SAP P2P Functional Process Owner Business Analyst

Direct Recruiters, Inc.; Gastonia (NC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Competitive compensation & benefits

Job summary

Direct Recruiters, Inc. seeks a SAP P2P Senior Business Analyst with manufacturing experience to optimize Procure-to-Pay workflows, lead cross-functional projects, and implement analytics across SAP S/4HANA and Ariba.

Ideal candidate will drive standardization, lead UAT, and train buyers to maximize adoption, while ensuring data integrity across vendor and material masters in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Standard SAP P2P optimization & fit-gap analysis to drive standard SAP adoption over custom developments.
• Lead continuous improvement projects across procurement and accounts payable, facilitating workshops and planning UAT.
• Design and deliver advanced purchasing, vendor performance, and spend analytics dashboards with SAP analytics tools.
• Develop role-based training materials and conduct enablement sessions for buyers and approvers to ensure high user adoption.
• Oversee vendor/master data integrity and act as liaison between procurement leadership, business process owners, and IT teams.

Responsibilities

• Audit Procure-to-Pay workflows (MM, FI-AP, SAP Ariba) and enforce minimal-customization policy.
• Coordinate UAT and coordinate stakeholder workshops for requirements gathering.
• Create dashboards and reports for spend analytics and supplier performance.
• Create and deliver end-user training to ensure adoption and accuracy in requisitions.
• Govern vendor/master and material master data; liaise between business & IT.

Skills

SAP P2P

Fit-Gap Analysis

Project Leadership

UAT Coordination

Spend Analytics

SAP Reporting

End-User Training

Data Governance

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Ariba

Job description

SAP P2P Senior Business Analyst, Manufacturing Experience Preferred:

Corporate History of Embracing Technology in order to increase efficiency resulting in better products and service for our customers.
Stable Expanding U.S. based Essential Industry Manufacturing Firm.

Small Collaborative I.T. Team, New and Interesting Projects.

Desired Skills/Experience:

• Standard SAP P2P Optimization & Fit-Gap Analysis: Enforce the minimal-customization policy by auditing current Procure-to-Pay workflows (MM, FI-AP, and SAP Ariba), evaluating change requests, and driving standard SAP adoption over custom developments.
• Project Leadership & UAT Coordination: Lead continuous improvement projects across procurement and accounts payable by facilitating workshops, gathering business requirements, and planning and executing comprehensive User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Spend Analytics & SAP Reporting: Design and deliver advanced purchasing, vendor performance, and spend analytics dashboards utilizing SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics, SAP MM/Ariba standard reporting, and core data tools.
• End-User Training & Enablement: Develop role-based training materials and conduct enablement sessions for buyers and approvers to ensure high user adoption, minimize purchasing errors, and eliminate offline requisition tracking.
• Data Governance & Cross-Functional Coordination: Oversee vendor master and material/service master data integrity and act as the primary project liaison between procurement leadership, business process owners, and technical IT teams.

Competitive Compensation and Excellent Benefits.

Note: Relocation Assistance is Offered.

Hybrid On Site Role, work on site 3-days per week.