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SAP HANA BW/BI Systems Analyst & Solutions Architect
Summary
Title:SAP HANA BW/BI Systems Analyst & Solutions Architect
ID:5457
Department:Information Services
Location:Kansas City, MO (RSC Corporate Headquarters)
Classification:Regular
Status:Full-Time
Description

Russell Stover Chocolates is building a new SAP team within its Information Technology group to support our current SAP implementation project and provide ongoing support beyond go-live. This role will be responsible for the design, implementation, delivery and support of SAP BW and SAP BI solutions.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Analyze, design, develop, and support initiatives to deliver SAP-BI solutions enabling end user reporting capabilities as well as advanced reporting development and data analysis by power users and Business Intelligence analysts.
  • Understand business needs and lead thoughtful design discussions around meeting those business needs in a standard manner, fully leveraging SAP product capabilities.
  • Hands on development and implementation of BW/BI solutions with a focus on complex business units including Retail Store Operations, Product Distribution and Supply Chain, and Financials.
  • Assist the business in identifying KPIs and defining reports and dashboards.
  • Define technical and functional standards and ensure delivered work meets technical, functional, performance and business requirements as well as best practices.
  • Provide daily operational support for application and BI infrastructure.
  • Develop and document technical architecture, system design, and other technical aspects of the implementation
  • Execute and lead testing process (unit and integration test).
  • Platform support, monitoring, capacity and utilization management, application security, end user support, training and documentation.
  • Aid in the management of third party vendors.
  • Provide support to management regarding strategy and roadmap planning in the BW/BI area.

A solid business understanding of Food / Consumer Goods Industry combined with hands-on SAP technical experience is necessary.

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TO BE CONSIDERED AN APPLICANT FOR THIS POSITION, YOU MUST SHOW HOW YOU MEET THE BASIC QUALIFICATIONS AS OUTLINED IN THE REQUIREMENTS

Basic Qualifications
  • 5+ years of experience in data warehousing and business intelligence with emphasis on business requirements analysis, application design, development, testing, implementation and maintenance
  • Strong experience on SAP-BW and SAP BI tools (Analysis for Office, Business Objects)
  • Experience with project management
  • Experience the spans design to hands-on configuration and development of the solution
  • Familiarity of the underlying technical underpinnings of SAP
  • Experience in complex SAP environments

Preferred Qualifications
  • 8+ years of experience in data warehousing and business intelligence with emphasis on business requirements analysis, application design, development, testing, implementation and maintenance
  • BW on HANA and HANA native knowledge
  • SAP-Business Objects Lumira Designer
  • Programming skills: ABAP, ABAP OO
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or Business
  • Incisive analytical and problem solving skills
  • Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
  • Knowledge and experience of the consumer goods industry is highly preferred
  • SAP’s certification(s)
Company Description
Russell Stover Chocolates is the nation’s leading manufacturer of boxed chocolates.  The company’s three brands – Russell Stover, Whitman’s and Pangburn’s - account for more than 60 percent of all boxed chocolate sales in the United States through 20+ company-owned retail stores and 70,000 wholesale accounts. After nearly 100 years in operation the company manufactures approximately 100 million pounds of chocolate candies each year in its proud tradition of being “Made in America” and “Handcrafted in Small Batches”.    

In September 2014, Russell Stover Chocolates was acquired by Lindt and Sprungli, the world leader in premium chocolates.   This was the largest acquisition in the history of Lindt and Sprungli which has operations in over 40 countries across the globe.  Russell Stover Chocolates joins sister companies Lindt USA and Ghirardelli to form a powerful confectionery triad in North America.  

Employment by Russell Stover Chocolates is contingent upon I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification, and satisfactory reference and background checks.

Russell Stover Chocolates is an EOE/MINORITY/FEMALE/VET/DISABLED  employer. Principals only please.
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