Business Analyst - Product

• **Position: Business Analyst - Product**
• **Location:*Santa Clara, CA
• **Duration:*12 Months
• **Work Arrangement:*100% Onsite

Role Overview

• Focus Areas
• New Product Introduction (NPI)
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
• Product Quality
• SKU/Product Lifecycle Management
• Manufacturing Test
• Product Engineering
• Quality Engineering

• Primary Responsibilities
• Support the Product, Quality, and New Product Introduction (NPI) Workstream Lead throughout the SAP ERP implementation lifecycle.
• Gather, document, and validate business requirements from Business Process Owners (BPOs), Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and key stakeholders.
• Create and maintain current-state and future-state business process documentation.
• Identify process gaps and support process redesign.
• Support requirements workshops, process reviews, and solution validation.
• Partner with SAP functional teams and business stakeholders to ensure requirements are accurately reflected in solution designs.
• Develop and maintain process flows, business scenarios, and testing documentation.
• Develop test scripts and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Support UAT test planning, test script development, test execution, defect tracking and resolution using XRay in Jira, and test status reporting.
• Ensure approved solution designs are thoroughly tested and validated.
• Support Configure-to-Order (CTO) / Build-to-Order processes.
• Perform data validation activities to ensure accuracy and completeness of migrated and converted data.
• Support master data validation and reconciliation activities.
• Track and manage action items, issues, risks, and dependencies within the workstream.
• Support business readiness activities, including process documentation, training support, and go-live preparation.
• Assist BPOs and SMEs as they adopt new processes and system capabilities introduced through the SAP implementation.
• Support deployment, hypercare, and post-go-live stabilization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Supply Chain Analyst, Functional Analyst, or similar role supporting supply chain processes.
• Experience with one or more of the following:
• Product Master Data
• Bill of Materials (BOM)
• New Product Introduction (NPI)
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
• SKU Lifecycle Management
• Product Quality Processes
• Manufacturing Operations
• Understanding of SAP S/4HANA manufacturing, product master, and quality management processes preferred.
• Experience gathering business requirements and documenting business processes.
• Experience supporting UAT, defect management, and business validation activities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Experience validating data and supporting data migration activities.
• Ability to work effectively with BPOs, SMEs, IT teams, and external implementation partners.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• SAP S/4HANA implementation experience.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery.
• Experience supporting Configure-to-Order (CTO) or Build-to-Order.
• High-tech manufacturing, electronics, networking, semiconductor, or data storage industry experience is a plus.