Sr. SAP Functional Analyst
Position Description
Sr. SAP Functional Analyst - Plan to Deliver
***Position Requires relocation toKansas City, MO or Columbia, SC; relocation will be covered***
THE ORGANIZATION
Pure Fishing (www.purefishing.com ) is a global family of quality fishing tackle brands, offering a broad range of products that meet or exceed the needs of today's anglers located in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Pure Fishing addresses the needs of anglers around the world with a strong portfolio of leading brands. These brands include Shakespeare Fishing Tackle, Penn, Abu Garcia, Berkley and many others. The company focuses on sport fishing and offers reels, lightweight graphite rods, soft baits, saltwater squids, flicker shads, cardinals and inshore rods for anglers. The company is headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina and is a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation of Rye, NY, a Fortune 500 company. Pure Fishing has earned a significant market share both in the US and internationally.
SCOPE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Conduct business process analyses, needs assessments, and preliminary cost/benefit analyses in an effort to align Information Technology solutions with Operations, focusing on Supply Chain Management systemic business processes and initiatives. Support global coworkers in Procure to Pay and Plan to Produce business flows, which emphasis on Procurement, Demand Planning/APO and Inventory Management. Secondary role of Production Planning preferred.
Primary Roles / Responsibilities:
- Conducts studies pertaining to the development of new information systems to meet current and projected business needs.
- Writes descriptions of user needs and program functions required to develop or modify systems.
- Analyzes user requirements, procedures, and problems to improve existing systems.
- Prepares functional, system, and program specifications
- Prepares project-phase plans and implementation schedules.
- Under general supervision, carries out broad and complex assignments requiring comprehensive knowledge in the field of specialization and of the organization in order to develop recommendations to change policies or procedures.
- May oversee the completion of projects including planning, assigning, monitoring and reviewing progress and accuracy of work, and evaluating results, etc.
- Responsible for accuracy, preparation and testing of data, both for initial implementation and ongoing project support.
- Responsible for working with the project teams to develop training plans.
- Possesses and applies comprehensive knowledge in the field of specialization.
- Creates valued partnership with functional business owners.
- Must be able to be hands-on while offering strategic direction to global functional organization.
- Configuration in SAP in the areas of MM, SCM/APO and IM.
- Some travel required in the US and abroad depending on projects.
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- 7-10 years experience with SAP configuration in the areas of Supply Chain Management (MM, IM, APO). Knowledge of PP preferred and how these areas integrate with Sales and Distribution and/or Warehouse management.
- APO Demand Planning implementation or maintenance. Knowledge of how APO Demand Planning and R/3 MRP intertwine especially in the area of sales forecast consumption.
- Experience training users on the functionality of MRP evaluation and Stock Requirements List.
- Working knowledge of Scheduling Agreements
- Project Management skills.
- Process Improvement and the ability to understand business challenges and have the ability to translate into solutions.
- Outstanding written and communications skills and the ability to develop strong relationships with the business and IT are essential. Should have excellent organizational skills attention to detail.
- Experience working hands-on with the business or a background in a business process area preferred.
PREFERRED ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Configuration of SAP Production Planning, Sales and Distribution, Accounts Payable or Quality Management
- Configuration of PLM
- SAP Kanban for replenishment of raw materials
- EDI experience with SPS Commerce/SAP or other market solutions
- Technical background with the ability to develop in ABAP
- Previous experience as an IT functional lead
- Consumer goods manufacturing background
- Ability to manage global initiatives
- Experience with supplier portals such as E2Open or other solutions
- Experience with customs compliance/FTZ solutions such as Questaweb
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
- Ability to work as a team player in a fast-paced environment while juggling multiple projects.
- Ability to discern priority and appropriately manage multiple parallel tasks.
- The desire to build solid partnerships with the business while at the same time keeping a global view of corporate strategy.
- Happy in an environment that requires a mix of technical and functional skills.
EDUCATION
A Bachelor's degree is required. A Project Management or APICS certification would be viewed favorably.
