Functional Specialist

Job Title: PLM - Functional Specialist/BOM

Job Type: Contract

Duration: 12 Months

Location: Aberdeen

PLM functional specialist required for a leading global Oil and Gas service company based in Aberdeen. The PLM Functional Specialist is required to provide functional/technical expertise in Product Structuring and Configuration, BOM Structuring and Strategy, and configuration/change management to support the transformation of PLM/PDM processes and tools.

Main Duties:

Co-lead the development of product structuring and configuration strategies and roadmaps- this involves defining and documenting the product structure, taxonomy, and partitioning details; and primary rules based configuration table by options, features, and/or corresponding values.

Analyse and documenting existing BOM structures and data to identify inefficiencies and developing better BOM/data structures and management approaches.

Document the variant conditions to the BOM Parts and BOM CAD data to drive configuration management,

Advise on best practice and develop/document Configuration and Change Management procedures and processes,

Define/Document the requirements- capturing and formalising goals and requirements for the future state system; and converting requirements into detailed functional specifications.

Support the implementation of the strategies, requirements and process/technology roadmaps.

Interface with PLM resources globally for synergies and best practices sharing/benchmarking.

Effectively communicate on regular basis vertically and horizontally in the organization above mentioned relevant PLM activities progress.

Coordinate and execute relevant user acceptance tests of the relevant modules within the PLM system
Key Skills:

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology (IT), or Computer Science from an accredited college or university

Experience in Product Structuring and Configuration, BOM Structuring and Strategy, and Configuration/Change Management

Strong background and functional experience in Engineering and/or Manufacturing functions.

Ability to work in cross functional team environment

Demonstrated work in Matrix Organizations

Must possess strong proficiency in MS Office 2010 package

Be willing to travel