Business Systems Analyst SAP Manufacturing & Production Operations

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Job Description

Albemarle is hiring for a Business Systems Analyst-SAP Manufacturing & Production Operations. This position is hybrid and located in Bangalore.

Function

Information Technology/Enterprise Business Systems/MM/PP/SVT

Position Overview

The Business Systems Analyst (BSA) is responsible for supporting, enhancing, and optimizing enterprise applications and business processes within an assigned functional domain. The BSA serves as a trusted partner to business stakeholders, providing functional expertise, solution analysis, process improvement recommendations, and day-to-day operational support to ensure enterprise systems effectively enable business objectives.

The BSA works closely with business users, the Manager Enterprise Systems, Digital Business Partners, technical teams, and third-party service providers to deliver stable, efficient, and scalable technology solutions. This role is responsible for analyzing business requirements, identifying process improvement opportunities, coordinating solution delivery, supporting system enhancements, and ensuring the successful adoption of new capabilities.

In addition to operational support responsibilities, the BSA contributes to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to leverage automation, analytics, AI-enabled capabilities, and process standardization to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and user experience.

Domain Responsibility Summary

We are seeking an experienced Business Systems Analyst to support and enhance SAP manufacturing and supply chain solutions in a complex process manufacturing environment. This role serves as the primary functional partner between Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Warehouse Operations, EHS, Finance, and IT organizations.

The successful candidate will provide functional leadership for SAP Production Planning (PP-PI), Inventory Management, Batch Management, Quality Management, Subcontracting, and EHS Substance Volume Tracking while supporting integrations with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Warehouse Management Systems (WMS/EWM), and SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP).

This position will also play a key role in manufacturing site deployments, plant startups, acquisitions, expansions, and operational readiness initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• SAP manufacturing and master data: Support PP-PI planning and execution, MRP/MPS, process orders, BOMs, master recipes, production versions, resources/work centers, material and planning data, and operational improvements.
• Inventory, quality, compliance, and external manufacturing: Support inventory transactions and reconciliation, physical inventory/cycle counting, batch traceability, SAP QM, EHS Substance Volume Tracking, subcontracting, toll manufacturing, related master data, controls, and regulatory reporting.
• Integration and deployments: Troubleshoot end-to-end SAP, MES, WMS/EWM, and IBP processes and data; coordinate plant, warehouse, acquisition, expansion, divestiture, and tolling deployments from setup and testing through cutover, go-live, and stabilization.
• Business analysis and operational excellence: Partner with stakeholders to define requirements and functional solutions; provide application support; coordinate technical teams, AMS providers, and vendors; lead testing and defect resolution; strengthen data quality and reporting; and drive standardization, automation, analytics, AI, adoption, governance, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Human Resources, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of SAP functional experience supporting manufacturing and supply chain processes.

• 5+ years of SAP PP-PI experience in a process manufacturing environment.

• Hands-on experience supporting:
  • Bills of Material (BOMs)
  • Master Recipes
  • Production Versions
  • Work Centers and Resources
  • MRP and Planning Data

• Experience supporting batch-managed and quality-managed materials.
• Experience supporting inventory reconciliation, physical inventory, and cycle counting processes.
• Experience with MRP and Master Production Scheduling (MPS).
• Understanding of MES, WMS/EWM, and SAP ERP manufacturing integration concepts.
• Understanding of SAP IBP planning processes and ERP integration.
• Experience supporting manufacturing deployments, plant startups, acquisitions, or major operational changes.

• Experience gathering and documenting business requirements.
• Experience supporting system enhancements, projects, or technology implementations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Benefits of Joining Albemarle

• Competitive compensation

• Comprehensive benefits package

• A diverse array of resources to support you professionally and personally.

We are partners to one another in pioneering new ways to be better for ourselves, our teams, and our communities. When you join Albemarle, you become our most essential element and you can anticipate competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package, and resources that foster your well-being and fuel your personal growth. Help us shape the future, build with purpose and grow together.