Sr. Specialist, System Analyst Procurement

Job Description

You ensure Procurement data and system readiness by driving highquality data analysis validation and process alignment across enterprise platforms.

As a System Analyst Procurement (Senior Specialist) you play a critical role in supporting the SAP S/4HANA transformation including VendortoBusiness Partner transition and data migration activities. You will work across SAP S/4HANA and connected Procurement systems to ensure data integrity reporting readiness and system alignment. Leveraging HANA as a data foundation you will help enable scalable analyticsready solutions. Over time you will contribute to the evolution and continuous improvement of Procurement systems and data ecosystems.

What youll do

• Execute detailed analysis cleansing and harmonization of Procurement master data (suppliers Business Partners materials purchasing data).

• Prepare and maintain mapping tables and transformation rules for VendortoBusiness Partner conversion.

• Support SAP S/4HANA transformation activities including data migration validation and testing.

• Perform data quality checks reconciliation and issue tracking during migration cycles.

• Apply structured datadriven approaches (including SQL-based logic and reporting concepts) to analyze and validate large datasets.

• Ensure changes in Company Codes GL accounts and organizational structures are accurately reflected in systems and data models.

• Coordinate inputs across Procurement Finance Tax Compliance and IT stakeholders.

• Support testing and validation of thirdparty interfaces and connected Procurement systems.

• Maintain and update data governance system and project documentation including data definitions and lineage.

• Provide business context to ensure accurate data validation and alignment across systems.

What youll bring

• Experience with SAP Procurement master data and Business Partner concepts (S/4HANA exposure preferred).

• Strong understanding of data structures data flows and reporting concepts.

• Familiarity with SQL or SQL-like querying and analytics environments.

• Understanding of how HANA supports reporting analytics and data performance (preferred).

• Experience working with large datasets data validation and structured analysis approaches.

• Ability to operate with a system thinking mindset understanding cross-system dependencies and data flows.

• Experience working across integrated system landscapes (SAP Procurement platforms reporting tools).

• Strong Excel skills (data cleansing reconciliation pivot analysis).

• Strong attention to detail and structured documentation approach.

• Ability to collaborate across Procurement Finance IT and Compliance teams.

• Persistence and rigor in driving data issues to resolution.

Education and Experience

• Bachelors degree in Information Systems Business Supply Chain Finance Data Analytics or related field (or equivalent experience).

• 5 years of experience in Procurement SAP data or system-related roles.

• Experience supporting SAP ECC to S/4HANA transformation programs or similar system/data transformations.

• Proven experience in data analysis validation and governance within enterprise systems.

• Demonstrated experience supporting testing deployment and stabilization activities.

• Strong stakeholder collaboration and ability to translate business needs into system and data requirements.

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