Business Process Engineer - Logistics

ForestSource; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Sappi is seeking a Business Process Engineer: Logistics to drive the definition of business requirements and coordinate analysis, design, development and deployment of distribution planning and execution processes. You will work to define IT solutions, review current processes, identify issues, and develop detailed business rules and data models using SAP TM, EWM/WM and SD across multiple SAP projects.

Based in Massachusetts, this role includes collaboration with IT and business teams for

Qualifications

• Minimum degree or diploma in supply chain, IT or industrial engineering.
• 5–8 years functional experience or relevant business experience.
• SAP TM, SAP EWM/WM, SAP SD knowledge.
• Experience on two or more SAP IT projects preferred.
• Relevant SAP certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive the process of defining business requirements for new IT solutions.
• Develop understanding of the business area’s objectives and current processes.
• Review current state processes and identify inefficiencies and control weaknesses.
• Proactively identify improvement opportunities.
• Educate stakeholders on system capabilities and drive improvements.
• Develop detailed business requirements and functional specs.
• Document data definitions, rules and information flows.
• Assist with system testing, deployment and change planning.
• Support benefits tracking and post-implementation reviews.

Skills

Business analysis

Requirements gathering

Process improvement

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree / Diploma in Supply Chain, IT or Industrial Engineering

Tools

SAP TM

SAP EWM/WM

SAP SD

Job description

Sappi requires a Business Process Engineer: Logistics

to drive the development of detailed business requirements and coordinate the analysis, design, development, testing and deployment of Distribution planning and execution processes.

You will be responsible for:

• Drive the process of defining business requirements for new IT solutions
• Develop a thorough understanding of the business area’s short, medium- and long-term objectives and its current business processes.
• Review current state processes and identify problem areas, inefficiencies and control weaknesses.
• Proactively identify improvement opportunities.
• Educate/support business colleagues on current and future system capabilities/system solutions to drive continuous improvement.
• Provide specific business area subject matter input and facilitate the development of business requirements for new or improved business and system processes.
• Use techniques such as brainstorming, document analysis, focus groups, requirements workshops and prototyping to obtain complete and accurate business requirements.
• Evaluate requirements against the business objectives of the specific functional area and highlight where the planned changes are misaligned.
• Prioritise and validate requirements and obtain approval as per the agreed framework for the scope of the solution.
• Develop the business case that reflects the value and cost of the changes.

Solution design

Evaluate and develop solution options to present to business. Research best practice inside and outside Sappi to take into consideration. Develop detailed business process flows and include how technology solutions will enable the business processes. Analyse the proposed changes against existing processes to determine the change impact. Recommend solution alternatives to business owners. Drive the development of a specific area’s functional specifications (business controls, system functions, information flows, system controls). Document business rules, the data dictionary/glossary and data models as applicable. Use Sappi standards for business process and system notation as well as data definitions. Ensure that functional specifications are detailed enough to enable technical design. Develop the transition plans including any parallel runs, phased roll-outs and change, communication and training plans. Assist in the identification of risks and issues related to business requirements or the solution design.

Support delivery and implementation

Provide input into system configuration activities by collaborating with IT and solutions partners to ensure that specific functional requirements are addressed. Analyse the impact of requirement or scope changes and make recommendations to the business owners on how to mitigate it. Contribute to the development of the system testing approach, test cases, test data and testing scenarios (including regression and negative testing). Participate in user acceptance testing. Provide detailed feedback on whether the developed solution meets the documented business requirements. Provide regular updates and reports to business owners. Assist with the deployment of a structured change plan including stakeholder updates, communication, training and training manuals. Support the business to track the benefits of the new solutions. Review problem logs and identify the root causes of repetitive business issues.

What we are looking for?

• A Degree / Diploma in Supply Chain, Information Technology or Industrial Engineering
• 5-8 years functional area experience or relevant business experience
• SAP modules: Transportation Management (TM), SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM/WM) & Sales and Distribution (SD)
• Previous experience functioning in two or more major SAP IT related projects
• Relevant SAP certification will be an advantage