What are the responsibilities and job description for the SAP S/4HANA Planning Business Systems Analyst position at Kanak Elite Services?
ROLE: SAP S/4HANA
LOCATION: ARDEN HILLS, MN (REMOTE )
About The Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior SAP S/4HANA Planning Business Systems Analyst to play a key leadership role in our ongoing multi-site rollout across manufacturing plants, warehouses, and distribution centers. With more than a year remaining in the deployment program, this role will help guide solution design, ensure successful rollout execution, and establish the long-term functional support model. They also need to be a subject matter expert responsible for leading the design, implementation, and optimization of SAP planning solutions that support enterprise planning processes. Beyond deployment, the Business Systems Analyst will work closely with business and IT leaders to extend Planning capabilities and unlock new efficiencies and transformation opportunities across the supply chain.
Key Responsibilities
Yogita@kanakits.com
LOCATION: ARDEN HILLS, MN (REMOTE )
About The Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior SAP S/4HANA Planning Business Systems Analyst to play a key leadership role in our ongoing multi-site rollout across manufacturing plants, warehouses, and distribution centers. With more than a year remaining in the deployment program, this role will help guide solution design, ensure successful rollout execution, and establish the long-term functional support model. They also need to be a subject matter expert responsible for leading the design, implementation, and optimization of SAP planning solutions that support enterprise planning processes. Beyond deployment, the Business Systems Analyst will work closely with business and IT leaders to extend Planning capabilities and unlock new efficiencies and transformation opportunities across the supply chain.
Key Responsibilities
- Review planning solution architecture and roadmap across multiple sites, ensuring standardization, scalability, and adherence to S/4HANA best practices.
- Partner with business and IT teams to define the long-term support and sustainment model for planning and related logistics solutions.
- Lead functional design and configuration of SAP planning solutions.
- Own planning models, key figures, planning operators, and alerting logic
- Provide architectural input for planning landscapes and system integrations
- Lead enhancements, large scale releases, and optimization initiatives
- Mentor and develop internal team members to build strong planning and S/4HANA competencies.
- Advise program and supply chain leadership on solution scalability, performance optimization, and roadmap evolution.
- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and performance across planning systems and ERP integrations
- Partner with technical teams on complex interfaces, data transformations, and root cause analysis
- Establish data governance practices and controls for planning master and transactional data
- 6 years of experience as an SAP Business Systems Analyst or SAP Functional Consultant.
- Proven track record leading planning design and deployment across multiple manufacturing or distribution sites.
- Strong knowledge of enterprise planning processes (demand, supply, inventory, capacity, S&OP, or financial planning)
- Strong understanding of supply chain and manufacturing processes and best practices, from running a line-up, MRP, Purchase Requisitions, and Procurement.
- Experience defining long-term support and continuous improvement strategies for SAP environments.
- Excellent leadership, collaboration, and communication skills with a strong ability to influence and mentor others.
- SAP certification in Supply Chain Execution strongly preferred.
- Experience with integration OMP to SAP is a plus. Thanks & Regards,
Yogita@kanakits.com