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Lead Analyst, IT - Business Process Management HQ ERP Project

Builders FirstSourcePosted 16 Oct 2026

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The SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) Functional Lead Analyst provides functional leadership for the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of SAP MDG processes and solutions. This role leads business requirements, functional design, governance alignment, testing, and stakeholder decision-making across master data domains. The MDG Functional Lead translates business needs into scalable SAP MDG solutions while guiding the technical teams responsible for configuration, integrations, and development.

This is a functional leadership role, not a primary ABAP development position. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Serve as the SAP MDG functional lead and subject matter expert for assigned master data domains. Lead discovery, requirements, process design, and functional solution workshops with business and IT stakeholders. Translate business and governance requirements into functional specifications, process designs, and acceptance criteria.

Own functional solution decisions and recommend scalable, supportable SAP MDG approaches that balance business value, user experience, and complexity. Define functional requirements for MDG data models, workflows, business rules, validations, search, duplicate checks, and replication. Provide functional guidance to technical teams responsible for configuration, integrations, interfaces, and custom development; review delivered solutions for alignment with approved designs.

Lead functional delivery for Material, Business Partner (Customer and Supplier), and/or Finance master data domains. Apply deep knowledge of domain processes, data dependencies, controls, and governance requirements to solution decisions. Partner with Data Owners, Data Stewards, and process leaders to define priorities and improve master data processes. Translate data governance policies into functional controls, validations, approvals, and data quality requirements.

Lead cross-functional analysis and resolution of recurring process and data quality issues. Own the functional test strategy, scenarios, expected results, defect triage, and business acceptance for unit, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing. Validate end-to-end MDG processes and confirm solutions meet approved business and governance requirements. Provide functional leadership for data migration readiness, validation, and business sign-off during phased SAP rollouts.

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Maintain functional design, decision, process, and testing documentation. Lead continuous improvement of workflows, user experience, governance controls, and process efficiency. Represent the functional workstream in upgrades, enhancements, rollout planning, and SAP MDG roadmap initiatives. Mentor MDG functional analysts and support resources; promote consistent functional methods and documentation standards. Ensure functional designs align with enterprise architecture, data governance, security, and support standards.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES This job has no supervisory responsibilities. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university. 7+ years of SAP functional experience, including hands-on SAP MDG functional design, process configuration, governance, and testing.

3+ years leading SAP MDG functional workstreams, solution design, stakeholder decisions, and cross-functional delivery. Demonstrated ability to direct technical delivery and review configuration, integrations, and development without serving as the primary developer. COMPETENCIES Evaluates Problems: Evaluates and analyzes different types of information objectively to identify appropriate solutions; writes fluently, establishing the key facts clearly and interprets numerical data effectively.

Technical Communication/ Presentation: Communicates with clarity and precision, presenting complex information in a concise format that is appropriate for the audience. Adjusting and Driving Change: Takes a positive approach to tackling work and embraces change; invites feedback relating to performance and deals constructively with criticism. Identifies the need for and drives change when required to achieve objectives.

Focuses on Customers: Understands and anticipates customer needs and takes action to provide high-quality products and services to exceed expectations. Demonstrates Business Acumen: Demonstrates working knowledge of the market, economic, legal, and regulatory environments and how they impact the business. Agile Best Practices: Understands how agility is leveraged in IT ways of working. Adopts agile best practices as appropriate throughout the assigned work lifecycle.

Responds to feedback quickly based on comments from internal and external customers and needs of the market. Bias for Action: Takes initiative and identifies what needs to be done and acts without waiting to be asked. Executes work in a timely manner. Suggests improvements to current ways of working. BFS COMPETENCIES Business and Financial Acumen Demonstrates depth of understanding for the P&L and financial analysis Teaches business and financial acumen to others.

Understands KPIs and how BFS makes money. Knows the different business segments and how they relate to one another. Understands customer sales and engagement. Demonstrates functional and/or technical expertise. Understands complex issues and demonstrates problem solving skills. Understands how to maximize business results regardless of industry cycle. Results Driven Holds self and others accountable. Communicates and sets clear goals with plans to deliver.

Manages competing priorities effectively. Demonstrates appropriate urgency. Drives to exceed expectations in alignment with our BFS SPICE values. Embraces and follows best practices. Demonstrates self-starter, can-do attitude. Strategic Thinking and Decision Making Leverages resources and teams around them to solve problems and create mutually beneficial outcomes. Demonstrates willingness and courage to make tough decisions in a timely manner.

Balances short-and-long term priorities Demonstrates proactive versus reactive thinking. Asks questions to identify root cause and analyze situations more accurately. Servant Leadership Demonstrates humility by putting others first. Builds trust-based relationships. Leads by example with kindness and respect. Collaborates well across all areas of the business. Advocates for others Actively listens to understand the meaning and intent of what the other person is communicating.

Demonstrates authenticity and encourages others to do the same. Emotional Intelligence Demonstrates situational awareness – knows when and how to adjust leadership style in different situations. Demonstrates self-awareness – understands strengths and weaknesses. Demonstrates empathy – puts themselves in other’s shoes. Assumes positive intent. Develops and Leads Others Drives alignment through clear communication of vision, goals, and expectations.

Invests time on a regular basis in performance feedback and developmental conversations. Fosters a respectful and inclusive environment. Empowers, motivates, and inspires others. Coaches and mentor others for their development. Guides and persuades others to deliver positive outcomes. Growth Mindset Demonstrates a growth mindset; takes appropriate risks, fails fast and forward, learns from mistakes. Perseverance and champions growth, even in the face of resistance, ambiguity, or possible failure.

Thinks like an owner with an entrepreneurial spirit. Demonstrates and encourages intellectual curiosity. Continuous learner; seeks opportunities and knowledge for personal and professional growth. Sees possibilities over problems – actively seeks solutions. Innovation Encourages out-of-the box thinking to create new ways of doing things. Continuously seeks to improve and simplify pain points in the business. Anticipates, embraces, and leads change.

Develops and executes breakthrough strategies. Integrity Does the right thing even under challenging circumstances? Communicates with honesty. Consistently treats others fairly and equitably. Demonstrates reliability and does what they say they will do. Conducts tough conversations and delivers difficult messages with kindness and respect. WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL ACTIVITY The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Subject to both typical office environment and outside locations with temperature and weather variations. Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds. Up to 20% travel may be required. Originally posted on Himalayas

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