SAP BW

My name is John  and currently I am conducting a search for a SAP BW for a prominent client of mine.  This Client who operates in over 100 countries and employs about 150,000 people is best known for its robotics. This position is located in 2 locations 1. Atlanta,, GA and 2. Cary, NC.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Primary responsibility for the architecture and design of the SAP BW back-end (cubes, DataStores, transformations, and extractors) and SAP BW front-end (InfoSets, MultiProviders, and BEx queries). This includes the creation and enforcement of SAP BW development standards in accordance with SAP BW recommended practices.
• Proactively identify potential performance and scalability issues by leveraging SAP BW statistics and by coordinating with SAP Basis, infrastructure, and other integrated components
• Drive functional and technical design reviews and provide feedback
• Work closely with SAP developers and functional leads to align business content with business reporting and analytical requirements
• Provide estimates and follow-up to the SAP BW development process
• Plans and lead SAP BW deployments (cutovers) in conjunction with the Project Management Office and other
• SAP functional and technical teams
• Define the SAP BW transport and release strategies
• Drive the closure of defects and production incidents; engage and coordinates with SAP support as needed
• Define the SAP BW upgrade strategy and lead the upgrade effort
• Support the overall Business Intelligence solution architecture and strategy by providing SAP BW subject matter expertise, especially in regards to system integration

 
REQUIRED SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least ten years hands-on experience in SAP BW, including implementation and management experience in SAP BW 7.x
• Strong SAP BW-specific ABAP knowledge, including custom extraction and transformation routines
• SAP BW performance tuning experience, including external tuning with tools such as Business Objects and BPC
• Deep knowledge of business intelligence and IT processes and concepts (ETL, analytics, requirements analysis, quality assurance, design methodologies, data flows, etc.)

 
PREFFERED SKILLS

• PMP certification
• Hands-on experience with other tools and components in the SAP stack (SAP ECC, SAP Business Objects, SAP BPC, etc.)
• Experience managing development teams, including near shore and off shore
• SAP HANA and BWA (Business Warehouse Accelerator) experience

If you are interested in hearing more about the position please respond to this posting with your resume attached.
 
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 Best Regards,
 
John