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Hy-Vee Food Stores Senior SAP Basis Administrator in Grimes, Iowa

At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise “a helpful smile in every aisle” and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other.

Job Description:

Job Title: Senior SAP Basis Administrator

Department: Information Technology

FLSA: Exempt

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF JOB DUTIES:

Provide knowledge of SAP and the administration needs to accommodate technical planning, installation, and maintenance. Contributes to moderately complex aspects of a project. Work is generally independent and collaborative in nature.

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

Accountable and Reports to (Job Title): IT Manager/Director

Positions that Report to you (Job Title): None

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND FREQUENCY:

  • Participate in small to large SAP implementations.

  • Propose and contribute to maintenance activities related to system operation and availability.

  • Propose and participate in system installation, upgrades and performance tuning.

  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.

  • Lead the creation of and contribute to technical documentation and diagrams.

  • Proposes and contribute to the evaluation of new technologies.

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES: (These are considered occasional in nature)

  • Participates in off-hours on-call rotation.

  • Provides second level troubleshooting support and assistance to other admins and engineers.

  • Attends and is prepared to participate in department and company meetings.

  • Performs other job related duties and special projects as required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • This is a non-management position

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED TO PERFORM JOB:

  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work with business directly on gathering requirements, designing solutions and troubleshooting

  • Demonstrable superb technical ability to lead and execute multiple system admin tasks for SAP and be able to recommend strategies for solutions for the future

  • Building and maintaining up-to-date knowledge about company and industry trends and strategy, and advises customers on approaches to optimize business success

  • Advanced SAP administration concepts

  • Strong knowledge of ERP and SAP BASIS best practices, business processes and data structures

  • SAP BASIS experience is required

  • Change control procedures, including transport management skills and experience

  • Adherence to regulatory requirements

  • Writing technical documentation

  • Debugging, troubleshooting, and performing root cause analysis

  • Excellent organization skills with the ability to effectively meet deadlines

WORKER CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Commitment to the Hy-Vee Mission and a willingness to promote the values of the company

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to relate to and interact with other people in a friendly, professional manner

  • Ability to identify problems, develop and execute solutions

  • Self-starter; willingness to dive in and lead without being instructed

WORKING CONDITIONS:

  • The duties of this position are performed in a general office setting.

  • There is the occasional need to travel.

  • There is frequent pressure to meet deadlines and handle multiple priorities.

EQUIPMENT USED TO PERFORM JOB:

Desktop and/or laptop computer. Third party applications, printers and telephone.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Visual requirements include: ability to see detail at near range with or without correction. Must be physically able to perform sedentary work: occasionally lifting or carrying objects of no more than 10 pounds, and occasionally standing or walking, reaching, handling, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing and repetitive motions.

CONFIDENTIALITY:

Has access to confidential information including payroll, inventory costs, sales, accounts payable and receivable, pharmacy data, e-mail messages, and all data related to operations.

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:

Responsible for company assets including maintenance of software solutions. No authority to make purchases or commitments.

CONTACTS:

Frequent contact with office personnel in other departments related to the position as well as occasional contact with users and customers.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO PERFORM JOB:

  • Associates Degree or higher plus 10+ years in information technology; or related experience.

  • 10+ years of BASIS Administration experience, preferably in Retail.

Are you ready to smile, apply today.

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