SAP Business Analyst - Manufacturing, Quality & Plant Maintenance

To be the leading producer of glass bottles and jars worldwide you need passion, commitment and innovation baked into the very fabric of a business and its people. For more than 120 years, our glass makers have honed their craft—channeling their creativity into more than 1,800 patents held today. When you join O-I you become part of that story.

O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. We are dedicated to make what matters to shape a healthier, more sustainable and more exciting world. We transform the industry to make glass more relevant and more accessible to more people.

With nearly 19,000 employees and an unparalleled footprint spanning almost 64 plants in 18 countries, O-I is a truly global maker of glass packaging.

The Global SAP IT Senior Analyst will play a key role in supporting and enhancing Supply Chain Execution processes across the EU region, with a primary focus on Manufacturing, Plant Maintenance, and Quality. You will act as a functional and technical expert, ensuring the stability and continuous improvement of SAP and Limble solutions, as well as supporting the introduction of future tools in this area.

In this hands-on role, you will work closely with business and IT stakeholders to translate business needs into effective system solutions, contributing to the full lifecycle - from requirements gathering and design through testing, deployment, and ongoing support. You will be part of a global IT team, with a strong focus on delivering value to EU operations and driving meaningful improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide SAP and Limble application support for Manufacturing, Quality, and Plant Maintenance processes in the EU region
• Act as a functional and technical SME, ensuring alignment between business needs and system solutions
• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements in collaboration with IT and stakeholders
• Translate requirements into functional specifications and support development teams
• Define and support testing activities, including UAT and validation
• Participate in design reviews and ensure solution quality and compliance
• Troubleshoot issues and support incident resolution, acting as escalation point
• Lead small to medium system improvement projects and coordinate deployments
• Support system documentation, procedures, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensure SLA adherence and effective communication with business users

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• Seven years of experience in IT supporting business enabled processes in Supply Chain execution (Manufacturing, Quality and Plant Maintenance)
• Ability to develop product requirements based on input gathered from a variety of sources including analysis of results and feedback from the user community
• Ability to develop test conditions and expected results based on the application requirements
• Ability to document and communicate progress against plans, taking corrective action as necessary
• Ability to identify, clarify, and resolve issues and risks, escalating them as needed
• Strong interpersonal and customer relationship skills
• Demonstrated leadership and problem solving skills
• Experienced in SAP Manufacturing and SAP Quality
• Experienced in Plant maintenance tools and its integration with SAP
• Customer centric approach and attitude
• Experience with Service Now a plus

Reports to Manager, Application Delivery (Manufacturing & Logistics)

Travel requirements: 5 - 10%

We offer:

• Remote work model
• Flexible working hours
• Private medical care including dental care
• Life insurance
• Multisport card
• Social fund (e.g. vacation allowance, Christmas allowance)
• Employee referral program

If you are  passionate, innovative, culturally open, curious and collaborative, we’d like to hear from you. Please apply now or for a confidential conversation please email Katarzyna Toporek [email protected] 

O-I is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that attracts and embraces the brightest minds and creates a culture that welcomes a diversity of ideas and perspectives while encouraging growth and rewarding performance.