Business Analyst IT

Job Title: Business Analyst IT - II (Experienced)

Location: Rahway, NJ

Duration: 03 months on W2 contract.

Qualifications:

Note: This is not core Business IT role.

Under the direction of the Business Operations Systems Excellence team within Global Procurement, the incumbent is responsible for interacting with stakeholders globally to execute activities using systems, process and information to optimize efficiencies and gain insight into business performance, support fact-driven decisions, and communicate opportunities for sustained improvement. More specifically, the incumbent is expected to understand the alignment between business strategy and systems/process/information requirements and develop options assessment and recommendations in order to improve customer service, reduce cost and risk and improve compliance, policies, process design and service levels.

• Bachelor's Degree in one of the following preferred fields:
• Computer Science
• Information Systems
• Finance and Accounting
• Business Analytics
• Bachelor's Degree within a field demonstrating technical competencies.
• An analytical problem solver: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and ability to work with incomplete or imperfect information.
• Persistent and driven: Demonstrated characteristics of a forward thinker and self-motivator who thrives on new challenges and adapts to learning new knowledge.
• Collaborative: demonstrated experience applying excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills working with global and cross-functional teams towards common goals, realizing that the best results from the combined efforts of diverse teams.

Skills:

Required Skills

Fieldglass; SAP Fieldglass experience working in a Program Management Office

Suggested Skills:

• Analytical Thinking (Job Details); SAP Fieldglass Functional Knowledge ; SAP Ariba B&I and Administrator; Experience developing and executing test scripts and documenting results

Optional Skills

• Ariba; Fieldglass; SAP ECC; Contingent Worker; Temporary Worker; Business Management; Business Management Training; Business Operations; Business Service Management; Business Strategies; Consulting; Contract Management; Corporate Portfolio Management; Customer Service Management; Finance; Financial Management; Information Systems Strategy; Information Technology Strategies; International Business Management; IT Procurement; Leadership; Lean Process Improvements; Management Consulting; Marketing Consulting; Material Sourcing; Organizational Alignment; Organizational Consulting; Outsourcing Management; Process Improvements; Process Management; Production Operations; Research Consulting; Risk Management; Sales Management Consulting; SAP Procurement; Security Consulting; Service Contracts; Service Improvement; Services Management; Stakeholder Engagement.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Knowledge of procurement and process of managing Contingent Labor and SOW Services using a Vendor Management System, preferably Fieldglass.
• Understanding of Fieldglass and Ariba Master Data and impacts on end to end process
• Ability to both think critically as well as communicate effectively with leadership across a global audience.
• Knowledge of Reporting tools.
• Understanding of financial modules within ERP platforms e.g. SAP ECC
• Working knowledge of SAP Ariba system
• Working knowledge of SAP Fieldglass system
• Strong Microsoft application skills.
• Effective in report writing and presenting of findings.

Work Experience: Functional Area - Site Based & Country Level Procurement

Experience Level: 3-5 Years

Competencies:

• Competency: Innovator Mindset
• Rating: Fully Performing
• Required: No

Responsibilities

• Back Up Commodity Code Management
• Back up for SAP Fieldglass Administration
• Team member on Fieldglass Contingent and SOW Services projects

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for business support activities across Ariba Sourcing, Contracting and Buying and Invoicing Modules. This includes comprehensive understanding of the interdependencies across all of the Ariba modules to identify change and impact to the business.
• Support End User Fieldglass and Ariba Reporting needs. Responsible for P2P Dashboard contents and provide support for business requests of Ariba data across the various modules.
• Responsible as backup for the Commodity Code/Material Code change management process and governance. Coordinate requests for new material codes / changes to existing codes with the various functions Finance, Tax, Information Technology and Business stakeholders. Maintain master files that are used in configuration of the Ariba application.
• Team member on the Fieldglass Contingent Worker project, duties include, testing system, manage cutover planning and plan execution, assist with the development of Global Playbook for Contingent worker deployments, participate in the Hypercare Period documenting issues and ensuring the correct priority level is given.
• Align with other members of the production support team to understand downstream and upstream impacts or changes to ensure continuity of the end to end process.
• Responsible for Ariba Guided Buying administration as back up to the primary owner.