Senior Application Analyst – SAP PPDS

Position Overview:

The Senior Application Analyst will work on software design, configurations, upgrades, and improvements. As the primary support contact for application end-users, the Senior Application Analyst will work to identify issues that arise in the Production Planning, Digital Manufacturing and Quality Management areas, as well as issues that impact other application teams, and work to resolve them. This role will guide workflow design, build, and test systems and analyze other technical issues associated with the lab operation and/or business software. The Senior Application Analyst supports the application or Project Manager and has responsibility for the scope, schedule, and quality of the software project in relation to the applications.

The Senior Application Analyst plays a critical role in managing and optimizing our Digital Manufacturing platform, primarily PPDS, Digital Manufacturing, Quality Management in SAP. This role is expected to have a high-level understanding of business processes, systems and integration methodologies. The Senior Application Analyst will have
an in-depth knowledge of PPDS, Digital manufacturing and Quality management SAP configuration surrounding Manufacturing capabilities. They will have a proven ability to lead and mentor a team of analysts, providing guidance and support. This role will require a strong focus on providing excellent support to end- users, as well as effective
communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams and external partners.

Position Responsibilities:

• Responsible for business systems design and configuration, and upgrades and improvements for low to medium complexity applications.
• Design and implement solutions to a wide range of difficult problems that are imaginative, thorough, and practical.
• Responsible for independent development and configuration of an assigned application.
• Identify issues that arise in the application area as well as issues that impact other application teams, and work to resolve them.
• Develop new processes and procedures to meet current challenges.
• Create and maintain system documentation.
• Lead the estimation of enhancement or support requests.
• Guide workflow design, configure and test system changes, and analyze technical issues.
• Liaise with business systems stakeholders and software vendor’s implementation staff to ensure alignment of business needs with the delivery of system changes.
• Develop an understanding of operational needs to set the direction for the organization’s workflows; proactively identify opportunities to improve business workflow with technology improvements.
• Participate in developing documentation and participate in training and work with end users.
• Troubleshoot problems and questions and provide regular updates on status to key business stakeholders.
• Serve as a subject matter expert of assigned applications.
• Provide end-user production support for issues entered into issue tracking systems.
• Review the status of projects and issues with project leadership.
• Assign or delegate configuration or other activities to other team members.
• Act as delegate for leadership regarding incident or problem resolution.
• Provide mentorship for other peers and take the lead to solving problems, even if outside of normal scope.
• Lead internal process design and documentation to drive continuous improvement for the IT department or team.
• Ability and willingness to take ownership of work activities and ensure that they are done in a timely, accurate, and efficient manner.
• Ability and willingness to recognize assignments or tasks that need to be completed, to seek out additional assignments or tasks, and to help others.
• Ability to communicate information clearly and concisely with project leadership, subject matter experts, and key stakeholders.
• Ability to persevere in difficult situations, overcome obstacles, and reach high levels of performance when faced with stressful work situations and time pressures.
• Ability and willingness to learn new software applications.
• Apply flexibility with respect to changing end-user business needs.
• Apply strong analytical skills, business intuition, and organizational ability.
• Apply strong problem-solving skills.
• Apply excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to operate in a cross-functional and complex matrix environment.
• Ability to be adaptable, open to change, able to work in ambiguous situations, and respond to new information or unexpected circumstances.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field as outlined in the essential duties; or High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) and 12 years of relevant experience as outlined in the essential duties in lieu of bachelor’s degree.
• 5+ years of experience developing or configuring technology solutions, either in an application analyst or project delivery role.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and apply industry best practices.
• Strong computer skills to include internet navigation and email usage.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• In-depth knowledge of PPDS, Digital Manufacturing and Quality Management design and configuration in SAP.
• In-depth knowledge of SAP MM/PP design and configuration.
• Experience leading teams of analysts and directing work of others.
• Understanding of integration points between PPDS, Digital Manufacturing and Quality modules of SAP.
• Experience leading complex projects and coordinating work amongst a cross-functional team.