Although we're an apparel and footwear-focused company, technology is central to everything we do . Columbia Sportswear’s Digital Technology (CDT) group enables an IT infrastructure across four global brands, a global supply chain, and 500+ geographically dispersed stores . These teams support in-store, mobile, and data platforms to enhance customer interface and service in an ever-evolving industry.
The Business Systems Analyst – SAP & Cloud Analytics is a critical member of Columbia Sportswear’s Data & Analytics organization, supporting enterprise analytics across SAP and modern cloud platforms. This role works in close partnership with the Senior Data Engineer – BW and collaborates routinely with the Commercial , Supply Chain Databricks engineering team to deliver scalable, high‑impact analytics solutions.
The BSA plays a central role in continuous improvement, production support, and requirements analysis for widely used SAP‑based analytics assets, while also contributing to the evolution of analytics on Azure Databricks and Power BI. Acting as a bridge between business stakeholders and multiple engineering teams, this role ensures that work is well‑understood, prioritized, and delivers incremental business value.
This position is well‑suited for a technically inclined analyst or former developer who enjoys working across platforms, coordinating delivery, and growing into modern cloud‑based analytics while leveraging strong SAP ecosystem knowledge.
HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Continuous Improvement & Production Support
Triage, analyze, and manage incoming support tickets and enhancement requests, focusing on root cause understanding and business impact
Help ensure stability, usability, and performance of enterprise analytics used by Finance, Commercial, and Supply Chain teams
SAP Analytics & Domain Expertise
Explain SAP ECC / BW data structures, hierarchies, metrics, and business logic to support downstream data modeling and analytics
Cloud & Modern Analytics Collaboration
Work directly with the Commercial , Supply Chain Databricks engineering team to clarify requirements, validate data, and align SAP sourced analytics with cloud delivery patterns
Support analytics initiatives that span SAP BW, Databricks, and Power BI, ensuring consistency and clarity across platforms
Grow hands-on familiarity with Databricks, Azure Data Lake, and Power BI, contributing to analysis, validation, and backlog readiness
Requirements & Stakeholder Coordination
Engage with business stakeholders to gather, refine, and document analytics requirements, including metrics, logic, filters, and data validation needs
Translate business requests into clear, actionable requirements suitable for BW, Databricks, or Power BI delivery
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems , Computer Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.
