IT Systems Analyst

Our client is a leading manufacturer of plastics that has operations on four continents. They are a family-owned business that has been in business for nearly a century. They have a great culture and like to promote people from within. With a strong compensation/benefits package this is a premier employer and a great opportunity.

Position Summary:

The Systems IT Analyst is responsible for driving systems and business process improvements. As a project lead and primary contributor, you will translate business requirements into technical specifications, maintaining business relationships and driving standard processes on a global basis. The IT SA must possess a strong technical acumen and the communication skills required to speak with technical and non-technical team members.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains project documentation such as project plans, status reports, budgets and manages and tracks project activities, milestones and schedules.
• Translates business requirements, produces feasibility reports, designs solutions to improve productivity and efficiency and participates in cost-benefit analyses to assess project ROI.
• Interacts with business and technical resources to track project progress, identify risks, communicate risks and status, and assess potential impacts to the business.
• Develops solutions that enable global consistency and standardization and facilitates exceptional performance.
• Manages requirement changes.
• Develops use cases as a key communication tool between the Business and Technical teams.
• Documents current & future state assessments.
• Creates and maintains functional models, process flows, and wireframe diagrams.
• Develops technical report specifications based on functional business requirements in partnership with Application Lead, development team and business stakeholders.
• Performs report support and development based on technical specifications.
• Develops test plans in conjunction with technical specifications and business requirements, assists in Quality Assurance process and training, and submits approved changes to production.
• Ensures reporting development standards required for best practices and future upgrades are adhered to and properly documented.
• Ensures projects are completed according to product specifications, project plans and are properly documented.
• Provides timely support and updates on assigned Service Issues, Requests, goals and objectives.
• Builds and maintains effective and cohesive relationships with all internal and external customers to include timely and professional responses in all forms of communication.
• Stays abreast of technological advancements and presents strategic initiatives for growth and improvements.
• Consistently and effectively communicates issues, status, and work priorities within the IT Organization.
• Works in partnership with IT Leadership to provide the best coverage for all locations.
• Monitors and improves resource effectiveness and efficiency to optimize the department’s processes and services to the organization.
• Contributes on a tangible level to the organization’s success by meeting personal, team and company goals.

Requirements:

• B.S. in Computer Science, Business Management or related filed is required. An M.B.A. or Masters is preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience working in a manufacturing company doing process manufacturing with multiple manufacturing sites.
• Minimum of two years of experience working with Oracle EBS or equivalent ERP System.
• Two years of experience working with application development, change management, version control and configuration management.
• Experience developing, executing and automating SQL statements for data extracts, analysis and manipulation.
• Proficient with Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and project.
• Functional use of SQL Developer, Toad and or Microsoft Developer.
• Project Management Certification and ITIL Certification is a plus.