Location
Hybrid – Clearwater Court, Reading

Hours
36 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary
Up to £75,000 per annum depending on experience

About the Role
As an SAC Planning Consultant, you will lead the design, development, and enhancement of advanced SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) planning solutions and dashboards. These business-critical tools enable data-driven decisions for the wider business and senior leadership. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to translate strategic objectives into effective SAC planning models, ensuring robust integration with SAP and non-SAP data sources. Acting as a subject matter expert, you will influence enterprise-wide adoption and drive innovation across the BI landscape.

Your responsibilities include leading the end-to-end development and execution of SAC Planning solutions aligned with strategic goals, engaging directly with business stakeholders including C-suite executives to deliver impactful planning and reporting solutions. You will design and build advanced SAC planning models, data actions, value driver trees, and workflows supporting financial and operational forecasting. As the main escalation point for SAC planning issues, you will ensure timely resolution and a seamless user experience.

You will implement effective data versioning and row-level security measures to meet governance and compliance needs, manage the SAC product backlog by prioritising and refining user stories, and participate in technical architecture and solution design discussions within BI and data engineering teams. Clear communication of complex SAC concepts to non-technical stakeholders, delivering training sessions and documentation to empower business users, and championing SAP Analytics Cloud across the business are key aspects of this role.

Staying up to date with SAC product updates, industry trends, and best practices, you will contribute to continuous improvement while working closely with the Data Engineering team and collaborating with other IT and digital workplace teams to support integration and operational excellence.

Benefits
Competitive salary up to £75,000 per annum depending on experience
26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 with length of service (plus bank holidays)
Performance-related pay plan linked to company performance measures and targets
Generous pension scheme through AON
Access to a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including annual health MOTs, physiotherapy, counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers, and life assurance

About Thames Water
We are the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, serving over 16 million customers. We are committed to building a better future for our customers, communities, people, and the planet. Thames Water offers meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and excellent benefits. Join us to make a daily difference while helping protect water resources for future generations.

Experience
- Extensive experience implementing and configuring SAP Analytics Cloud Planning solutions
- Deep understanding of financial planning, workforce planning, and driver-based planning methodologies
- Proficiency in data modelling, scripting, and analytics within the SAC platform
- Experience integrating SAC with SAP BW/4HANA, SAP Datasphere, and other enterprise data sources
- Proven track record leading SAC initiatives in Agile project environments with successful delivery of business-critical solutions
- Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively to senior stakeholders, including executive audiences
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive and detail-oriented mindset

About you
You are a motivated and skilled professional who thrives in a collaborative environment. You have excellent communication skills and enjoy working closely with stakeholders at all levels. You are proactive in staying current with industry trends and best practices and are passionate about driving innovation and continuous improvement in BI and planning solutions.

Qualifications
- SAP Analytics Cloud certification or equivalent SAP planning credentials (desirable)
- Experience integrating SAC with S/4HANA systems (desirable)
- Experience with SAC to Datasphere integration (desirable)
- Experience working in large-scale enterprise or regulated industries (desirable)
- Experience mentoring or training users on BI tools and dashboards (desirable)
- Familiarity with other BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau is a plus