System Analyst Manufacturing & Planning

System Analyst Manufacturing & Planning

As a System Analyst you are a key player within the IT and Business Organization for continuous improvement in the competence area of Shop Floor Control & Production Planning

Job Mission
Be the linking pin between the clients Business (Manufacturing & Logistics), the IT organization and the outsourcing partners. Assess, change and refine business processes and related information systems to continuously increase their effectiveness and make sure that they are properly aligned with the company's strategic direction.

Job Description
The System Analyst acts as a first IT contact for Business key players and Business process owners in the clients organization.
As an Analyst you assess, change and refine business processes and related information systems to continuously increase their effectiveness and ensure they are properly aligned with the company's strategic direction.
You challenge the business requirements & processes in order to realize a fit in standard IT solutions instead of custom build solutions.
You are responsible for the translation of the business requirements into the right functional IT specifications and IT solution direction.
You are the link between the clients Manufacturing & Logistics organization, the IT organization and the outsourcing partners.

Education
Bachelor's or master's degree in Information Technology or Business Administration with proven experience in complex Shop Floor Control & Planning processes

Experience
At least three to five years experience with production execution and production planning processes in a discrete manufacturing industry (complex products, low volumes).
Ability to document processes ("as is" & "to be") and to assist development of business case transition (incl. a breakdown of the IT cost).
Ability to document, validate, challenge business requirements and translate them into functional IT specifications. And select the correct solution (direction) corresponding these functional specifications.
Detailed knowledge of IT systems supporting Shop Floor Control
Pro-active personality who can deal with resistance;
A demonstrated ability to perform in high-pressure environments;
Well-developed consultancy skills with a strong go-getter mentality;
Motivated and enthusiastic team player;
Flexibility, adapt to company culture and individual's behavior;
Excellent communication skills;
Ability to create and maintain a large trusted network on all levels of the organization;
Fluent in Dutch and English language.

Key project: Detail Planning with Quintiq

Deliverables:
Specification of all items that are not covered in Quintiq, like:
- Interfacing from/to SAP-ECC, SAP-ME, etc. à to/from Quintiq, via SAP-MII and/or Tibco;
- Solution specification how to manage skills of resource;
- Required changes to existing systems, like Tool management (partly covered in SAP-PM + SAP-MM), Learning Management System, Time registration system, etc.
- Specification of required reports

Create test scripts, provide test data;
Integration test, Preparation of User Acceptance Test;

The holder of this position will work as a team member in this Business/IT improvement project.
In this role you are responsible for the translation of the business requirements into IT specifications. This will include writing Functional Designs, Test script and/or review & approve documents created by outsourcing partners.Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.