SAC Analytics Architect: AI-Driven Planning & Dashboards

The Focus Group; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

The Focus Group is seeking an SAP Analytics Cloud specialist to design, develop and maintain enterprise SAC solutions across planning, forecasting, reporting and analytics. You will engage with stakeholders to define requirements, architect SAC applications, models and stories, and support the broader SAP BI landscape.

Responsibilities include building SAC planning models, live data connections, and integrating with BW/4HANA, Datasphere and SAP S/4HANA, while driving AI-powered analytics

Qualifications

• SAC certification and hands-on experience in SAC planning and forecasting implementations.
• Proven ability to design, develop and support SAC stories, apps and models.
• Experience with SAC advanced formulas, data actions and scripting.
• Experience using virtual data models / virtual data sources and live connections.
• Knowledge of SAP BW/4HANA, S/4HANA integration with SAC and Datasphere.
• Familiarity with Analysis for Office (AFO) and Just Ask in SAC.
• Experience with Joule and AI-powered analytics within SAP solutions.
• Ability to engage stakeholders and translate requirements into scalable SAC solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and support SAC planning, forecasting, budgeting and reporting solutions.
• Develop enterprise dashboards and analytical solutions using SAC Stories and Analytic Applications.
• Model data within SAC and optimize analytical models for performance.
• Implement planning models, versions, allocations, data actions and advanced formulas.
• Maintain SAC scripting solutions within Analytic Applications.
• Design and consume virtual data sources and live data connections.
• Integrate SAC with BW/4HANA, Datasphere, HANA Cloud and S/4HANA landscapes.
• Collaborate with PMs and SAP consultants to deliver analytics solutions.

Job description

The Focus Group is seeking an SAP Analytics Cloud specialist to design, develop and maintain enterprise SAC solutions across planning, forecasting, reporting and analytics. You will engage with stakeholders to define requirements, architect SAC applications, models and stories, and support the broader SAP BI landscape.

Responsibilities include building SAC planning models, live data connections, and integrating with BW/4HANA, Datasphere and SAP S/4HANA, while driving AI-powered analytics