Sourcing Business Process Analyst

Sourcing Business Process 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 Sourcing Business Process Analyst serves as the primary liaison between GCM, IT, and Supply Chain functions in the design of business information systems, incorporating new updates to ERP systems (SAP/Oracle) to improve company workflow, production, efficiency and effectiveness. In addition to developing and implementing price, Lead Time, processes, procedures, and other supporting business infrastructure, the analyst provides day-to-day support, ongoing process improvement and implementation of new functionality.

Responsibilities

• Analysis and Solution Definition:

  • Update the Vendor Master, Purchasing Info Records, Source List, and Quota Arrangement data as directed from the GCM.
  • Identifies system strengths and weaknesses and suggests areas of improvement.
  • Combines a strategy of promoting business innovation with major business process improvements.
  • Analyzes work samples and methods; measuring work performance; workflow, and work methods; developing new procedures.
  • Understand the various dataset tables in SAP and how they interact with each other for speed and problem solving.
  • Assists user community in analyzing and defining needs; creates detailed specifications from which programs will be written.
  • Reviews and edits requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to proposed solution.
  • Responsible for analyzing impact of issues/solutions on other areas of the company.
  • Develops functional specifications and system design specifications.

• Technical Recommendation and Testing:

  • Oversees testing and implementation of new functionality that affects business software applications including the ERP and PLM master data.
  • Ensures issues are identified, tracked, reported and resolved in a timely manner.
  • Works with affected personnel to identify required changes and communicates necessary changes to development.
  • Communicates needed changes to development team.

• Other responsibilities:

  • Architects and designs change management business processes and workflows and integrates and aligns these with the capabilities of PLM and ERP Business System modules.
  • Works with IT to provide input and technical expertise for development and support of PLM and ERP systems.
  • Performs work as assigned by supervisor.
  • Performs work in accordance with defined business processes and with the strategic direction of the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or computer information systems, or equivalent education and/or experience.
• Minimum of two years of production planning, material management or configuration management experience in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of two years experience working with ERP systems, preferably SAP.
  

Process Management:

• Independently manage tasks from planning through completion.
• Build relationships with and influence a diverse range of coworkers.
• Provide leadership among key contributors without benefit of direct line authority.
• Demonstrate experience performing business process mapping and coordination of activities necessary to implement cross functional solutions of the different teams.
• Manage multiple priorities and tasks.
• Solve problems efficiently and effectively.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Work in a team environment.

Technical:

•  Understanding of relational databases.
• Understanding of ERP systems, SAP experience preferred.
• Knowledge of software programs (e.g., MS Office, SAP, Power BI, Adobe Acrobat).
• Knowledge of industry standards relevant to ECO's, e.g BOM structure
• Ability to gather and organize information from various sources and individuals.
• Ability to quickly grasp advanced technological concepts and translate them for appropriate audiences, including a highly technical audience

As part of our total rewards philosophy, we believe in offering and maintaining competitive compensation and benefits programs for our employees in order to attract and retain a talented, highly engaged workforce. Our compensation programs are focused on equitable, fair pay practices including market-based base pay, an annual pay-for-performance incentive plan, we offer a strong benefits package in each of the countries in which we operate.

Advanced Energy is committed to diversity in its workforce including Equal Employment Opportunity for Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.

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