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Got a job as a Buyer Planner in Dublin. Please help

  • 05-07-2013 10:09pm
    #1
    BlueSwim89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭


    Hi all,

    I am a recent graduate of UCD and I got a job as a Buyer Planner last week for a well known company in Dublin. My degree had nothing really to do with this career, but its something I have a keen interest in. The contract is only a 9 month one, but I want to give it my best shot.

    I am good enough with computers and can be very technical minded, but I will be working on SAP a great deal and maybe other systems( not sure about the other systems, could just be all SAP). My employer knows that I have no experience with SAP at all. She said that after a week of watching the other guys I will be more than set with it.


    Does anyone know what I need to know( as in beginners knowledge) before I go to the job? As in, is there any useful online SAP tutorials etc? Of course, there is training for the first week but I don't want to be totally green you know? Like I like to know the basics.:)


    Thanks in advance


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  • #2
    peasant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    SAP is a very compartmentalised programme with an insatiable appetite for input.

    As a regular worker bee you will be shown several sub-masks into which you have to enter data and a few more from which to draw information.
    You will never really see the big picture (that's for the higher pay grades) or fully understand what exactly happens in the background and how all the different levels of SAP interact exactly.

    On the one hand that is a bit frustrating but for a contract worker it also has its advantages. As you will only be dealing with a small sub-section of SAP, the few screens that you will have to deal with can be learned fairly quickly.

    It is difficult to recommend tutorials, as the look and functionality of SAP depends very much on how much the individual company is willing to spend on upgrades and support (this is how SAP make their money :D).

    Basic installations offer very little connectivity and you'll have to memorise the names of "your" different programmes to jump from one to the other whereas some installations offer links and shortcuts that make working with SAP almost a pleasure (almost :D)

    If at all possible, ensure that you get a PC screen that is big/wide enough to open two SAP windows simultaneously. That way you can have one output screen and your current input screen open at the same time (instead of switching back and forth) which makes the whole procedure a lot more effective.

    Good luck!


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