IT Functional Analyst - Supply Chain

Dorman Products•Hatfield Township, PA

5d•$92,700 - $138,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Functional Analyst – Supply Chain is responsible for working between business stakeholders and IT to ensure the proper design, configuration, and ongoing support of Dorman’s supply chain systems, including SAP, GEP and other current and future systems. This role partners closely with Supply Chain, Operations, Procurement, and Planning teams to optimize end‑to‑end material flow, demand/supply planning, inventory management, and logistics processes. This is a hybrid role in our corporate headquarters in suburban Philadelphia (Colmar, PA) with the expectation to be onsite two to three days per week.

Requirements

Passion and curiosity.
Self-driven and proactive.
Exceptional people and communication skills.
Strong teamwork, problem solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.
Full-lifecycle experience implementing ERP systems and/or supply chain planning solutions
Hands-on experience with at least one of the following SAP supply chain modules: MM (Materials Management), PP (Production Planning / MRP), LE (Logistics Execution), WM or EWM (Warehouse Management)
Experience supporting or integrating with a supply chain planning solution (e.g., SAP APO/IBP, Kinaxis, o9, Blue Yonder, etc.).
Strong understanding of supply chain business processes including procurement, MRP, inventory, and logistics.
Experience with IDocs, EDI, or other integration technologies relevant to supply chain transactions (e.g., ASN/856, purchase orders/850, inventory feeds).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to present to business stakeholders.
Solid understanding of SAP SDLC practices, including change management and transport management.
Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Supply Chain Management, or related discipline; OR 5–10 years of equivalent experience.
Minimum 5 years of SAP functional/technical analysis experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with advanced planning tools (APO, IBP, Kinaxis, o9).
Experience with Business Intelligence and reporting tools (Qlik, Business Objects, Power BI) and data warehousing concepts.
Exposure to Agile delivery methodologies.
Background in Master Data Management or supply chain reporting/BI tools.

Responsibilities

Lead and facilitate workshops and discussions to elicit, analyze, and document detailed business requirements related to supply chain planning, execution, and master data management.
Conduct thorough as-is and to-be process analysis, documenting current state and designing optimized future state processes leveraging industry best practices and SAP functionalities.
Develop comprehensive functional specifications and Business Requirements Documentation (BRD) that serve as the blueprint for technical development and configuration.
Identify opportunities to optimize supply chain workflows, improve system reliability, and reduce manual work.
Collaborate with business and IT teams to design and enhance SAP and integrated supply chain solutions.
Participate in and/or lead cross‑functional initiatives involving planning systems, warehouse operations, transportation, and material flow.
Own assigned SAP and supply chain integrations from a functional/technical perspective (e.g., IDocs, APIs, EDI transactions, planning system interfaces).
Partner with business users to ensure SAP and related solutions support daily supply chain operations effectively and efficiently.
Collaborate with Solution Architects, Technical Architects, QA, developers, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into detailed functional specifications.
Adhere to IT best practices and ensure solution designs align with global template principles where applicable.
Create clear functional design documents for development, enhancements, interfaces, and reports.
Conduct configuration, unit testing, and support for supply chain modules.
Work closely with QA to ensure test scripts and test cycles fully validate business requirements.
Understand and manage master data elements critical to supply chain processes (material master, BOMs, routing, vendors, source lists, purchasing info records, MRP parameters).
Evaluate and propose new solutions to support future business requirements.
Provide Level 3 production support across supply chain modules and integrated systems.
Collaborate with AMS partners on day‑to‑day support and incident resolution as needed.