Remote SAP Analyst, Publishing Ops & Data Insights

Penguin Random House; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Student Loan Repayment Program

Educational Assistance & PTO

Job summary

Penguin Random House is seeking a Business Analyst to support and maintain the SAP MM/PP/PS modules. You’ll collaborate across Editorial, Production, Inventory, Marketing, IT, and other departments to ensure data accuracy and stable daily operations.

The role emphasizes requirements gathering, data analysis, user support, documentation, and some training. This is a hybrid position based in New York City, with a salary range of USD 80,000–95,000 and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of SAP analyst experience.
• SAP MM/PP/PS experience is a plus.
• ABAP code understanding is a plus.
• Analytical, data-driven approach; logical thinker with ability to articulate meaningful conclusions found in the data.
• Strong communication and customer service skills with ability to assess “wants” vs. “needs” and translate what is at the heart of user requirements.
• Proven ability to translate business challenges into system solutions.
• Advanced Excel / Access Macros writing experience a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Advanced SQL query writing experience a plus.
• Experience in book publishing is a big plus.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot system issues with the user community and IT; triage and escalate as needed.
• Use database tools to pull large data sets and analyze data to identify issues and solutions.
• Document issues and processes and share best practices with users.
• Manage data maintenance in SAP as needed.
• Translate technical problems and solutions into business language for decision making.
• Document business requirements and create functional specification documents.
• Collaborate with developers to translate functional specs into technical specs.
• Create test cases and execute test system enhancements.
• Work on projects toward common goals and take ownership end-to-end.
• Analyze problems, propose solutions and set prioritization.

Skills

SAP analyst experience

Analytical mindset

Strong communication

Translate business to system solutions

Prioritization under pressure

SQL querying

Excel macros

Data-driven

Team collaboration

Abap understanding (plus)

Tools

SAP MM/PP/PS

ABAP

SQL

Job description

Penguin Random House is seeking a Business Analyst to support and maintain the SAP MM/PP/PS modules. You’ll collaborate across Editorial, Production, Inventory, Marketing, IT, and other departments to ensure data accuracy and stable daily operations.

The role emphasizes requirements gathering, data analysis, user support, documentation, and some training. This is a hybrid position based in New York City, with a salary range of USD 80,000–95,000 and comprehensive benefits.