Senior SAP Business Analyst

Trinseo is a different kind of global materials company – at the intersection of people, technology, and customers. We are a world leader in the production of plastics and latex binders. Our culture is built on passion and innovation.

A career at Trinseo presents a unique opportunity to work in a highly collaborative environment. Helping customers solve their most complex material challenges is the reason we come to work each day. We are seeking innovative thinkers – ready to tackle any challenge and passionate about delivering value.

As a global materials solutions provider focused on delivering innovative and sustainable solutions to our customers, we need people to feel respected and included so they can be more creative, innovative, and successful. We strive to create workplaces that reflect all communities and customers we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. That's why we're fully committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience to drive us forward every day.

About the role:

The SAP Senior Business Analyst / Data Analyst is responsible for bridging the gap between IT and the business, using business process knowledge and data to assess processes, determine requirements, and deliver data-driven recommendations to stakeholders. This role contributes to the company's success by ensuring that cross-functional requirements are accurately captured and documented, and by developing a stronger documentation governance process.

Role Overview:

Run the Business:

• Gather and document business requirements: Conduct workshops and interviews with stakeholders to understand their needs and expectations, especially for cross-functional projects.  Document these requirements into clear and concise functional documents that can be approved by stakeholders and leveraged by developers.  Knowledge of flowcharting and user story creation is required. 
• Leverage data knowledge:  Develop business requirements for reporting, leveraging knowledge of ERP data and data lake concepts
• Analyze business processes: Identify areas for improvement and recommend SAP solutions to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Liaise between stakeholders and developers: Improve/update documentation and answer questions developers have around requirements.
• Conduct system testing: Help to create test plans and document results to ensure solutions meet user requirements.

Prepare and present reports: Communicate system improvement initiatives and project progress to executives and stakeholders.

Improve the Business:

• Stay updated on SAP trends: Keep abreast of the latest innovations and best practices in SAP systems.
• Own Signavio or other process-based systems.  Coordinate with business stakeholders and IT to run analyses, provide recommendations for improvements.

Minimum Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Information Technology, Business Administration, Computer Science, Finance or other related field; advanced degree preferred

• 5 years’ experience as an SAP business analyst with increasing levels of responsibility; 3 years of experience collaborating with development teams, internal or external; global support experience

 Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Diverse experience in multiple functional areas (e.g., Supply Chain management, business intelligence, vendor management, procurement, finance, sales, payroll, procure-to-pay, customer-to-cash) and hands-on experience in leading user acceptance testing
• Experience in creating and managing requirements governance processes.
• Strong knowledge of data, SAP data tables and data lake concepts. Experience with PowerBI is a plus.
• Ability to conduct workshops and interviews with stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills to interact with both business users and developers.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrates hands-on knowledge of SDLC methodologies (e.g., waterfall, agile)
• Manages ambiguity well. Has a global outlook and develops local expertise while operating effectively in a geographically dispersed organization
• Demonstrates strong listening, communications, alliance-building, negotiation, conflict management and influencing skills
• Strong enterprise business acumen

Diversity And Inclusion

With our expanding global presence, cross-cultural insight and competence are essential for our ongoing success. We believe that a diverse workforce contributes different perspectives and creative ideas that enable us to continue to improve every day. Race, gender, ethnicity, country of origin, age, personal style, sexual orientation, physical ability, religion, life experiences and many more factors contribute to this diversity.