D365 Manufacturing Systems Analyst

Location: St. Louis

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.
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Description:

The D365 Manufacturing Systems Analyst is the core contributor for the manufacturing aspects of our Microsoft ERP installations on a global scale.

The D365 Manufacturing Systems Analyst is responsible for the evaluation of new business requirements and the development of new solutions & services to meet those requirements. An integral part of this role is to design the standardization of processes & systems for all requirements that are part of the Manufacturing Systems domain, and to implement those standards and best practice across all platforms in a secure, effective, and scalable manner.

The D365 Manufacturing Systems Analyst’s role is highly collaborative, contributing to the systems design for their domain, working closely with Solution Analysts and the other domain Solution Architects to develop and implement the future business systems  role is a fundamental part of the company’s new ERP Center of Excellence (CoE) group.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):
* Analyze, research, plan, and design for the environment within the Manufacturing Systems domain ensuring that business needs are met, coordinating with the broad group of Architects to ensure an integrated, coherent approach to the entire systems design.
* Sustain the design standards for the domain ensuring that we reuse standard systems setup and processes, evaluate requests for modification working closely with Solutions Analysts and the CoE to approve, modify or reject changes.
* Work closely with our external vendors/partners to ensure that we optimize the technical landscape and that we are fully aware of external changes and developments that we need to work with to secure an ongoing robust landscape.
* Ensure that design processes are established and followed, and that the designs are appropriately documented, including comprehensive testing procedures.
* Would assist users in testing and adoption of process improvements working closely with Business Partners and Solutions Analysts.
* Assist as needed with corrective actions when system issues occur forming part of the Tier 3 support group.
* Assemble appropriate documentation to support process changes and where needed, create training aids or standard operating procedures.
* Provide project support where required for new implementations/rollouts.
* Provide support for continuous process improvements.
* Provide support to the systems architecture team when needed, especially regarding the installation of significant upgrades from our software solution suppliers.

Qualifications:

* Bachelor’s degree required in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.

Knowledge and Experience
* Must have 3+ years direct experience in design, configuration, and development for the Manufacturing Systems domain of Microsoft Finance & Operations in a multinational company.  

Experience with discrete, engineer-to-order manufacturing business processes shown below is preferred:
* Master Scheduling
* Production Planning
* Inventory Control
* Warehouse Management / Logistics
* Must have direct experience of the full ERP implementation cycle from initial needs analysis through rollout and stabilization.
* Must have direct experience of leveraging and integrating enterprise level systems, inclusive of ERP, Business Intelligence, and consolidation systems.
* Experience of leveraging SAAS based systems to deliver value.

Personal Attributes
* Excellent ability to collaborate and engage with IT leadership, business customers and external third parties.
* Strong commercial acumen to support the assessment of options and vendors.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills - ability to explain…