Review proposed solutions to identify process gaps, risks, dependencies, and business impacts.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, business process flows, business scenarios, and testing artifacts.
• Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test planning, test script development, execution support, defect tracking and resolution using Jira/XRay, and test status reporting.
• Validate solution functionality to ensure approved designs are thoroughly tested prior to deployment.
• Perform data validation, reconciliation, and migration activities to ensure the accuracy and completeness of supplier, procurement, sourcing, contract, and spend data.
• Track action items, risks, issues, and dependencies across the Cost workstream.
• Support business readiness activities, including process documentation, training support, go-live planning, deployment, hypercare, and post-go-live stabilization.
• Assist Business Process Owners (BPOs) and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) with the adoption of new business processes and SAP system capabilities.

Key Requirements and Technology

Experience:

• Experience supporting SAP ERP implementations, business transformation, or supply chain initiatives.
• Knowledge of Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes, including Strategic Sourcing, Direct Procurement, Supplier Management, Supplier Collaboration, Spend Analytics, Contract Lifecycle Management, Cost Operations, and Hyperscaler Operations.
• Strong understanding of procurement, sourcing, supplier management, and cost management processes.
• Experience gathering, documenting, and validating business requirements and business process documentation.
• Hands-on experience supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT), business validation, defect management, and test execution.
• Experience performing data validation, reconciliation, and supporting data migration activities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Business Process Owners (BPOs), Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), IT teams, SAP functional consultants, and implementation partners.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.
• Experience with SAP S/4
  
  HANA, SAP Ariba, Jira, XRay, or other ERP and procurement platforms is preferred.
• Experience with in high-tech manufacturing, electronics, networking, semiconductor, or data storage industries is a plus.