Title: SAP Order to Cash Sr Analyst
About Advanced Energy
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEIS), enables design breakthroughs and drives growth for leading semiconductor and industrial customers. Our precision power and control technologies, along with our applications know-how, inspire close partnerships and innovation in thin-film and industrial manufacturing. We are proud of our rich heritage, award-winning technologies, and we value the talents and contributions of all Advanced Energy's employees worldwide.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Sr. IT Business Applications Analyst enables the business’ efficient and effective use of the SAP S/4 environment. The analyst provides day-to-day support, ongoing process improvement, strategic system direction and implementation of new functionality. The Sr. Business Analyst is a liaison between business areas and the IT organization; sets customer expectations, communicates effectively with the business and technical teams and provides timely project status. The Sr. IT Business Applications Analyst also provides project management and mentoring.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Configure Order-to-Cash and/or Customer Service modules in SAP S/4 and other HANA business systems across multiple functional areas; defines business processes, improvements, system scope, and business objectives.
- Assist user community in analyzing and defining needs; solicit requirements and create detailed specifications from which programs will be written.
- Guide users in developing business cases for large-scale system and process solutions and present to executive management
- Manage own work and is responsible for the successful completion of work of other analysts on projects or as necessary to handle their business areas workload.
- Pursue continuous education in technical and functional skills that support the business across one or more areas.
- Manage a large project or multiple small to mid-sized projects. Support more junior analysts in the mangement of their projects.
- Responsible for the continual maintenance, improvement, reengineering and creation of business processes for a functional business area.
- Manage outsourced resources by assigning tasks, prioritizing work and managing to the budget.
- Provide strategic thinking across the enterprise, tying business needs to relevant technologies. Provides potential solutions to complement defined direction.
- Partner with the business to improve the use of enterprise systems.
- Anticipate the needs of Advanced Energy. Build system and process roadmaps.
- Provide quality solutions that are defined, designed and tested with quality in mind.
- Provide the business with the tools and data it needs to be successful and mentor more junior analysts in understanding what those tools and data need to be.
- With Management and team, define and improve internal processes.
- Together with Subject Matter Experts and Business Owners, develops and delivers quality training on systems and solutions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Works in a standard office environment utilizing standard office equipment.
- Works in team and individual environments.
- May work weekends when necessary.
- Overtime may be necessary.
- Up to 25% travel (more may be necessry for projects); domestic and international.
SKILLS:
- Experience/expertise in mapping business process; use of MS Visio or similar product
- Effective Communication with all levels of the organization.
- Build successful partnerships with Subject Matter Experts and Business Owners.
- Advanced problem solving with the ability to balance speed and risk.
- Demonstrated leadership and teamwork.
- Driven towards results.
- Solves important business problems through technical expertise.
- Maintains mastery of current technical knowledge and best practices.
- Establishes good give & take or win/win relationships.
- Involves stakeholders in defining the problem and best solution.
- Helps others embrace change by appropriately tailoring interpersonal approach and style.
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities.
- Ability to work in a fast paced, demanding environment.
EXPERIENCE:
Essential:
- 5+ years of configuration experience in SAP S/4; expert knowledge of multiple SAP modules.
- Business process knowledge in a manufacturing environment including: MRP, Purchasing, materials management, service sales and distributions functions, forecasting (IBP), and accounting knowledge
Desirable:
Experience with SAP Enterprise Data Warehouse
Experience with Global Trade System
Previous Advanced Energy or similar industry experience
EDUCATION:
Essential:
Bachelors degree in Business or Computer Information Systems, or equivalent education and/or experience
Desirable:
Coursework in ERP Systems and system analysis
PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification