Snr. SAP Business Analyst at Oilserv Limited

Job Summary

• The SAP Snr Business Analyst will optimize our business processes by integrating customized SAP solutions.
• You will be analysing our processes, collaborating with management on SAP integration, and overseeing the implementation of our SAP solutions.
• Oversee a team of SAP SME (Subject Matter Experts) functional and technical resources, providing day-to-day support to end users on SAP.
• Facilitate workshops and trainings with personnel in the finance, supply chain and Project & Control, HR departments in order to fully understand the group’s business processes. Conduct process review and re-engineering.

OPERATIONAL 

• Assessing business needs via business process analysis, collaboration, and observation. 
• Determining how to integrate SAP software programs to enhance targeted business processes. 
• Customizing existing programs and adding new programs to a single SAP-integrated platform. 
• Collaborating with the IT team to offer technical solutions and resolve issues. 
• Oversee SAP deployment to provide metrics for reporting to executive team on business case ROI. 
• Documenting SAP processes and preparing progress reports. 
• Keeping informed of the latest SAP updates, developments, and offerings. 
• Provides clear and reliable communications to internal teams, project stakeholders, external vendors, and customers. 
• Ensure value realization for the organization's investment in SAP. 

LEADERSHIP 

• Provide leadership, work direction and feedback for internal SAP team. 
• Ensure that all members of the SAP service team are fully aware of group’s objectives and they all understand how their input contributes to these objectives. 
• Motivate work of others within or outside of direct authority to ensure business milestones and deliverables are met. 
• Oversee and lead the group’s SAP service team (functional and technical resources), providing day-to-day support to End Users on SAP 

MANAGEMENT 

• Present formal presentations and executive summaries to provide recommendations and status updates of SAP utilization. 
• Provide Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) on selected business processes to assemble input into business case. 
• Ensure organization wide adoption of SAP application as the key enterprise resource planning tool for the organization. 

RELATIONSHIPS 

• Maintains close relationships with internal stakeholders. 
• Develops and maintains relationships with local/international suppliers to ensure that services are delivered on time and in full (SAP AG etc). 

INNOVATION 

• Continuously seeks for opportunities to improve business performance through technology and working practices. 
• Challenges conventional thinking through analysis and comes up with better/cheaper/faster alternatives. 
• Fosters a culture of continuous improvement through innovation and ensures appropriate recognition for innovative solutions. 
• Through innovation, drive year on year productivity and service level improvements.  

Requirements

• The role holder will require a very good all round understanding of Information Technology and how it can influence and support an OIL & GAS EPIC business. Coupled with this, a good working knowledge of SAP as well as specific knowledge of finance and supply chain, HR and Project & Control activity will be key to the success of the role. 
• He/she will additionally require a high level of managerial and inter-personal skills particularly an ability to communicate effectively with all levels within the company whilst also understanding change management techniques to enable him/her to drive change, foster innovation and ensure that SAP supports the business activity of the group. 

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENT

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or any other numeric discipline. 

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

• PMP, General knowledge of SAP or ERP deployment activities. 
• SAP FICO certification 
• SAP S4 HANA Experience