Senior SAP Technical BI/BW Consultant, Procurement

Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur attracts, inspires, and develops diverse talents who will elevate BASF’s digital journey.

As one of the world’s largest chemical companies, BASF is on a mission to create chemistry with a sustainable future. The Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur, alongside four other Digital Hubs across the globe, is part of the technology powerhouse driving our vision. Join our organization and make an impact in an inclusive and diverse work environment. We value individual differences and provide opportunities for you to contribute your unique perspective towards our collective goals.

Summary

• Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur attracts, grows, and develops passionate people who will meaningfully impact the digital future of BASF. Come join us and be a part of our digitalization journey.
• Global Digital Services (GDS) is supporting BASF business in Digitalization transformation. Our MISSION is to drive forward the digital transformation of BASF, providing innovative, global, and high-quality digital products and services through a strong agile culture.
• As part of the GDS strategy, BASF Shared Services Center Kuala Lumpur (BSSCKL) is one of the established Global Digital Hubs for the APAC region.
• In the Procurement Product Family in the Product Team BI Procurement Reporting, you would consult and support our business partner for the implementation of BI / BW applications in our complex landscape. This can include the design, development of functional or technical applications, enhancements to existing applications, and integration of third-party solutions.
• The SAP BI Consultant understands functional requirements to provide our internal business partner sustainable state-of-the-art solutions. You will also be responsible for implementing such solutions in cooperation with other teams in Global Digital Services and the business partner.

Responsibilities

• Manage & maintain operational business support in BASF SAP BI / BW application landscape. In case of incidents, ensure restoring normal application services as quickly as possible and minimize adverse impact on operations, including Problem management, Change Management (incl. small business requests), and Continuous Service Improvement (CSI).
• Design possible functional solutions for subject-specific business requirements in coordination with other DevOps engineers and internal business partners within BASF.
• Provide support during change requests/projects with early consulting that includes effort estimation and high-level design solutions. Thereafter, proceed and ensure further development, evolution, and optimization.
• Configure, support development, and test complex applications, including quality assurance in cooperation with our business partners and third-party providers.
• Consult on (technical) questions in the context of business applications for reporting, creating specifications for projects as well as for change requests in cooperation with other consultants and our business units.
• Conduct complex software developments independently and manage developments in cooperation with internal colleagues or external service providers.
• Run maintenance tasks, quality assurance measures, and test activities, and undertake the development of support concepts. Ensure smooth service operation of applications.
• Communicate complex contexts convincingly to stakeholders within BASF and build stable relationships.
• Act as a Global/Regional representative of BASF's Digital community, supporting BASF Digital roadmap and helping GDS to identify, execute, and implement customer-centric digital solutions in an actionable and measurable way.

Requirements

Education

• Degree in Computer Science, Informatics, Business Informatics, or a comparable field.

Working Experience

• Minimum 4-6 years of related working experience with complex SAP BI / BW applications.

Technical & Professional Knowledge (Mandatory)

• Experience in SAP BW/4HANA.
• Experience in programming skills: ABAP/ABAP OO, SQL, HANA native, or alternatively another 3 GL development language (e.g., Java, etc.).
• Strong interest in understanding the business background in procurement and creating sustainable BI applications with internal business partners.
• Proactive and self-driven character.
• Ability to convey information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, result-oriented, and able to work independently in a multi-tasking role under pressure with tight schedules.
• Ability to work with little or no supervision and accept responsibility.
• High sense of responsibility with conflict awareness and management skills.
• Excellent English communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills in an international team, combined with a very high level of customer orientation.

Technical & Professional Knowledge (Additional plus/nice to have Skills)

• Experience in SAP Analytics Cloud (Reporting/Planning).
• Experience in procurement reporting application design and/or procurement processes.
• Experience working agile with a DevOps mindset.
• Strong digital mindset to accelerate BASF's Digitalization transformation journey.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care, and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €68.9 billion in 2023.

BASF is committed to empowering its employees to pursue their interests and explore emerging technologies. By investing in top-quality tools and promoting cross-functional collaboration, we encourage our team members to drive positive change within our organization. Come join us and be a part of our digitalization journey.

Further Information at https://go.basf.net/careers_digitalhubkl