Senior Functional Analyst - Manufacturing

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.

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Primary purpose of the position:
The Senior Functional Analyst is responsible for leading efforts to analyze and define detailed specifications for business systems which map to business processes.  Performs as an expert at driving solution delivery by facilitating requirements analysis and design activities with the business to accurately determine future system requirements.  Ensures solutions are in alignment with the enterprise architecture blueprint, the solutions architecture and ensures that systems and application designs adhere to standards and policies. Ensures that all information technology investments are clearly aligned with the priorities of the business. Responsible for team guidance and delivery of complex, technical solutions to business needs.

Essential Responsible Areas:

• Leads efforts to elicit future systems requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis to analyze, design and implementation business solutions for complex business problems.
• Partner with business analysts and respective cross-functional business groups (e.g. Finance, HR, IT, etc...) to elicit functional and non-functional requirements
• Proactively communicates and collaborates with external and internal customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements and deliver the following artifacts as needed: (functional requirements (business requirements document), use cases, GUI, screen and interface designs).
• Takes a broad perspective to identify innovative business solutions that challenges the business on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their plans.
• Participate in defining the integration between proposed development projects and existing systems, software and hardware.
• Ensures that systems and application designs adhere to standards and reflect the architecture appropriately.
• Collaborates with other divisions IT leads as well as other stakeholders to align solution in support of the business’ tactical and strategic plans.  Aligns IT goals with business needs.
• Researches emerging technologies and recommend technologies that will increase cost effectiveness, improve flexibility or better support business requirements. 
• Work closely with third-party vendors including software providers, implementation partners, and consultants
• Understand existing and anticipated application functionality, including cloud-based offerings, that meet business demand. 
• Assist the team with user acceptance testing requirements for existing and new application systems and modules
• Partner with key strategic solutions partners for small and large scale engagements to help develop the vision of the technology service
• Manage the configuration, setup, and maintenance of application-related solutions
• Mentors other analysts on the team by providing guidance and hands-on solving of complex problems.

Position Requirement & Competencies

Professional & Education Qualification:

• Broad training in a related field usually acquired through college level education. Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience/training in relevant field preferred.
• 5 years minimum job related experience in manufacturing operations/IT/engineering.  5+ years development experience implementing solutions for complex systems supporting business processes.  3+ years of leadership.
• Experience in driving software and technology solutions in large, complex organizations.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams