SAC Developer

Pertemps Thames Water; Reading; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Pertemps Thames Water is seeking a skilled SAP Analytics Cloud analytics lead to design and deliver enterprise reporting across business domains. You will partner with stakeholders to translate requirements into SAC stories and collaborate with SAC developers, data engineers, and Power BI specialists to produce high-quality dashboards.

You will drive training, adoption, and continuous improvement of SAC reporting capabilities, ensuring robust data structures, calculations, and visualisations for

Qualifications

• Experience in continuous delivery environments and Agile methodologies.
• Proven ability to present to senior stakeholders with clarity.
• Ability to understand business needs, trends and constraints across domains.
• Hands-on SAP Analytics Cloud with modelling, data blending and analytics.
• Experience with live and acquired data sources.
• Deep experience with BW/4HANA queries and data modelling.
• Understanding of ETL and data warehouse concepts.
• Proven ability to design, develop and maintain enterprise dashboards.
• Strong analytical and data modelling skills within SAC.
• Experience delivering analytics in Agile environments.
• Experience in large organisations with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience delivering SAP Analytics Cloud across enterprises.
• Experience working with Data Engineering teams and data products.
• Experience delivering training, demos and adoption activities.
• Experience communicating technical capabilities to C-suite.
• Background in ETL and data warehouse management is desirable.
• Demonstrable SAP Datasphere experience a plus.
• Experience with SAP BW/4HANA data modelling and reporting.
• Relevant SAP Analytics Cloud or BI certifications would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to design SAC stories.
• Translate requirements into SAC reporting solutions.
• Work with SAC developers, Power BI developers and Data Engineering teams.
• Contribute to SAC reporting capability improvements and templates.
• Oversee SAC artefacts: models and stories, ensuring accuracy.
• Ensure high-standard SAC solutions with proper data structures and visuals.
• Identify opportunities to improve SAC solutions and user experience.
• Support development and optimisation of SAC reporting capabilities.
• Address incidents and provide support for production SAC stories.
• Troubleshoot issues across SAC models, data sources and calculations.
• Coordinate with Data Engineering to resolve data/integration issues.
• Provide guidance and training to end users and stakeholders.
• Ensure requirements are understood and delivered per backlog.
• Work within Agile CD to deliver high-quality reporting solutions.
• Contribute to testing, QA and successful deployments of SAC developments.
• Ensure solutions meet business needs while maintaining standards.
• Communicate delivery expectations clearly with stakeholders.
• Define requirements with stakeholders and gather feedback.
• Prepare and deliver clear SAC presentations and demos.
• Develop training materials and train SAC end users.
• Promote SAP Analytics Cloud across the organisation.
• Identify opportunities to demonstrate SAC value to decision-makers.
• Lead SAC capability demonstrations up to the C-suite.
• Drive value from SAC and adoption of best practices.

Skills

Agile methodology

Stakeholder presentation

Data modelling

Analytics & reporting

Tools

SAP Analytics Cloud

SAP BW/4HANA

SAP Datasphere

Power BI

ETL

Job description

Salary: £60,000 - 60,000 per year

Requirements

• Experience working in continuous delivery environments and cross-functional teams using Agile methodology.
• Proven experience presenting to senior stakeholders, with the ability to deliver clear, concise, and compelling presentations.
• Ability to quickly understand business needs, future trends, opportunities, and constraints across various domains.
• Extensive hands-on experience with SAP Analytics Cloud, including modelling, data blending, complex calculations, predictive analytics, and planning.
• Proficiency in working with both live and acquired data sources.
• Deep experience with writing queries on BW/4HANA.
• Strong understanding of ETL processes and data warehouse concepts, with the ability to work effectively with data engineering teams and underlying data structures.
• Demonstrable experience designing, developing, testing, and maintaining enterprise reporting solutions and dashboards.
• Strong analytical and data modelling skills, with the ability to develop effective models, calculations, and visualisations within SAC.
• Practical experience delivering analytics and reporting solutions within Agile and continuous delivery environments.
• Experience working within a large, complex organisation with multiple stakeholder groups and business domains.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale reporting and analytics solutions using SAP Analytics Cloud.
• Experience working closely with Data Engineering teams to develop and consume data products.
• Experience delivering user training, documentation, demonstrations, and adoption activities for analytics solutions.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and C-suite audiences to communicate technical capabilities and business insight.
• A background in ETL processes and data warehouse management is desirable but not essential.
• Demonstrable experience with SAP Datasphere would be a plus.
• Experience with Power BI or other enterprise business intelligence platforms would be advantageous.
• Further experience with SAP BW/4HANA data modelling, queries, and reporting environments would be beneficial.
• Relevant SAP Analytics Cloud, data analytics, business intelligence, or related technical certifications would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to design engaging SAC stories that bring the product owners vision to life.
• Translate business requirements into effective, user-focused SAC reporting solutions.
• Work collaboratively with SAC developers, Power BI developers, Data Engineering teams, and other technical colleagues to deliver high-quality reporting products.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of SAC reporting capabilities, templates, and dashboards.
• Oversee and maintain a portfolio of SAC artefacts, including models and stories, ensuring they remain accurate, relevant, and fit for purpose.
• Ensure SAC reporting solutions are developed and maintained to a high standard, with appropriate data structures, calculations, and visualisations.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve existing SAC solutions, reporting processes, and user experience.
• Support the ongoing development and optimisation of SAC reporting capabilities across the organisation.
• Swiftly address incidents and provide technical support to users experiencing issues with productionised SAC stories.
• Investigate and troubleshoot issues across SAC models, stories, data sources, calculations, and reporting processes.
• Work closely with Data Engineering and other technical teams to resolve data and integration issues.
• Provide expert guidance and support to end users and stakeholders.
• Ensure that all requirements are clearly understood and delivered according to the product backlog.
• Work within continuous delivery and Agile methodologies to deliver high-quality reporting solutions.
• Contribute to testing, quality assurance, and successful implementation of SAC developments.
• Ensure solutions meet business needs while maintaining appropriate technical and reporting standards.
• Clearly articulate delivery expectations and maintain open lines of communication with stakeholders at all levels.
• Work with stakeholders across the business to define requirements, demonstrate solutions, and gather feedback.
• Prepare and deliver clear, concise, and compelling presentations and demonstrations.
• Develop training documentation and lead training sessions with end users of SAC reports.
• Promote the benefits and capabilities of SAP Analytics Cloud across the organisation.
• Proactively identify opportunities to showcase SAC and demonstrate how it can support business decision-making.
• Lead demonstrations of SAC capabilities to stakeholders at all levels, including C-suite.
• Drive maximum value from SAC by encouraging effective adoption and best practice across the organisation.

Technologies

• Business Intelligence
• Cloud
• Data Warehouse
• ETL
• Support
• Power BI
• SAP BW/4HANA
• SAP
• SAP Analytics Cloud
• SAP Datasphere
• Network
• Product Owner
• Security

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We are the UKs largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We are building a better future for our customers, communities, people, and the planet, and our Data Team within the BI division plays a central role in that mission. You will join a unique, rewarding, and diverse workplace where every day you can make a difference. We offer meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements, excellent benefits, and a competitive package of up to £60,000 per annum depending on experience, 26 days holiday increasing to 30 with length of service plus bank holidays, a performance-related pay plan, a generous pension scheme through AON, and a wide range of health, wellbeing, and finance benefits. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive place to work and support colleagues throughout the recruitment process.

last updated 38 week of 2026