Sr Analyst- Supply Chain Functional Process Owner

Milwaukee Tool•Milwaukee, MT

About The Position

The Sr Analyst- Supply Chain Functional Process Owner serves as the business partner to IT Solution Delivery, communicating system requirements and challenges raised by Supply Chain end users and working with IT to evaluate solutions. The role creates test plans, tests solutions, and delivers training on new functionality to business teams. It bridges IT Solution Delivery and Supply Chain functions in exploring Oracle functionality and testing quarterly upgrades. The role also communicates with stakeholders and project managers, drives change management across Supply Chain and Manufacturing teams, and trains employees in Supply Chain and impacted departments. The position supports functional process ownership for key responsibilities within an Oracle module or other critical system. It provides strategic oversight of Oracle and foundational systems, partners with IT on system performance and continuous improvements, gathers business requirements, and makes configuration and parameter-setting decisions aligned with business objectives. The role documents process flows, configurations, integrations, system design, and initial work instructions for new functionality or system onboarding. Responsibilities include creating and implementing test plans for quarterly releases and incremental functionality; conducting Oracle training for new hires and existing users; evaluating solution options for system gaps; adjusting scheduled job plans; identifying technologies and continuous-improvement opportunities; and driving alignment, testing, and implementation of major ERP configuration changes affecting Supply Chain and Manufacturing. The role also liaises with IT to resolve system issues and serves as a functional resource in partnership with business-specific SMEs. Periodic travel may be required, up to 25%.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain/Logistics, Operations Management, or Industrial Engineering, with 5 years of business experience; alternatively, equivalent years of directly related experience in a Lean/Continuous Improvement role.
Manufacturing industry experience in demand planning, supply planning, capacity planning, master scheduling, procurement, inventory control, or maintenance.
Understanding of ERP, WMS, or CMMS.
Facilitator, coaching, or project-participation exposure using problem-solving, process-development, and/or behavior-change methods and tools.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent project teams with time constraints.
Oral and written communication skills for presentations to all levels of customers and management.

Nice To Haves

Oracle EBS or Oracle Cloud experience.
CPIM certification.
Lean Six Sigma training.
Proficiency in project management tools or project management certification.
Experience with Lucid process-flow documentation.
Supply Planning or DRP experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Support a functional process owner for key responsibilities within an Oracle module or other critical system.
Oversee critical systems, including Oracle, partner with IT to ensure system performance, and drive continuous enhancements aligned with business objectives.
Engage business users to gather requirements and make system configuration and parameter-setting decisions.
Document process flows, configuration decisions, system integrations, and system design choices.
Create initial work instructions for new functionality or onboarding groups and employees to Oracle or another critical system.
Create and implement test plans for quarterly releases and incremental functionality.
Conduct Oracle training for new hires, roll out quarterly-release functionality to end users, and provide refresher training.
Work with IT Solution Delivery to evaluate solution options for gaps, test quarterly releases, adjust scheduled job plans, and identify technology and continuous-improvement opportunities.
Drive business alignment, testing, and implementation for large ERP configuration changes affecting Supply Chain and Manufacturing.
Liaise with IT to ensure system-related issues are addressed and resolved.
Serve as a system resource for functional groups and partner with business SMEs to support efficient system use.
Communicate requirements and challenges from Supply Chain end users to IT and communicate with stakeholders and project managers.
Drive change management across Supply Chain and Manufacturing teams.
Travel periodically, up to 25%, as required.