SAP BI / HANA Developer

POSITION TITLE : SAP BI / HANA Developer REPORTS TO : Sr Manager, IT Development, Corporate DEPARTMENT : Information Technology SUMMARY OF POSITION : This role is responsible for the implementation and ongoing support of the SAP BI system, providing hands-on expertise in application deployment and maintenance. Key responsibilities include data modeling, extraction, staging, loading, transformation, and reporting utilizing the SAP HANA / SAC environment. The position involves system configuration, developing functional specifications, testing, and overseeing daily maintenance activities. Additionally, this role ensures that customer expectations and critical project timelines are met or exceeded by effectively managing and coordinating complex IT initiatives. Collaboration with project team members is essential to align with production schedules and end-user department requirements. This position operates under the general direction of the IT Leader for SAP Development. DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES (End Results Expected) : Analyze, design, develop, implement, and support SAP Business Intelligence reporting solutions for multiple business units, including the development of HANA calculation views to support reporting and analytics. Develop reports, dashboards, and visualizations using SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC). Act as a liaison between sales analysts and programming staff in the analysis, design, functional configuration, development, testing, and maintenance of SAP BI to support product development and ensure optimal system performance. Oversee both technically and functionally, other Software Business Analysts in a team environment to manage software development and support functions. Collaborate closely with business analysts to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions. Innovate and propose new software concepts, ideas, and advancements in alignment with corporate goals and objectives. Implement best practices for performance tuning, data governance, and security. Troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues and ensure data integrity. Track and document the changes in complex functional and business specifications and create detailed procedures that can be easily understood by end-users. Maintain technical documentation on Project SharePoint / Azure Dev Ops / SysAid. Perform other job-related duties as assigned. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS : Must have the ability to communicate and operate in a team environment as well as provide project leadership to other analysts and assigned personnel. COMMUNICATIONS : ORAL : Excellent skills in simplifying and presenting complex concepts, plans, and programs to various levels of employees within the company. Must be able to convey technical information and ideas and presentations to peers, software users, and upper management. WRITTEN : Ability to develop, organize, and compose complex reports, proposals, training information, and procedures. Able to submit concise written proposals and system documentation. BASIC JOB REQUIREMENTS : EDUCATION : Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Communications, or the combined equivalent education, work experience, and skills in a manufacturing environment with strong knowledge of Enterprise Resource Systems and SAP. TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE : 10 plus years’ experience in SAP technical, specifically using SAP HANA. Working in an IT environment with some programming experience. Additional experience in reporting tools like WEBI, Tableau on top of SAC is a plus.