The Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture. Summary
The SAP Planning & Analytics Analyst supports and enhances Simplot's SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), SAP Datasphere, and connected SAP planning and reporting solutions. The role applies advanced functional and technical knowledge to keep operational and financial planning capabilities reliable, scalable, well understood, and continuously improving for business users and Finance leaders across Simplot's business units.
In this role, you will independently support new and existing PTA application solutions, resolve complex incidents and service requests, and deliver enhancements and project work of diverse complexity and scope. You will elicit and translate business needs into functional and technical requirements, complete SAC configuration and application-specific development, validate end-to-end data flows from SAP S/4HANA and related sources, and partner with business, functional, security, architecture, and development teams to deliver sustainable solutions.
You will exercise independent judgment within established architecture, security, delivery, and governance standards; provide practical guidance to business users and team members; and help improve PTA support, documentation, automation, and self-service capabilities. Direct SAC experience is preferred, with opportunities to deepen expertise in SAC, SAP Datasphere, and related SAP technologies.
This is a full-time position onsite at Simplot HQ in Boise, Idaho. Qualified applicants must be residing or open & willing to relocate to Boise, ID for this position.
Key Responsibilities
Application Support & Operational Reliability
- Independently support new and existing SAC, SAP Datasphere, and connected PTA application solutions, resolving incidents and service requests and serving as an escalation point for complex issues.
- Diagnose defects across SAC stories, planning models, data actions, multi-actions, import jobs, live connections, security, and integrations; perform root-cause analysis and determine the appropriate resolution method.
- Use SAP S/4HANA knowledge to validate source data, master data, tables, CDS views, and end-to-end data flows, distinguishing application issues from source, integration, security, or process issues.
- Support recurring planning and reporting cycles, coordinate production changes through CAB/ChaRM, and communicate status, risk, resolution, and business impact.
- Create and maintain BMC Helix records, Azure DevOps work items, support documentation, and knowledge articles so issues and decisions are traceable and reusable.
Requirements, Solution Delivery & Testing
- Elicit, analyze, synthesize, and document business, functional, technical, and non-functional requirements for enhancements and projects of moderate to high complexity, including as-is and to-be processes.
- Translate approved needs into solution options, acceptance criteria, estimates, test scenarios, backlog items, and implementation plans while applying established PTA architecture and delivery standards.
- Configure and enhance SAC stories, reports, input templates, calculations, models, data actions, and related components; complete application-specific development where appropriate.
- Plan and execute unit, system integration, regression, and user acceptance testing; validate completed work from internal and contract resources against requirements.
- Participate in cross-functional delivery with business partners, SAP functional teams, developers, architects, security teams, and vendors.
Business Partnership, Security & User Enablement
- Consult with business users and technical teams on complex planning, reporting, data, access, and process issues, explaining solutions and tradeoffs in business-friendly language.
- Administer SAC access and security within approved policies and standards, including SAC teams and roles, myIDentity/SailPoint provisioning, and license alignment in partnership with SAP Security.
- Develop and maintain training content, user guides, release notes, solution documentation, and how-to materials; lead demos, office hours, onboarding, UAT support, and hypercare.
- Promote knowledge sharing across PTA, the Service Desk, business administrators, and Super Users, and provide practical guidance or mentoring to less-experienced analysts as needed.
Continuous Improvement, Automation & AI
- Identify recurring support and delivery issues and reduce them through root-cause fixes, standardization, monitoring, automation, and self-service capabilities.
- Research and apply practical uses of Microsoft Copilot, intelligent agents, SAP capabilities, and other automation tools to improve troubleshooting, knowledge access, documentation, and user support.
- Help improve PTA methods, standards, templates, and metrics for solution quality, support effectiveness, adoption, and operational reliability.
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, Finance, Accounting, Data/Analytics, or a related field. Equivalent education and relevant experience may be considered.
Minimum Qualifications
- 4–7 years of related experience in application delivery, business systems analysis, SAP functional or technical support, analytics, reporting, enterprise planning, or a comparable field.
- Demonstrated experience independently supporting enterprise applications and delivering enhancements or projects of moderate to high complexity.
- Working experience with SAP S/4HANA (or SAP ECC), including navigating transactions, reviewing tables and CDS views, and understanding finance and/or supply chain data flows.
- Experience troubleshooting production issues with an ITSM tool such as BMC Helix or ServiceNow and managing delivery work in an agile tool such as Azure DevOps.
- Hands-on experience configuring, building, testing, or supporting analytics, reporting, or planning solutions; direct SAC experience is preferred, with experience in SAP Datasphere, Power BI, Tableau, Domo, or Excel-based modeling also relevant.
Knowledge & Skills
- Advanced functional and technical understanding of enterprise application delivery, including requirements, configuration, testing, implementation, support, security, and data management practices.
- Ability to elicit, synthesize, document, and test business, functional, technical, and non-functional requirements for enhancements and projects of moderate to high complexity, including as-is and to-be processes.
- Ability to trace data from SAP S/4HANA through CDS views, SAP Datasphere, integrations, or import jobs into SAC and determine where an issue originates.
- Ability to independently configure and enhance SAC stories, models, dimensions, calculations, data actions, multi-actions, import jobs, security, and performance within established standards.
- Strong troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, prioritization, estimation, documentation, and software testing skills, including unit, system integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.
- Clear verbal and written communication with technical and non-technical audiences and the ability to consult with business partners, vendors, and geographically dispersed teams on complex issues.
- Working knowledge of information security policies, role provisioning, access controls, and data governance practices; familiarity with SailPoint/myIDentity is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
- SAC planning or reporting configuration, development, or support experience.
- S/4HANA Finance (FI/CO) or supply chain functional experience; exposure to SAP IBP, SAP Datasphere, BW, ACDOCA, or ACDOCP.
- Experience with SAP CAB/ChaRM change processes, SQL, APIs, CDS views, integration troubleshooting, or application lifecycle management.
- Experience with SAP implementations, agile delivery, estimation, test planning, user training, Super User programs, centers of excellence, mentoring, or SAP learning credentials.
Job Requisition ID: 27708
Travel Required: None
Location(s): Simplot Headquarters - Boise
Country: United States
**The Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status.
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