Job Description

Position Overview
Experienced Information Systems (IS) Production Planning (PP) and Quality Management (QM) Functional Senior Analyst who is:

• Proficient in the implementation, design, configuration, support and upgrade of SAP, specifically the FI, CO and Project Systems (PS) modules, and other associated business applications
• Responsible for gathering and organizing business requirements, analyzing data requirements, performing systems analysis and design activities, and supporting system development, testing, and delivery efforts
• Responsible for supporting all phases of the system development life-cycle process for SAP and other associated business applications

Applicants must have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and prior experience with delivery of SAP applications. Applicants must have strong project execution experience following project management standards.

Country
India
Function
Information Technology
Company Overview
Westlake is a global manufacturer and supplier of materials and innovative products that enhance life every day. Headquartered in Houston, with operations in Asia, Europe and North America, we provide the building blocks for vital solutions — from housing and construction, to packaging and healthcare, to automotive and consumer. Westlake Epoxy, a part of the Westlake Family, is a global leading producer of specialty resins, coatings and composites for a variety of industries, including high growth and more sustainable end-uses such as wind turbine blades, light weight automotive structural components and future generations of aerospace composite materials. You will become part of a robust high-performance team, supported, developed and inspired to achieve your personal best. The health and safety of our employees and communities, and the vigilant stewardship of the environment and sustainability are of utmost importance and at the forefront of everything we do.
Company Distinction
This exciting opportunity is part of Westlake Epoxy
Job Responsibilities
Project Responsibilities

• Modifies and/or enhances SAP following an established project management methodology
• Define interface requirements, and work with system vendors on external systems interfacing with SAP
• Define project scope and objectives
• Develop detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and review project deliverables
• Conduct project meetings and provide project tracking and analysis
• Facilitate and lead analysis and design sessions with functional users and business managers to document procedures and to gather functional requirements
• Create/review and QA functional designs and specifications for configuration, application security, reports, data conversions and interfaces
• Coordinate quality assurance efforts by creating and executing unit, string, integration and user acceptance test plans
• Ensure training materials and user skills are current and coordinate necessary user training
• Coordinate project cutover, go-live and support

Support Responsibilities

• Research and resolve SAP help desk incidents in compliance with the Business Unit and IS Management service level agreements
• Monitor daily jobs and work with the required teams (IT Infrastructure, SAP Basis, ABAP, etc.) for Root Cause Analysis (RCA), fixes, recovery and/or escalation as appropriate
• Monitor operation of critical business processes
• Review and test software updates
• Perform annual disaster recovery testing

Minimum Qualifications

• Possess SAP functional competencies in the Production Planning (PP) and Quality Management (QM) modules for Forecast to Plan (F2P), Plan to Produce (P2P), and Inspect to Quality (I2Q) processes for Westlake’s Process and Discrete Manufacturing Sites
• Thorough understanding of SAP implementation methodologies and configuration methods
• Approves, oversees and performs standard configuration and custom changes to business systems
• Experience with PP-QM Master Data: Material Master, Bill of Material, Resource, Work Center, Routing, Master Recipe, Production Version
• Expertise with Physical Inventory; Capacity Planning; Repetitive Manufacturing; Production Orders; Process Orders; and Quality Notifications
• Working experience with third party software applications that interface to SAP including Planning Systems (e.g., Arkieva and AspenTech SCM and Quality Management LIMS Systems (e.g., SampleManager) are a major plus
• Experience with and an understanding of the SAP PPQM modules integration points with the Sales and Distribution (SD), Materials Management (MM), Financial and Controlling (FICO) and Project System (PS) modules
• Strong Project Management and leadership skills
• Ability to work independently, as a member of a team, or as team lead
• Strong understanding of application support principles and practices with a focus on customer service
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, science, engineering or related discipline and/or 10 years equivalent work experience
• 7 or more years of hands-on SAP configuration and implementation experience
• Current hands-on configuration experience with SAP version SAP ECC 6.0, Enhancement Pack 8 or greater; SAP S/4 HANA experience is a plus
• Experience integrating SAP with other enterprise applications
• Experience leading multiple major projects is a plus for this candidate
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Participation in mergers, acquisitions or divesture activities a plus
• Physical and mental demands can be found at the local facility. Contact the EHS&S representative for more information.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate as normally based in an office. Some of the work may be required in the operating units which can require usage of required PPE including safety glasses, hearing protection, etc. May also result in exposure to outside elements and may require usage of stairs and elevators. Travel up to 25% including air travel or auto travel.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, science, engineering or related discipline and/or 10 years equivalent work experience

Other
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Job Type
FullTime