Role Context

The SAP S/4 Senior BI Analyst acts as a bridge between business process teams and technical delivery teams, ensuring SAP data (from S/4HANA and related systems) is leveraged effectively through dashboards and reports to support decision-making across Finance, Logistics, Retails and Wholesales channels.

This role involves gathering business reporting requirements, analysing and integrating SAP data, defining data models, developing Power BI dashboards, and ensuring alignment with KPI ( key performance indicators).

It also includes collaboration with technical teams on real-time data replication from SAP to our enterprise data lake.

It requires both technical acumen and a deep understanding of business processes.

The role demands hands-on capabilities in dashboard development and close engagement with end users. The analyst must play a lead role in the initial solution design, prototyping, and data validation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Requirement Gathering and Analysis

Collaborate with business users to understand reporting challenges and needsProvide advice on existing dashboards and identify opportunities for improvement or innovationPrepare comprehensive reporting requirements, clearly outlining KPIs, data sources, and consumption use cases

2. Functional Specifications and Collaboration with Technical Teams

Translate reporting needs into detailed functional and technical specsWork with data engineers and architects to ensure data pipelines align with designParticipate in FMD (Functional Master Document) reviews and sprint demo cycles

3. SAP S/4 & Data Lake Integration

Coordinate with SAP and data lake teams to validate data replication modelsEnsure data from SAP S/4HANA modules (e.g., SD, MM, FI/CO, MDG) is structured for reportingPropose semantic data layer designs and data mappings

4. Prototyping and Results Delivery

Design and develop dashboard prototypes using Power BIPrepare intermediate data sets or mock-ups to validate reporting use casesEnsure KPI definitions are clearly aligned with business logic and validated with stakeholdersTrain business users on dashboards and promote self-service usage

Required Skills

Functional Skills

Business Understanding: Ability to interact with business stakeholders and interpret their data and process challengesKPI & Reporting Logic: Strong ability to define and validate KPIs across different SAP processesRequirement Documentation: Ability to structure dashboard requirements into clear business and data logicCommunication and Training: Skilled in presenting data concepts and training users on dashboard featuresCritical Thinking: Ability to challenge unclear requirements and propose smarter analytics workflowsData Integration: Experience working with replicated SAP data in a data lake context

Technical Skills

SAP Data Knowledge: Familiarity with tables/views from S/4HANA in SD, MM, FI, CO, MDGPower BI Development: Proven experience in building dashboards and DAX measuresData Analysis: Competent in SQL, Excel, and enterprise data validation techniquesData Lake Concepts: Understanding of cloud data architectures and SAP SLT-based pipelinesPrototyping: Ability to quickly prototype analytics scenarios with mock data or live extracts

Language Required

Fluent English: Primary working languageProficient Mandarin: for collaboration across Greater China

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