Senior Business Analyst - ERP - Procurement

Michael Page

UAE

Ref: HP350-3603

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Provide and support the implementation of procurement business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; Work closely with them to ensure development of the best systems, with a shared strategy for maintaining & enhancing procurement processes, solutions and business benefits

Client Details

Global business with strong middle east presence

Description

* Ensures thorough understanding of the procurement workstream project requirements, as-is and to-be processes & procedures, Target operating model to contribute to the successful delivery of projects
* Provide and support the implementation of procurement business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; Work closely with them to ensure development of the best systems, with a shared strategy for maintaining & enhancing procurement processes, solutions and business benefits
* Participate and Support in discovery workshops for the business and process analysis of the current systems and processes. Perform Review of current non-standard processes / reporting and the impact on Platform design and to-be processes
* Design and Document process flows for the business solutions scope of Procurement projects
* Assist PM and Workstream lead in collecting data and information as per supplier needs & provide them in timely manner as per project plan. Ensure proper master data and test data setups in all environment
* Provide project level analysis - producing and reviewing required business analysis documentation (functional requirements, scope matrix, use cases, sequence diagrams, future state proposals, UAT plan, QA plan)
* Collaborate closely with Integration developers to implement the system integration requirements, generate System integration and UAT script and perform Integration and UAT execution with proper documentation of test results
* Perform data analysis, cleansing and reformatting activities
* Support in developing strategies for data migration, training and change management and in executing them as per project plan
* Assess business process and system inefficiencies
* Identify ways to increase adoption and customer satisfaction
* Understand and negotiate needs and expectations of multiple stakeholders
* Mentor and train other business analysts on the workstream to handle specific phases or scope
* Create and maintain issue logs, meeting minutes, meeting schedules, project summaries and updates.

Job Offer

* This role offers a highly competitive salary package on top of unrivalled career opportunities

Requirements

* 7+years' experience as a Business analyst with at least 3+ years in Finance domain.
* Procurement domain experience will be preferred
* Experience in large scale global IT Projects
* Experience with SAP/Oracle ERP, Procurement solutions such as Coupa desirable
* Experience in working on integrating large scale M&A's with exposure to Master data management, data modelling, maintaining data quality, building and applying data policies
* Excellent capability to gather, evaluate and understand business process & requirements
* Excellent documentation skills
* CBAP or similar qualification
* Willing to travel extensively
* Technical knowledge (Oracle, PL/SQL) will be an added advantage

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.

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Senior Business Analyst salaries in UAE

Average monthly compensation
AED 21,000

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