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SAP Business Process Analyst - Manufacturing

Generac · Waukesha, WI

Posted Aug 23, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026

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Behavioral

Walk me through a business process you owned end to end in SAP, from the initial blueprint to go-live.

whether the candidate has genuinely run the full lifecycle of a process, not just touched pieces of it

Tell me about a time you had to roll out a system enhancement across multiple sites or subsidiaries with different needs.

experience managing global rollouts and reconciling local variation against a standard template

How have you approached building and training a network of super users, and what did you do when one shift or site consistently lagged behind others?

capability to build sustainable support structure, not just fix problems personally

Tell me about a time you disagreed with a functional business leader about enhancement priorities. How did you handle it?

comfort pushing back on stakeholders while keeping the relationship intact

Tell me about the largest project you managed, in terms of scale or number of stakeholders. What made it hard to keep on track?

whether their claimed project management experience matches the medium-to-large scale this job requires

How do you keep a steering committee or project sponsors informed without burying them in detail they don't need?

communication skill tailored to executive audiences versus technical teams

Technical

Which SAP end-to-end process do you know best, OTC, PTP, RTR, or another, and can you describe how master data flows through it and where it typically breaks down?

depth of real hands-on knowledge of one process versus surface familiarity with buzzwords

Describe your process for reviewing and approving security or role mapping change requests. What's your standard for what needs a second look?

understanding of segregation of duties and risk controls in SAP security

How do you translate a vague business requirement into something the IT PMO can actually build and test against?

ability to bridge business language and technical specification, a core liaison skill for this role

What data or metrics would you pull to show a workstream's process is actually improving, not just that tickets are getting closed faster?

quantitative rigor and understanding of what real process health looks like versus vanity metrics

Situational

Say you have a backlog of incident tickets and enhancement requests coming in from several business units at once. How do you decide what gets worked first?

prioritization framework and ability to balance urgency against strategic value

Imagine hyper care just started after a go-live and tickets are flooding in faster than your team can close them. What do you do in the first 48 hours?

crisis management and triage instinct under real operational pressure

If a new subsidiary is coming onto the SAP platform and their current process doesn't map cleanly to the global template, how do you handle that gap?

judgment on when to standardize versus when to accommodate local exceptions

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The full job description

As published by Generac.

We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most. For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future. Ready to Power a Smarter World with us? The formal title for this position is Global Business Process Owner I and the position is onsite The Global Business Process Owner I owns the end-to-end business processes related to the assigned workstream. This role is responsible for blueprinting, conducting business impact analysis, incident ticket management, system enhancement planning, implementation, testing and user training.  The primary objective of this position is to enable business growth and productivity through deployment, optimization and application of SAP or other key systems. The GBPO I position directly leads the SAP Implementation Project Team Leads. Major Responsibilities: • Act as the Subject Matter Expert and provides blueprinting handbook for their workstream as new sites/subsidiaries come onto platform • Coordinates business and system processes with rest of world team as global implementations occur • Oversees integration Project Team Lead in activities including Blueprinting, Business Impact Analysis, Role Mapping and Testing • Builds and ensures knowledge transfer to SU resources and maintains appropriate resources to cover needs of business (# of SU, shifts, skill base, training) • Reviews, monitors and manages tickets for incidents and enhancements for assigned systems; resolve by collaborating with business partners, Super Users and COE’s • Leads the roll out of system enhancements, including hyper care and training of Super Users and outside user groups • Collaborates with functional business leaders in establishing the enhancement execution priorities and regularly communicates across the associated teams • Oversees all security and role mapping system changes; reviews and approve individual requests, leads regular review board of security requests • Works with the IT PMO to facilitate their understanding of the business requirements and interface with the Business to clarify deliverables as needed • Supports the implementation of process and data standards in all systems, per IT guidelines • Prepares for and attends steering committee and other project status meetings, including input to the PMO • Leads regular work stream meetings with support resources to improve training and improve system effectivity • Perform other duties as assigned Minimum Requirements: • Associates degree or equivalent experience • 4 years of SAP system experience working within a manufacturing environment • 3 years of medium to large scale project and program management Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: • Demonstrated drive and determination to achieve success • Good organization skills and time management necessary to lead large scale projects/programs • Solid quantitative skill set and the ability to analyze, think and communicate with well-supported data • Good problem solving skills; the ability to ask the right questions, help frame logical conclusions and arrive at effective solutions • Ability to manage multiple projects and/or assignments concurrently • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Ability to work collaboratively across global geographies, business units’ hierarchy and multiple functional areas • Cross/multi-functional understanding of industry, company and products to enable identification of assumptions and events, and qualification of related risks and opportunities • Proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) • Ability to work independently with limited direction and with a team in a fast paced, high work volume environment with emphasis on maintaining quality and timeliness • Self-motivated • Strong knowledge of one SAP end-to-end processes and related data (OTC, CRM, PTP, PTM, RTR, SLM, Master data) Great Reasons to work for Generac:  • Competitive Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401k and many more • State-of-the-art facility with an onsite gym, walking trails, café, free parking and many employee activities  • Scheduled events throughout the year that allow our employees, both current and retirees, to gather together and enjoy their time with their families and co-workers • Eligible for summer hours! (Memorial Day – Labor Day) • Pride! When a storm strikes, Generac employees always rise to the occasion. Each time a storm hits many employees volunteer their time with the customer support team or on the production line while others go right into storm-affected areas to repair generators • We believe in having fun. From minor celebrations to major events, our employees balance their work by building a strong culture of teamwork and collaboration through a variety of occasions, including our Fun Days.  • Every day is Jeans Day! Dress for your day. • Product loan and discount programs Office Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls.  The employee is regularly required to stand and walk.  On occasion, the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend, or reach above the shoulders.  The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision, and the ability to adjust focus.  “We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”

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