Configuration Data Analyst

Company Overview

When you feel connected to your work, you feel more engaged. At Haworth, you can pursue a career that offers you ample opportunity to build your portfolio and expand your skillset in an exciting and inclusive environment. Join a company that values innovation, inspiration, and you!

 

HAWORTH is a global leader in office furniture and architectural interiors. As a valued member of our team, you can make your mark on the world and reach your full potential within a culture of connectivity.

 

Why Haworth? Find out here!

 

• 4 weeks paid time off and an option to purchase an additional week
• Priority Health Insurance
• Newly renovated on-site gym open 24 hours
• 401k Benefit -  If you contribute 6% of your annual salary, Haworth will contribute up to 7%
• Annual bonus programs
• Company provided Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability & Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement program
• 4 hours of paid volunteer time off
• Zero waste to landfill company which provides personal on-site recycling drop-off

Job Overview

We are currently looking for a Configuration Data Analyst to join our team in Holland. We are open to hiring an entry level or experienced data analyst who can work out of any of our Michigan locations, Holland, Big Rapids or Ludington.

 

As a Configuration Data Analyst, you will:

 

Ensures successful data structure and configuration of product and associated data through consistent application of policies, procedures, training, and quality standards.  Develops and promotes data and process standards and applies knowledge of integrated systems to optimize and implement effective data flow to support business requirements. Maintains and contributes broad knowledge of product, technology, software and/or systems to provide analysis for development of key performance metrics, identification of continuous improvement opportunities, and tracking thereof.  Provides leadership and project management for implementations and improvements to products and processes. This role will be project based, helping with our Remedy Force tickets, maintenance of business modeling and tailored solutions modeling. This position will allow someone to get to understand Haworth product and processes through the bill of materials and variant configuration within SAP. This position can span across multiple modules within SAP (VC and MM), thus exposing someone to multiple functional areas.

Job Responsibilities

• Develops and uses diverse and thorough understanding of integrated computer systems to configure data and implement processes for ordering and manufacturing systems.
• Creates more complex configuration rules and related information to support product configuration data sets, as well as Bills of Material (BOMs) and routings.
• Utilizes knowledge of product requirements and configuration programming to create and maintain product models to validate and price sales order items and/or configure BOMs and manufacturing routings.
• Develops and implements testing strategies to confirm configuration of product models to match both product intent and marketing documentation.
• Creates Change Orders to document, communicate, and drive proper workload of data changes throughout organization and, ultimately, applicable data management systems, to support New Product Introduction (NPI) and Maintenance of Business (MOB), through product, BOM, and process routings introductions and changes.
• Devises, coordinates, and conducts continuous improvement and other mass-data cleansing activities.  Identifies opportunities for standardization of process to eliminate errors and inconsistencies.
• Creates and documents methodologies and standards related to use of integrated systems and setup of data in these systems.  Creates and presents training and reference materials for data setup and systems to efficiently, consistently, and accurately customize product.
• Utilizes project management skills to manage projects for product improvements or process changes or to contribute to management of elements of project, including completing status updates, planning resource requirements, managing risks, and recommending effectively solutions to allow project to be completed on time and within budget. 
• Provides functional direction over technical staff on specific assignments to delegate tasks or level-loading of work load across department members.
• Collaborates with Information Services (IS) with necessary system improvements to develop Functional Designs (FDs) and testing.
• Provides training of key departmental and data modeling processes to ensure consistency in process and results a