Senior Business Analyst (SAP BI BO) - Enterprise IT

Job description / Role

Senior Business Analyst (SAP BI BO) - Enterprise IT - Al Futtaim Group - Dubai, UAE

SAP Consultant MAP/BI/BO needs to have good exposure to working in environments that surrounds an SAP ERP based business intelligence platform. The candidate should have worked in end to end implementations in a role that involves interaction with the customer to understand the requirement, develop solutions that adheres to SAP best practices and is built ready for support, develop or provide guidance for development for other team members and ensure successful delivery of the product to customers. The role will also entail providing hands-on support to existing and future solutions in a timely and defect free basis.

Key Accountabilities:
- Support and Maintenance of the MAP/BI/BO Solutions
- Delivery of Program/Project solutions/Request for change
- Business relationship and demand management
- Innovations and Enhancements

Requirements

- A degree in Information Systems or related discipline
- Knowledge of SAP Business Objects, WEBI, XCELSIUS, Crystal Reports, CMC, Live Office
- SAP MAP/BI/BO certification will be a plus
- Knowledge of SAP BW and Query designer will be a plus.
- Working knowledge of Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
- A minimum of Three (3-5) years experience in the design, development, testing, debugging, delivery and support of SAP BO solutions and 3 full project life cycles of significant size, scope and complexity (Required)
- Should have minimum 3 years work experience in WEBI, Xcelsius and CMC administration (required)
- Should have experience leading team sizes between 1-5 members in SAP BO projects at least for 2 full lifecycle projects.
- Knowledge in other SAP BW/BI in the areas of data Modeling and Query Designer will be a big plus
- Involvement in SAP environment as the backbone for the OLTP and OLAP is preferable.
- Experience of working in the Retail/Automotive/Real Estate/Trading industries will be highly regarded
- Experience of working in the Middle East will be highly regarded

About the Company

Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.

The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.

The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.