Senior ERP Business Analyst, Manufacturing & Planning

Senior ERP Business Analyst, Manufacturing & Planning

Starting Base Salary Range of $130,000 to $150,000 (DOE)

For over 100 years, we’ve manufactured high-quality products right here in the USA. We still operate out of our Oregon-based factory to this day, producing innovative, battle-proven optics for the world's most relentless hunters, shooters, law enforcement officers, and military personnel. We design, build, and test our best-in-class products with a single-minded focus - to make sure they’ll perform forever.

 At Leupold and Stevens we are American to the Core, and passionate about what we do.  Product excellence and uncompromising quality are our top priorities and this passion for innovation and quality is apparent not only in our world class optical products, but in the systems and processes that support our daily operations. With that in mind, we have an exciting opportunity for a business systems analyst to provide project and production support for our ERP, planning, supply chain & manufacturing systems. Do you consider yourself a subject matter expert on ERP? Are you confident in leading business processes & IT systems solution discussions in a manufacturing environment? If so, then this may be the perfect role for you.

To be successful in this role you’ll need to:

• Be the go-to IT business analyst for our Business Applications focusing on Manufacturing, Planning, Quality and Inventory.   We use Oracle E-Business Suite as main ERP along with other 3rd party solutions (e.g. Logility for Planning) and other extensions
• Lead system solution discussions with business operations and development teams to bridge the gap between operational needs and technical solutions
• Show expert knowledge of the systems development lifecycle (SDLC), including developing and delivering detailed requirements documentation, process flow diagrams, and testing plans to development teams
• Enable data driven decisions through SQL knowledge of the Oracle E-Business Suite data model
• Design & implement development solutions for Oracle E-Business suite utilizing tools such as SQL, PL/SQL & Power BI

And our benefits package is amazing:

• affordable health and dental insurance
• a strong commitment to training and professional development including an internal skills development program for all manufacturing team members
• a generous tuition reimbursement program
• company contributions up to 8% of base pay into a 401K retirement account
• profit sharing
• and product discounts to name a few

What You’ll Be Doing as a Senior ERP Business Analyst, Manufacturing & Planning:

• Leveraging your expert knowledge in supporting full lifecycle of projects through the IT Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC) including IT planning, defining functional and technical specifications, and SDLC management
• Supporting Requirements Development by:
• • Conducting interviews and facilitating workshops to elicit business requirements.  This position will be mainly working with Engineers, Manufacturing (components, assemblies and quality) teams, Planning and Procurement teams, and cost accounting team
  • Researching, analyzing, modeling and organizing information for developing requirements
  • Decomposing high-level information and abstracting up from low-level information and to distinguish solution ideas from business needs
  • Facilitating requirements validation sessions and presenting findings to client management and other stakeholders
  • Collaborating to resolve requirements conflicts between stakeholders
  • Researching, documenting, and validating current and future state processes and designs (functional and technical)
  • Helping to define best approaches, alternatives, and decision frameworks for alternative business solutions analyses

Skills/Experiences Needed as a Senior ERP Business Analyst, Manufacturing & Planning:

• Bachelor’s Degree in MIS, CS, Business Operations, or a relevant field with a minimum of 10 years of demonstrated SDLC experience with full lifecycle IT projects, including waterfall and agile projects
• Minimum 5+ Years hands on experience with ERP systems in a discrete manufacturing environment
• Direct, hands-on fundamental understanding of key operational concepts in a MFG environment such as:
• • Multi-level Bills of Materials (BOMs)
  • Routers
  • Product Information Management (PIM)
  • Knowledge of constraint-based planning approaches
  • Demand and Inventory Planning
  • Manufacturing Execution, and associated quality, cost accounting and material handling
• Experience managing software vendor service requests & production support issue escalation
• Advanced knowledge of Visio, Excel, SharePoint, and Microsoft O365 tools

• • Preferred Skills:
  • • Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) ERP, preferably with BOM, PIM, WIP & Inventory/WMS modules
    • Experience with Demand, Inventory and Supply Planning software such as Logility, Kinaxis or Oracle ASCP
    • Oracle SQL & PL/SQL in an E-Business Suite environment
    • Microsoft Power BI reporting
    • Experience with Integration tools such as Jitterbit, Mulesoft, Boomi, or other similar technologies
    • Jira & Confluence for service desk, issue, and project management
    • APICS, CPIM, PMP, ITIL or other relevant certifications are a strong plus

Work Environment for a Senior ERP Business Analyst, Manufacturing & Planning:

Work is performed in a standard office environment with regular exposure to the manufacturing environment; may be required to lift/move computer equipment (~25 lbs.).

For details on positions and to apply, go to:

www.leupold.com/careers

Leupold & Stevens, Inc.

14400 NW Greenbrier Parkway

Beaverton, Oregon 97006

* A core business objective at Leupold & Stevens is to maintain a workplace in which each employee can achieve their full potential.  The company was founded on the principle of giving customers and our team members ‘A Square Deal’; to us, this means advocating for the employment opportunities and advancements of all individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. We resolutely believe all aspects and privileges of employment should be determined by skills and behaviors, not personal identities. We also post the federally required “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” notice for all employees and applicants.

* With our commitment to make our application process and workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities, we will provide reasonable accommodations upon request, for an individual applicant to participate in the job application process.  To request an accommodation to the application process, please send an email to 

HRDept@Leupold.com

* Leupold + Stevens, Inc. is a drug free workplace.  All final candidates must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

* Leupold + Stevens, Inc. complies with all applicable FAR & DFAR regulations.

* We hire U.S. citizens and persons lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. All new employees must complete an INS Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9). Positions may require a deemed export control license for compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Placement is contingent on Leupold + Stevens, Inc.’s ability to apply for and obtain an export control license on your behalf.