Senior Analyst, Application Development and Maintenance

Cardinal Health•Dublin, OH

About The Position

What Application Development & Maintenance contributes to Cardinal Health Information Technology oversees the effective development, delivery, and operation of computing and information services. This function anticipates, plans, and delivers Information Technology solutions and strategies that enable operations and drive business value. Application Development & Maintenance performs configuration or coding to develop, enhance and sustain the organization's software systems in a cross-functional team environment through adherence to established design control processes and good engineering practices. This job family programs and configures end user applications, systems, databases and websites to achieve the organization's internal needs and externally-facing business needs. Application Development & Maintenance partners with business leaders, investigates user needs and conducts regular assessments, maintenance and enhancements of existing applications. This position will provide functional and technical support including development as it relates to the Kinaxis planning system application, data integration, and transformation, as well as other planning related processes and activities. Additional support includes project participation, coordination and development of enhancement requests, test definition and execution, user training, documentation and issue investigation and resolution. The individual in this role will work closely with the Planning IT team members as well as the Kinaxis COE, providing technical oversight and guidance.

Requirements

2-4 years of experience, preferred
Bachelor's degree in related field such as Industrial and Systems Engineering, or equivalent work experience, preferred
Ability to grasp complex issues, even in circumstances where there is incomplete or conflicting information, or conflicting views expressed by those involved
Ability to steer stakeholders towards a common goal and reach consensus, as well as arbitrate decisions
Excellent communication skills, oral and written
Ability to work autonomously in an international context
Applies working knowledge in the application of concepts, principles and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks
Works on projects of moderate scope and complexity
Identifies possible solutions to a variety of technical problems and takes action to resolve
Applies judgment within defined parameters
Receives general guidance and may receive more detailed instruction on new projects
Work reviewed for sound reasoning and accuracy

Nice To Haves

Classes in statistics, optimization, inventory planning and other related supply chain areas are a plus
Relational database and SQL skills a plus
Data analysis and scripting skills a plus

Responsibilities

Provide both run and build support as it relates to the Med Global Planning applications (Kinaxis/Talend/MDP).
Fully understand functional and technical capabilities of the Planning applications as well as needs of users and business processes.
Participate in project related work as required.
Represent Planning applications on project related work from both a functional and development perspective as required.
Build a strong working relationship with the Planning IT team members as well as the Kinaxis COE team members.
Gather requirements of end-user community for enhancements and work with team members to develop standard, harmonized requirements.
Manage issues, document, escalate as appropriate and ensure resolution.
Develop and implement Kinaxis and integration resources to support both project and run related enhancements.
Develop and deliver training for improvements/enhancements to the Kinaxis COE and team members as required.
Document test results and solutions and support CAH change management process as required.
Coordinate testing, data validation and planner data input with business users during system deployments.

Benefits

Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.
Medical, dental and vision coverage
Paid time off plan
Health savings account (HSA)
401k savings plan
Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Work-Life resources
Paid parental leave
Healthy lifestyle programs