Business Systems Manager

Every day, MTI Motion associates around the world set the future in motion by solving our customers’ most vexing motion-control challenges. Serving various industries including commercial aerospace, defense, oil and gas, and transportation, MTI Motion designs and manufactures an innovative portfolio of custom, precision motion-control products and solutions, including high-performance motors, drives and controllers, as well as windings, gears and ball screws.

 

We’re committed to promoting a collaborative team environment that focuses on accountability, honesty, and integrity to ensure customer satisfaction. We take pride in the work we perform and are committed to continuous improvement. In addition to offering a competitive benefits package, we strive to offer our employees opportunities to achieve career advancement.

 

MTI Motion is a wholly owned operating company within the Steel Partners (NYSE: SPLP) family of companies and is headquartered in Pleasant Prairie, WI, with facilities worldwide.

 

POSITION OVERVIEW

This position will report to the Chief Financial Officer and lead the MTI Business Systems team as well as be a critical member of the overall IT organization. The position is expected to provide daily support for the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution, enhancement projects and lean initiatives related to our core enterprise application systems. The role requires a strong functional knowledge of functional modules, particularly in order management, AR, AP, GL, procurement, shipping, operations etc. The role will also be responsible for supporting multiple 3rd party and custom applications in addition to the ERP system.

 

 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Manage, configure, enhance, maintain, and document company databases, primarily utilizing MS SQL server.
• Lead company-wide project to enhance and update the data within the ERP production system to provide the business with improved visibility to product costs.
• Provide daily support for ERP production system, enhancement projects and lean initiatives.
• Provide daily support for 3rd party applications/integrations and custom applications used in MTI.
• Facilitate business and systems analysis discussions and translate findings into clearly defined business requirements document/ functional design document.
• Work with the development team onsite/offshore model in reviewing the Technical Design, validating that the development deliverables to the design.
• Create test scripts needed to validate the functional design for a flawless delivery.
• Participate in system integration testing and user acceptance testing with the business users to ensure a high-quality delivery.
• Work with business users to present, create, and coordinate the delivery of application (ERP) solutions.
• Maintain knowledge of current and future functionality and capabilities around core business applications.
• Provide in-depth functional solutions to business leaders and IT management that ensures development and configuration of efficient application systems in accordance with established standards, procedures, and methodologies.
• Manage IT internal and external audit requests and Sox requirements.
• Support corporate decisions, guidance, laws, regulations, and policy in the development of new solutions.

Qualifications

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS & PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 7-10+ years of mid to large scale ERP experience as an application solution architect, business analyst, functional lead, or manager.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in configuring and supporting mid to large scale ERPs such as Sage X3, Microsoft Dynamics, Epicor, M2M, Infor, NetSuite, or similar.
• Strong hands-on experience in designing, guiding development, testing, and deploying reports, interfaces, customizations, extensions and workflows to address custom business needs.
• Ability to create database queries to provide information when standard reports are not available.
• Experience with several of the following systems and technologies:
  • Master Data Management (MDM)
  • Material Requirement Planning (MRP)
  • SQL Server: Management, Reporting & Analysis Services
  • Busine