Business Analyst II - SAP Procure to Pay

Supports the day-to-day functions of business technology systems to meet Border States Electric’s customer needs. Works as part of the IT Applications Department to determine how technology can best enable or enhance the employee-owner and customer experience. Identifies, tracks, monitors, and communicates project-related issues, scope changes, variances, and contingencies. Thoroughly tests changes and enhancements along with integration across functional areas. Proactively researches, recommends, and assists in implementing emerging technologies and vendor solutions aligned with company best practices.

Responsibilities

• Supports the day-to-day functions of systems to meet BSE’s business needs.
• Collaborates with business, development, and analyst teams to write technical and functional documentation, including end-user training materials for new or enhanced functionality.
• Reviews, analyzes, modifies, writes, and executes thorough change request test plans and checklists to ensure business system changes work properly, existing processes remain unaffected, and user needs are met.
• Works as a team member to influence how technology can best enable or enhance business processes and customer experience.
• Identifies, tracks, monitors, and communicates project-related issues, scope changes, variances, and contingencies.
• Provides intermediate technical expertise in integrated business applications processes.
• Collaborates with, leads, and directs vendor work efforts (both onsite and offsite).
• Proactively researches, recommends, and assists in implementing emerging technologies and vendor solutions aligned with company best practices.
• Communicates systems processes, procedures, and best practices across the organization and participates in continuous improvement of IT processes.
• Builds a sustainable internal and external network for information and resource access.
• Participates in, creates, contributes to, or facilitates ongoing training for application functionality, best practices, and lunch-and-learn topics.
• Adheres to Border States Electric SDLC best practice guidelines and application change management procedures.
• Maintains business continuity and disaster recovery test documentation for functional areas.
• Follows security best practices to ensure the safety and integrity of applications.
• Provides input on best practices for the IT organization.
• Supports escalated incidents as part of the IT Help Desk to prevent business interruptions, including after-hours support as needed.
• Ensures strong alignment between business requirements and application solutions/services.
• Provides vendor performance feedback and validates expenditures to IT management.
• Assists department staff with technical issues related to business applications.
• Performs off-hours support as needed.
• Promotes and maintains Border States’ identity and reputation, ensuring customer satisfaction and addressing problems or complaints.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor or designate.

Requirements

• 4-year STEM degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with eCommerce, accounts payable/receivable, sales, marketing, customer service, shipping and receiving, wholesale distribution, EDI, or system/business analysis preferred.
• Experience with an Enterprise Application Platform, such as SAP or Oracle preferred.
• Firm grasp of business processes and systems linkage, including experience with integrated systems.
• Good working knowledge of PC, Windows, Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint), Internet, and Outlook.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to self-learn new systems and processes.
• Effective planning, organization, and prioritization skills.
• Excellent customer service skills, including competence, accuracy, responsiveness, and engagement.
• Ability to work effectively independently and in a collaborative, team environment to achieve goals.
• Works seamlessly across geographical, functional, and cultural boundaries.
• Demonstrates a self-starting attitude and eagerness to meet challenges.
• Accurately assesses and acknowledges own strengths and limitations.
• Executes plans to deliver results.
• Ability to work under pressure to resolve time-sensitive issues.
• Strong problem-solving skills individually and in group situations.
• Ability to analyze situations for potential future problems.
• Effective communication with technical and non-technical audiences in various settings (e.g., one-on-one, small groups, in-person, conference calls, email).
• Ability to meet the demands of a dynamic, growing company.
• Ability to manage or participate in multiple IT projects in parallel.
• Strong functional, communication, and organization skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and milestones while providing timely updates.
• Ability to foster teamwork in a fast-paced project environment.

SAP MM Team Skills

• SAP MM purchasing, inventory management, source determination, and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes.
• SAP S/4HANA experience supporting MM and integrated business processes in a project or enhancement environment.
• Strong SAP master data knowledge, including Material Master, Vendor/Supplier Master, Purchasing Info Records, Source Lists, and plant/material extensions.
• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot SAP MM data using key tables such as MARA, MARC, MARD, EINA, EINE, LFA1/BP, EKKO, EKPO, and EKBE.
• Requirements gathering, solution design, functional specification writing, and business process documentation experience.
• Testing and UAT support, including test script creation, defect triage, issue resolution, and business validation.
• Understanding of integration points between MM and SD, FI/CO, WM/EWM, Ariba, EDI, APIs, and reporting solutions.
• Data analysis and reporting skills using SAP reports, Fiori apps, CDS views, Excel, Power Query, or similar tools.

Physical Requirements

Lifting Frequency:

• Less than 10 lbs: Frequently (from floor), Not at all (from waist or carried for distance).
• 10 to 25 lbs: Occasionally (from floor or carried for distance), Not at all (from waist).
• 26 to 50 lbs: Occasionally (from floor or carried for distance), Not at all (from waist).
• 51 to 75 lbs and above: Not at all.

Physical Activity Frequency:

• Sitting: Continuously.
• Standing: Frequently.
• Walking: Frequently.
• Bending/Stooping: Occasionally.
• Crawling: Not at all.
• Climbing/Walking Stairs: Occasionally.
• Reaching: Frequently.
• Crouching/Squatting: Occasionally.
• Kneeling: Occasionally.
• Balancing: Occasionally.
• Repetitive Motion: Continuously.
• Pivoting: Occasionally.
• Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally.
• Grasping: Continuously.
• Fingering: Continuously.
• Talking: Frequently.
• Driving: Occasionally.
• Desk Work: Continuously.
• Use of Computer: Continuously.
• Use of Telephone: Frequently.
• Hearing: Frequently.
• Exposure to Adverse Weather: Not at all.
• Travel: Occasionally.

Pay

Salary range from $94,000.00 to $131,000.00 based on experience.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits.
• Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance.

Border States is a 100% employee-owned company with a competitive benefits package and a culture of open-book management. Employee-owners are empowered with defined authority to innovate and respond quickly to customer needs, driving value in everything we do.