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Job Description

Procurement Analyst (Release Strategy):

Technical Competencies:

• Must have around 5-8 years of hands-on experience in SAP MM module
• with atleast 2 to 3 end to end implementation projects
• Must have deep understanding of procurement best practices,
• very good functional and configuration experience in following areas of SAP MM
• Material Master, Business Partner, Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders,
• Outline Agreements, Release strategies, Pricing, Intercompany Billing,
• Special Procurement, output determination for messages, Reports.
• Inventory Management (Goods Movement, Physical Inventory count & Cycle counts,
• ABC analysis) Valuation and split valuation and Account Determination.
• Logistics Invoice Verification, Credit Memos, Account Payables, Classification.
• Must have very good hands-on experience in handling SAP MM interfaces
• with other applications through middleware.
• Understand end to end process for release management in SAP, Mobile App
• and their integration.
• Analyze the process for synchrony and initiate remedial actions if issues are found
• Analyze the issues, propose technical solutions for bugs, improvements, 
• simplification and automation and perform change impact analysis.
• Liaise with relevant stakeholders, IT teams across SAP and
• mobile App for initiating request for change, follow through for implementation,
• validate the changes for expected results and benefits, coordinate for UAT,
• change and release management and monitoring of the change post go-live.
• Timely reporting of the progress to stakeholders

Functional Competencies:

1. Role expects constant liaison with business users and the consultant
2. is expected to have very good Communication skills (written and verbal)
3. Very good analytical and problem solving skills; should be able to
4. analyze the issues for root-cause and propose workarounds and permanent fixes
5. Should develop details analysis on root-cause analysis,
6. probable technical solutions (workarounds and permanent fixes),
7. change impact analysis, request for change / functional specification documents,
8. detailed test plans, test execution / validation of the solution and release management
9. Should own the issue or task and engage relevant stakeholders
10. and take accountability to drive the issue to closure
11. Commitment to close issue with agility and in timely manner is very critical
12. Good networking skills and should be able to interact effectively with all levels of management.