SAP ABAP/EDI Analyst

• Responsible for elicitation, analysis, and documentation of business requirements.
• Research and exploration of user requirements, costs, and benefits in support of documentation required for the demand management process.
• Responsible for analyzing the business needs to identify new processes and process improvements that will meet those needs.
• Documents current business processes and models to define requirements and/or gaps.
• Analyze detailed system factors including input/output requirements, information and paper flow, hardware, and software needs.
• Analyze "soft" system factors including roles, responsibilities, policy, culture, etc.
• Evaluate the impact of potential software and process changes on the organization.
• Develop and facilitate groups as necessary in pursuit of eliciting and defining requirements.
• Assist in the creation of the business case documentation.
• Understanding of architectural consistency and usability standards.
• Defines and develops user test cases and validates test results during testing.
• Executes unit and functional test cases.
• May conduct system demonstrations and training sessions, as well as participate in design/review of training content.
• Plays a third level support role by helping to troubleshoot and resolve issues with production systems.
• Participates in associate meetings and communicates any concerns to management., * Analyze, develop and modify programs in all aspects of SAP ABAP development including -enhancements, conversions, User Exits, ALV reports, LSMW, RFC's, ALE/EDI, IDOCs, BAPI's and BADI's.
• Develop and modify SAP script, Smart Forms
• Debug system issues and resolve
• Understand EDI messages 850,855,846,856,810 and work with outsourced middleware team to map with SAP Idoc structures.
• Initiate communication with vendors and new trading partners to obtain and provide necessary information for EDI data exchanges.
• Troubleshoot and supply expedient responses and resolution to EDI errors and requests from trading partners for missing or invalid data, enhancement to the current mapping.
• Support inbound and outbound IDOC programs, use monitoring tools, troubleshoot and correct errors.
• Be a first responder to assist with SAP & EDI tickets working in conjunction with the SAP Lead
• Providing guidance and actively engage with the business and build strong partnerships in support of the business and IT strategic plan.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business, or another related field or equivalent work experience.
• Proven experience leading data migration requirements from legacy systems into a new ERP (Sage X3) environment
• Strong hands-on expertise in requirements elicitation, documentation, and management, with emphasis on data mapping, transformation rules, and validation
• Deep understanding of data structures, data quality, and migration best practices, with the ability to identify gaps and risks early
• Self-driven and accountable professional with strong stakeholder management and communication skills, able to drive outcomes with minimal oversight
• Working knowledge of Confluence and JIRA.
• Experience in any of the following business areas is desired: Sales operations, order entry, accounting, finance, procurement, warehouse operations, order management, and order fulfillment.
• Minimum of 3-5 years' business analysis or systems analysis experience is preferred.
• Bonus: Sage X3 experience (ERP).

Associate is expected to operate at a proficient level across the following areas of technical knowledge and skill:

• Ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Detail oriented, proactive, creative, and efficient
• Intermediate level abilities in Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, and Word
• Familiarity with application integration methods to include understanding of data mapping process.
• Ability to effectively work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to work on simultaneous and complex projects, with domain expertise in at least one business area.
• Expertise in ERP solution selection and implementation is a plus
• Ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences in written and non-written format
• Ability to work with all levels of associates
• Ability to work with minimal supervision in a very dynamic environment
• Ability to learn new systems and tools
• Knowledge of software development life cycle methodologies, processes, and procedures.
• Active listener
• Effective in a variety of formal/informal presentation settings: one-on-one, small, and large groups., SAP ABAP/EDI Analyst will be working as a member of the SAP team. This position is expected to provide technical expertise for system design, testing, implementation and support. The ABAP/EDI developer will be a self-starter, effective communicator, and must be driven to deliver results., * Strong knowledge of SAP ABAP development technologies and hands on in core modules - SD & MM.
• Previous experience in onboarding EDI customers by mapping EDI messages to SAP IDOC structures.
• In-depth knowledge in interfacing EDI transactions with SAP
• Good understanding of SAP sales order to cash process
• Proven experience through at least 1 full cycle implementation of SAP ECC
• Experience in writing SQL queries is a plus. Not mandatory.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills with the ability to work effectively with all organizational levels., * 4-year college degree or equivalent combination of education/work experience
• Must have 5+ years' experience as an SAP ABAP developer in SAP ECC 6.0 or higher versions.
• In-depth knowledge in interfacing EDI transactions with SAP
• Experience working with 3rd party EDI mapping services and processing partners