SAP Business Systems Analyst - Master Data
Union City, CA, US, 94587
About Company
Mizuho OSI is the leader in the markets for specialty surgery and patient positioning. The company’s portfolio includes specialty surgical tables for procedure-specific approaches that improve patient outcomes in spine and orthopedic surgeries along with disposable and reusable surgical patient care products.
Job Summary
The Business System Analyst performs enterprise-wide research and analysis, resulting in written recommendations for a variety of strategies and solutions based on the business software applications used. The Business Systems Analyst participates in all phases of the software development lifecycle; leads requirements gathering and documentation; and serves as a liaison between business and Information Technology, partnering with business representatives at all levels of the company.
The Business System Analyst assesses, initiates, refines and drives appropriate business software solutions. In addition, is also responsible for communicating to and educating end users on the software changes or new product functionality.
Responsibilities:
- Develop solution documents and approaches for challenging business problems.
- Put User Experience first in all solution design.
- Provide customer service support to all employees in a professional and friendly manner.
- Identify areas of improvement for services provided both internally and outward-facing; including measuring and reviewing technology trends as directed by management.
- Partner with other departments to identify and analyze systems technical problems related to the collection, integration, and validation of data for routine requests for use.
- Work with different functional areas across the company to identify, research, and resolve complex data issues in a timely manner with minimal impact to the integrated system.
- Participate in project meetings both internally and with other departments and report on the status of analytical tasks and project work.
- Assist in the development, compliance and implementation of company policies and procedures.
- Troubleshoot issues with minimal guidance, identify data related problems and provide scalable solutions.
- Manage technical scope and provide hands-on expert level assistance.
- Develop application documentation and performs maintenance and support.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Master Data
- Create, maintain and verify SAP Master Data (e.g. Pricing, Customers, Materials, etc.)
- Functional ownership of SAP Master Data
- Develop & perform periodic audits of master data processes and data integrity. Recommend and complete changes when gaps are identified.
- Advise and support business users on Master Data structure and processes
- Manage the master data structure in SAP, including the interaction of master data amongst various Enterprise Applications
- Provide cross-functional business support to identify, prioritize and solve problems and issues related to master data
- Collaborate with business partners, project managers, business and systems analysts, developers, and testers daily and maintain strong relationships with business and IT partners
- Analyze data input files to understand the structure of existing data sets and how they map to requirements
- Create, document and/or modify standard operating procedures for master data to support business initiatives and to improve the flow of master data
- Improve the quality of process outputs by performing root cause analysis and removing the causes of defects in processes or in master data itself
- Proactively identify opportunities or obstacles concerning master data accuracy, data integrity, and relevance
- Perform data entry and review data entered
- Develop & prepare master data metrics and report on their status
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Requires 3-4 years of related experience; minimum of two years’ experience in IT. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science a plus:
- 3-4 years of experience managing application operations with at least 3 years in SAP
- A strong understanding of at least one pertinent business application area (e.g. SD, MM, PP, QM, FI/CO, Success Factors).
- Ability to translate complex business problems to organized, clear and concise business requirements.
- Proven ability to manage multiple activities of varying complexities while prioritizing critical tasks and issues.
- Strong communication skills – verbal and written skills required.
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and juggle competing priorities.
- Strong time management and organizational skills.
- Must be proficient with Word, Excel, Visio, and Power Point.
- Experience in data cleansing and data transformation activities.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Salary range: $98,000- $112,000 DOE + annual potential bonus + comprehensive benefits package
Nearest Major Market: San Francisco
Nearest Secondary Market: Oakland