Overview

Waters is seeking an experienced Lead / SAC-P Developer to lead the design, development, and governance of enterprise planning solutions within SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC). This role will be responsible for driving end-to-end SAC Planning implementations, mentoring junior developers, and partnering with business stakeholders to deliver scalable, high-quality planning and reporting capabilities.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

1. SAC Planning Architecture & Model Leadership- Must Have

- Lead the design, development, and maintenance of SAC planning models aligned with enterprise requirements
- Define and govern hierarchies, dimensions, and measures across planning use cases
- Establish and manage versioning strategies (Actuals, Forecast, Budget)
- Ensure scalability, standardization, and adherence to best practices
- Define enterprise-wide SAC Planning design standards, development frameworks, and reusable solution patterns.
- Lead model optimization initiatives to improve planning performance, scalability, and maintainability.
- Design cross-functional planning solutions spanning Financial, Workforce, Sales, and Operational Planning.
- Conduct architecture reviews and ensure alignment with enterprise data, security, and analytics standards.
- Evaluate and recommend new SAC Planning capabilities and roadmap features for adoption.

1. Development & Delivery of SAC Components- Must Have

- Oversee and contribute to development of SAC Stories and input templates
- Lead design and build of visualization dashboards and analytical reports
- Drive backend and UI enhancements for global reporting solutions
- Ensure high performance and usability across SAC deliverables
- Lead development of SAC Analytic Applications using scripting and advanced user interaction capabilities.
- Design and implement planning workflows using SAC Calendar, Task Chains, and Process Management features.
- Establish development standards, coding guidelines, and peer review processes for SAC deliverables.
- Create reusable templates, widgets, and reporting components to accelerate solution delivery.
- Ensure accessibility, usability, and responsive design standards across all planning applications.
- Expertise in SAC Analytic Applications and JavaScript scripting.
- Strong experience with Advanced Formulas, Data Actions, Multi Actions, and Calendar Processes.

1. Advanced Calculations & Data Actions- Must Have

- Design and implement complex calculation logic within SAC models
- Lead development of Data Actions to automate planning processes
- Optimize performance and ensure accuracy across planning scenarios




- Establish development standards and conduct quality reviews
- Design and optimize Advanced Formula scripts for complex planning, allocation, and forecasting requirements.
- Develop Multi Actions to automate end-to-end planning and approval processes.
- Build driver-based planning, top-down and bottom-up forecasting models.
- Implement allocations, currency conversion, intercompany eliminations, and spreading logic.
- Conduct performance tuning of Data Actions, calculations, and planning models to minimize processing time.

1. Global Reporting & Enhancements- Must Have

- Manage and deliver global SAC report enhancements and changes
- Coordinate backend data model changes and UI updates
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions
- Drive continuous improvement across planning and reporting processes
- Lead planning and execution of global reporting releases and enhancement roadmaps.
- Standardize KPI definitions, calculations, and reporting frameworks across business functions.
- Drive self-service reporting capabilities and user adoption initiatives.
- Perform impact assessments for enhancement requests and define scalable implementation approaches.
- Ensure reporting consistency across regions, business units, and planning cycles.

1. Data Integration & Ecosystem Alignment– Good to Have

- Architect and oversee data integration from source systems using APIs and flat-file uploads
- Ensure data consistency, integrity, and governance across SAC environments
- Collaborate with upstream systems and integration teams to resolve issues
- Align SAC solutions with Waters’ enterprise data and analytics strategy
- Design integration architectures between SAC and SAP Datasphere, BW/4HANA, S/4HANA, and non-SAP systems.
- Lead data mapping, transformation, and validation activities across source systems.
- Define data quality controls, reconciliation processes, and governance standards.
- Support integration troubleshooting and performance optimization activities.
- Collaborate with enterprise data architects to align planning models with the organization's data strategy.

1. Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement– Good to Have





- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams
- Act as the primary point of contact for SAC Planning initiatives
- Partner with global stakeholders across IT, Finance, and Operations
- Lead solution discovery workshops and planning requirement gathering sessions with business stakeholders.
- Mentor and coach developers on SAC Planning best practices, advanced scripting, and solution design.
- Review technical designs, code, and deliverables to ensure quality and consistency.
- Drive estimation, sprint planning, release planning, and delivery governance activities.
- Act as escalation point for complex technical and functional issues across planning workstreams.
- Manage interactions with SAP product support for complex incidents and product enhancement requests.

Required Skills & Qualifications Must Have

- Extensive hands-on experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (Planning)
- Strong expertise in planning model design, hierarchies, and dimensions
- Proven experience in SAC Story development, dashboards, and reporting
- Advanced knowledge of Data Actions, calculations, and scripting in SAC
- Experience with data integration (APIs, flat files, ETL processes)
- Robust leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to deliver in a global, cross-functional environment

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications– Good to Have

- Experience in enterprise-wide planning and global reporting implementations
- Familiarity with SAP ecosystem (S/4HANA, BW, Datasphere, etc.)
- Exposure to financial and operational planning processes
- SAC Planning certification preferred
- Experience managing onshore/offshore delivery models
- Expertise in SAC Analytic Applications and JavaScript scripting.
- Strong experience with Advanced Formulas, Data Actions, Multi Actions, and Calendar Processes.
- Experience integrating SAC with SAP Datasphere, BW/4HANA, S/4HANA, SAP BPC, and SAP Integration Suite.
- Knowledge of Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies.
- Experience with planning architecture, forecasting methodologies, and financial modeling.
- Familiarity with transport management, release governance, and DevOps practices for SAC.
- Experience in global FP&A;, Sales Planning, Workforce Planning, and Supply Chain Planning solutions.

These additions position the role as a Lead SAC Planning Developer/Architect with ownership across solution architecture, development governance, planning innovation, integration strategy, and stakeholder leadership, rather than solely focusing on development activities.

📌 Data Platforms Lead Engineer (SAC-Planning) - BI & Reporting (Bengaluru)
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