Principal Business Analyst
Oakland, CA, US, 94612-Hybrid (3 days onsite per week)
Direct Hire

Position Summary
The S2P Business Process Analyst, Principal will play a pivotal role in client’s Propel program, leading the implementation of key supply chain initiatives as part of our broader business and technology modernization efforts. This role requires a deep understanding of Source to Pay (STP) processes and solutions including requisition to approval, PO management, CLM (Guided buying, catalogs, services procurement, and supporting systems (Ariba, SAP.) The ideal candidate will possess the ability to drive cross-functional collaboration to achieve strategic objectives and will be responsible for ensuring alignment with Propel’s goals of standardizing business processes, enhancing data quality, and enabling technological innovation for the future state STP design.

Job Responsibilities:

• Recognized STP subject matter expert who represents procurement teams and stakeholders in the overall S/4Hana Modernization program.
• Supports all project phases as representative of the procurement process in design workshops, socialization, and confirmation, business requirements for L3/L4processes.
• Facilitates socialization of future state design concepts with peers.
• Validates/confirms business requirements against documented regulations and procedures.
• Identify gaps and cross functional design requirements and solve unique and complex problems, anticipating issues and developing innovative solutions.
• Performs root cause analysis on the most complex processes that have cross functional impact.
• Works with senior management to support strategic planning and decision making in relation to organizational and cross functional business processes.
• May manage major cross-functional projects and initiatives

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• Job-related experience, 8 years

Desired:

• Proven track record of successfully working in cross-functional projects and teams.
• Strong change management mindset
• Excellent communication, leadershipand stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• MBA or equivalent graduate degree
• LSS Black Belt
• Depth and breadth of expertise in multiple qualitative and quantitative analytical methods, approaches and tactics.
• Possesses unique subject matter expertise in root cause analysis and process improvement concepts, methods and techniques.
• Creative and strategic problem-solving skills to develop new, innovative process solutions.
• Strong analytical and writing skills to create compelling business cases based on complex business environments and inputs.
• Influence, negotiation & persuasion skills to gain agreement on recommended process improvement.
• Advanced project management skills & knowledge to lead the largest most complex projects across the line of business supported.
• Excellent organizational, prioritization and multi-tasking skills.
• Deep knowledge and expertise of business and or industry drivers.
• Adaptable to changing business conditions and ambiguity.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, Project, Visio or similar software.

 
  
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 128000.00/Yearly.