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Centurion: Senior Business Intelligence Consultant – SAP (BW/HANA/BO)

Job Description

About the Role

The Enterprise Data Architecture team is seeking a Senior Business Intelligence Consultant with strong SAP BW/HANA/BO expertise for a contract assignment. The purpose of this role is to design, build, support, and maintain BI and analytics solutions based on SAP BW/4HANA (BW on HANA) and SAP BusinessObjects.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with mining engineers and production teams to design BI solutions supporting ore extraction, processing efficiency, and safety compliance
  • Develop dashboards and KPIs for underground and surface mining operations, including tonnage, grade, recovery rates, and equipment utilisation
  • Responsible for SAP BW/HANA/BO solutions across the full development lifecycle, from design through to implementation and production support
  • Analyse business requirements and existing systems, and produce detailed technical design documentation
  • Translate technical specifications into efficient, scalable, and high-performance solutions
  • Design and develop BW data models using LSA/LSA architecture
  • Develop queries, reports, workbooks, and analytical solutions using SAP BI tools, including BW Modeling Tools (BWMT), BEx, Analysis for Office (AFO), Web Intelligence, and Crystal Reports
  • Perform SAP BW ETL development, including transformations, routines, formulas, and DTPs
  • Provide backend development, configuration, testing, and pre-production support for SAP BW/BO solutions
  • Deliver end-to-end reporting solutions using appropriate analytics toolsets
  • Conduct root cause analysis and resolve production and development issues

Requirements

  • Minimum 10 years end-to-end SAP BW modelling and development experience
  • Minimum 7 years experience in SAP BW/4HANA or BW on HANA environments
  • Minimum 7 years SAP BusinessObjects development/support experience (WebI, Crystal Reports)
  • Strong SAP BW architecture, modelling, and performance optimisation skills
  • Experience working in Agile delivery environments
  • Experience in at least one SAP ERP functional module
  • Strong understanding of business processes in Plant Maintenance (PM), Materials Management (MM), Finance and Controlling (FI/CO), and Human Resources (HR)
  • ABAP knowledge will be an advantage

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Informatics, Engineering, or related field
  • Required Certifications: SAP BW 7.x
  • SAP BW/4HANA Advantageous Certifications: SAP BusinessObjects 4.x Crystal Reports SAP BusinessObjects 4.x Web Intelligence

Salary & Benefits

  • (No salary information provided in the original job description)

How to Apply

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