About this role
WE ARE HIRING: SAP Business One Specialist
Location: Sri Lanka Employment Type: Full Time Industry: Food Ingredients Manufacturing & Distribution
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced and technically strong SAP Business One Specialist to lead SAP Business One administration, automation, integrations, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives across a growing international manufacturing and distribution business. This is a critical role supporting operations across Sri Lanka, the UK, and Europe. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing SAP Business One environments, driving business process automation, supporting multi-country rollouts, overseeing complex integrations, and delivering high-level business intelligence reporting. We are specifically looking for a specialist who possesses strong SAP Business One technical expertise together with hands-on experience in BPA Platform (formerly TaskCentre), SQL Server, SAP HANA, manufacturing process support, and ERP optimization.
Key Responsibilities
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SAP Business One Administration & Business Support
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Manage day-to-day SAP Business One administration, configuration, troubleshooting, and support.
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Support users across Finance, Sales, Purchasing, Inventory, Warehouse, Production, and Supply Chain functions.
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Provide technical and functional support to local and international business users.
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Maintain system integrity, master data accuracy, and ERP performance.
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Support system enhancements, upgrades, go-live activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.
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Work closely with UK and European stakeholders to ensure effective ERP utilization.
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BPA Platform (TaskCentre) Administration & Workflow Automation
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Administer and maintain BPA Platform (formerly TaskCentre) environments.
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Create, manage, and optimize BPA workflows, automations, alerts, notifications, and scheduled tasks.
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Develop automated business processes supporting sales invoicing, stock transactions, reporting, and document workflows.
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Build and support automations such as SAP-to-CSV exports, Google Drive integrations, document generation, workflow routing, and business process automation.
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Troubleshoot BPA Platform workflows and improve automation reliability and efficiency.
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Drive workflow simplification and process optimization through automation initiatives.
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SAP Business Intelligence, Reporting & Analytics
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Develop advanced reports, dashboards, and management information systems to support operational and strategic decision-making.
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Create and maintain complex business analysis reports including:
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Sales performance analysis
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Purchase analysis
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Inventory movement reporting
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Warehouse performance reporting
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Landed cost analysis
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Sales commission calculations
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Batch-level traceability reporting
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Financial and profitability reporting
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Support management reporting requirements across multiple business functions.
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Develop and maintain Crystal Reports and advanced reporting solutions.
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Utilize Power BI or similar analytical tools where appropriate.
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SQL Server & SAP HANA Development
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Develop and maintain SQL Server databases supporting SAP Business One environments.
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Create and optimize SQL Views, Stored Procedures, Functions, Queries, and Staging Tables.
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Support data transformation, reporting, integrations, and data migration requirements.
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Work with SAP HANA environments and support migration, optimization, and reporting initiatives.
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Analyze database structures and optimize performance for reporting and operational efficiency.
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SAP Functional Support
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Support SAP Business One Financial modules, including accounting, costing, and financial reporting.
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Support Purchasing and Supplier Management operations.
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Support Inventory and Warehouse Management processes, including lot and batch traceability.
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Support Production Planning, MRP, Bills of Materials, formulation management, and manufacturing operations.
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Support multi-currency environments, intercompany transactions, and international operations.
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Provide expertise on batch-controlled manufacturing and ingredient-based operations.
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System Integration & Implementation
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Support integrations between SAP Business One and various business systems including:
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CRM Platforms
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E-commerce Platforms
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Banking Systems
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LIMS Systems
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Warehouse Management Systems
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3PL Platforms
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Support integrations through SAP DI-API, Service Layer, middleware, and BPA Platform.
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Participate in system implementation, testing, data migration, and user acceptance testing activities.
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Work with external SAP consultants and implementation partners to deliver projects successfully.
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SAP Rollouts & International Projects
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Support SAP Business One implementations and go-live activities across multiple countries.
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Participate in blueprint workshops, requirements gathering, system configuration, testing, training, and hypercare support.
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Support localization requirements including tax structures, statutory reporting, and business-specific operational requirements.
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Assist with new country deployments and business expansion projects.
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Ensure successful adoption and operational continuity during implementation phases.
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Candidate Profile
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Minimum 5+ years of hands-on SAP Business One experience.
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Strong experience implementing, configuring, supporting, and optimizing SAP Business One environments.
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Advanced expertise in SAP Business One SQL and SAP HANA.
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Mandatory experience with BPA Platform (formerly TaskCentre).
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Hands-on experience building workflows, automations, scheduled tasks, document routing, notifications, and integrations using BPA Platform.
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Strong SQL Server expertise including:
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Views
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Stored Procedures
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Functions
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Staging Tables
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Advanced Query Development
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Strong Crystal Reports experience.
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Experience supporting system integrations and data migration activities.
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Experience with SAP DI-API and Service Layer integrations.
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Strong understanding of manufacturing ERP processes.
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Experience in Food Manufacturing, Food Ingredients, Nutraceuticals, FMCG Manufacturing, or Distribution sectors will be highly preferred.
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Strong knowledge of:
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Batch traceability
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Lot tracking
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FEFO principles
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Shelf-life management
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Recipe and formulation management
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Regulatory compliance processes
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Experience working in multi-site, multi-company, and international environments.
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Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
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Ability to work directly with UK and European stakeholders.
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Strong analytical, troubleshooting, project management, and problem-solving capabilities.
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Additional Advantages
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SAP Business One Certification.
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SAP HANA implementation or migration experience.
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Power BI or SAP Analytics Cloud experience.
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B1UP / Boyum exposure.
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SAP Build Process Automation exposure.
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Experience supporting remote and international teams across multiple time zones.
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Ready to take your career to new heights?
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