SAP Data Modeller

Overview

Role: SAP Data Model Analyst
Business Unit:
Scottish Power Energy Networks

Location:

Glasgow HQ
Rate:
Negotiable, Inside IR35, umbrella and PAYE rates

SP Energy Networks is migrating its business-critical asset data from SAP EEC to SAP S4/HANA. This programme spans multiple business areas and will impact thousands of users and critical safety processes.
As the SAP Data Model Analyst with Network Planning & Regulation (NP&R) your primary responsibility is to lead the analysis of the current SAP Data Model and support non-technical users in understanding how business processes and priorities are delivered within the system, facilitating key decision making by senior stakeholders.
You will also collaborate with the Data Governance Analysts to capture core functionality rules within the current SAP Data Model to support the data quality assessment, and support a team of SAP Data Administrators in managing SAP data model change requests, ensuring that they adhere to Data Best Practices and consider the impacts upon the SAP S4/HANA Migration programme.

• Collaborate with the NP&R SAP S4/HANA project team, and the wider business stakeholders, in the delivery of the project to migrate from SAP EEC to SAP S4/HANA.
• Translate between Data Model concepts and business concepts for non-technical stakeholders with NP&R, and the SAP Migration Programme team.
• Contribute to the SAP S/4
  
  HANA Data Model development, championing critical Asset Management business processes and priorities throughout the development of the conceptual and logical models.
• Maintain a holistic view of data model changes being applied to the SAP EEC Data Model, ensuring that they are considered and addressed during SAP S4/HANA Data Model development.
• Provide SP Data Model expertise to SAP Data Administrators and Data Governance Analysts to deliver project milestones.

• Entry
  
  Qualifications:
  • HND or Degree level qualification
• Specific:
  • Agile tooling (Jira) / Agile & Dev Ops
• Entry
  
  Experience:
  • 5+ years’ experience working with SAP for utilities – ideally electricity networks
  • Experience with SAP S4/HANA would be advantageous but not mandatory
  • Experience working on enterprise-level asset management with SAP PM
  • Firsthand experience with SAP modules (e.g SAP OM, SAP MM, SAP SD)
  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of relational data models and in the specification of To-Be data models
  • Project Involvement:
    Experience working on SAP implementation or upgrade projects, even in supporting roles, is essential
  • System Integration:
    Understanding of how different SAP modules integrate and work together
  • Excellent attention to detail, with a focus on data quality and data management
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to present and report on outputs in a clear, concise way, and to meet the expectations of the target audience
• Other:
  • Relevant SAP certifications are highly beneficial