SAP BI/BW Managing Consultant

• Engaging with clients 
  • Establishes communications with clients. 
  • Promotes management consultancy services. 
• Scoping Client Requirements 
  • Understands and defines client requirements. 
  • Presents clear and comprehensive written proposals. 
  • Engages the client in selecting and owning optimal design options. 
• Managing client interface 
  • Manages stakeholder expectations, maintaining focus on overall deliverables, agreeing and applying contractual terms of engagement. 
• Communication & Presentation 
  • Conveys ideas and thoughts in a clear, focused style using effective verbal and non-verbal communication techniques, in formal and informal situations.  
  • Uses presentation tools and techniques effectively to engage audience. 
  • Produces clear client correspondence and reports, selecting most appropriate style to achieve desired outcome. 
• Managing & Developing Others 
  • Manages, develops and appraises others, delegating where appropriate. 
  • Seeks support from peers where appropriate. 
• Partnering with Others 
  • Understands and engages expertise of others alongside own. 
  • Leverages network effectively to research and define client issues, generate innovative solutions and/or inform delivery solutions. 
• Tools & Methodologies 
  • Selects and uses appropriate diagnostic tools, methods and techniques. 
  • Actively seeks out new and appropriate tools. 
• Applying Knowledge 
  • Captures and builds knowledge in defined processes. 
  • Share knowledge and experiences with others. 
  • Applied knowledge, tools and technical expertise to support value creation, tailoring to the specific needs of the client. 
• Planning & Management 
  • • Manages client projects effectively, ensuring objectives, deadlines and budgets are met by team members under own control. 
    • Competent use of planning tools and milestones appropriate for the size and scale of the project.  
    • Demonstrates ability to assess form and allocate work streams, managing own time and that of others to meet deadlines. 
    • Operates competently in all areas of project delivery. 
  • Managing Risk 
    • Manages medium risk projects (high complexity) working with others. 
    • Identifies, quantifies and manages issues impacting on delivery of project. 
  • Ensuring Quality 
    • Demonstrates track record of successful delivery in a range of delivery roles in client engagements. 
    • Ensures quality of own deliverables and those of team. 
    • Monitors and measures client satisfaction. 
  • Managing Withdrawal 
    • Works with clients to determine a handover process to ensure skills transfer, sustainability of results and knowledge capture as appropriate for project. 
    • Reviews and predicts any potential areas of deficit, addressing them before the engagement ends. 
  • Technical Expertise 
    • Recognized as expert in own discipline. 
  • Business Understanding 
    • Discusses impact of other disciplines on area of work with confidence and knowledge. 
    • Sector Knowledge. 

• Document all technical and functional specifications for implemented solutions.
• Proficient in BW/B4H & ABAP/CDS with experience in the areas of Analysis, Design, Development
• Collaborate with clients to gather business requirements and translate them into BI/BW technical solutions.
• Extensively worked on BW user exits, start routines, end routines with expertise in ABAP/4.
• Extensively worked on standard data source enhancements and info provider enhancements.
• Interact with key stakeholders/support members in different areas of BW.
• Provide technical solutions to fulfil business requests using SAPs BW.
• Design, develop, configure, migrate, test and implement SAP BW 7.x data warehousing solutions using SAP BW, BW/4HANA, and related tools.
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and consistency in the SAP landscape.
• Optimize performance of queries, reports, and data models for better efficiency.
• Manage delivery of services against agreed SLAs as well as manage escalations both internal and externally.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of SAP BI Tools such as: Web Intelligence, Analysis for Office, Query Designer.
• Understands client business requirements, processes, objectives and possesses the ability to develop necessary product adjustments to fulfil clients' needs. 
• Has end-to-end experience: can independently investigate issues from Data Source/Extractor to BI Report level problem solving skills.
• Has end-to-end Development experience: can build extractors, model within SAP BW, and develop Reporting solutions, including troubleshooting development issues.
• Develop process chains to load and monitor data loading.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior consultants and team members.
• Interact with key stakeholders/support members in different areas of BW.
• Design and build data flows including Info Objects, Advanced Datastore Objects (ADSO),Composite Providers, Transformations, DTPs and Data Sources
• Conduct requirement gathering sessions and provide design thinking approach.
• Develop process chains to load and monitor data loading.
• Work closely with clients to understand their business needs and provide tailored solutions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring satisfaction and trust. 
• Manage and mentor a team of consultants, ensuring high-quality delivery and skill development.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and promote the adoption of new tools and methodologies within the team.
• Act as an escalation point for technical and functional challenges. Well experience in handling P1 and P2 situations. 

• Bachelor’s Degree IT or equivalent 10 to 12 years of experience in one or more SAP modules.
• At least four full life cycle SAP BW implementation and at least two with BI 7.x experience (from Blueprint/Explore through Go-Live).
• Ability to use Service Marketplace to create tickets, research notes, review release notes and solution roadmaps as well as provide guidance to customers on release strategy.
• Exposure to other SAP modules and integration points.
• Strong understanding of SAP BW architecture, including BW on HANA, BW/4HANA, and SAP S/4HANA integration.
• Knowledge of SAP ECC, S/4HANA, and other SAP modules.
• Proficiency in SAP BI tools such as SAP BusinessObjects, SAP Lumira, and SAP Analytics Cloud.
• Experience with data modeling, ETL processes, and SQL.
• Certifications in SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Business Warehouse (BW), SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP HANA.
• Should be well versed to get the data through different extraction methods. 
• Flexible to work in shifts based on the project requirement.
• Strong skills in SAP BI/BW, BW/4HANA and BW on HANA development and production support experience.
• Excellent communication, client management, and stakeholder engagement abilities.

• Aptitude for working in a team environment; problem-solving skills, creative thinking, communicating clearly and empathetically, strong time management, and ability to collaborate with all levels of staff.
• Understands consulting “soft” skills necessary on engagements, as well as with team collaborative initiatives.
• Ability to interpret requirements and apply SAP best practices.
• Develop new professional peer relationships for additional business or possible new consultants.
• Helps develop overall marketing messages.
• Communicates project resource requirements to staffing coordinator/clients.
• Ensures quality implementation (works with QA program).

• Seeks ways to increase the project team effectiveness.
• May act as a mentor for the team.
• Works well as a leader of the entire team (motivates team).

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