Job Information
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. MFG and MII Architect, Business Systems Analyst in Oak Brook, Illinois
Employee Type:
Full time
Location:
IL Oak Brook
Job Type:
Information Technology
Job Posting Title:
MFG and MII Architect, Business Systems Analyst
About Us:
TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of production facilities across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.
What You Gain:
Competitive compensation and benefits program
Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance programs
Paid holidays, vacation, and other competitive paid time off opportunities
An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of people
Leaders who are invested in supporting your career growth
Opportunities to be recognized for outstanding contributions to yourteam through our employee recognition programs
Job Description:
About the Role:
The Manufacturing and MII Architect, Business Systems Analyst analyzes the most complex business problems to be solved with automated systems. Provides technical expertise in identifying, evaluating and developing systems and procedures that are cost effective and meet user requirements. Configures highly complex system settings and options; plans and executes unit, integration and acceptance testing; and creates specifications for systems to meet business requirements. Provides consultation to users with regards to automated systems. Solves highly complex problems and is called on to consult by other teams. Provides coaching/training to less experienced team members and acts as a mentor to less experienced team members. Viewed as the Subject Matter Expert for all disciplines within their area of responsibility. May supervise others, but not required. Provides system wide/cross functional support across IT.
You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:
Business Process: Lead others by working across boundaries and ensuring best practice solutions are developed and implemented. Seek ways to implement process changes to improve business process productivity. Collaborate with business counterparts to recommend best practice solutions.
Functional Analysis: Proactively validate results of functional requirements gathering process.
Functional Design: Direct functional designs of solutions enable process change, continuous improvement and competitive advantage. Ensure solutions optimize and protect the TreeHouse Foods IT Ecosystem and achieve maximum ROI.
Architecture: Through collaborative means, research technical solutions to broad business problems and ensure application/ technical strategies are tightly linked. Influence and set Ecosystem architectural standards to meet long term requirements reusing existing solutions where possible. Ensure Ecosystem portfolio is continuously maintained.
Technical Analysis: Proactively validate conclusions associated with requirements gathering process focusing on full spectrum of application performance.
Technical Design: Ensure optimal performance and quality of technical designs.
Solution Architect for the Manufacturing (SAP PP-PI) and Shop Floor (MII) spaces responsible for PP/ PP-PI , MII, MM and IM modules in the internal manufacturing sites. Interfaces with external MES, processes related to Manufacturing, warehouse as well as mobile applications for the internal manufacturing sites.
Hands-on experience in implementing PP/PP-PI in a process industry . Must have at least five “end to end” SAP implementations along with production support knowledge in SAP (production planning and manufacturing) in either discrete (SAP PP) and/or process industry (SAP PP-PI).
Hands-on functional configuration and design experience
Strong SAP Supply Chain solution architecture skills, integration, security, data and technology architecture
Analyzes business requirements and either proposes new or leverages existing system solutions to extend global designs.
Looks for opportunities to expand the current IT Manufacturing footprint while reducing business cost and effectively managing business partner expectations. Find new SAP and non-SAP solutions to assist our business partners become more efficient and effective in dealing with current challenges.
Ensures impact analysis and testing plans are executed, including regression testing analysis and impact to existing functionality are performed and risk is properly managed in the platforms / functional spaces.
Creates, reviews and approves functional designs created by other team members, consultants and vendors, applying in-depth SAP PP-PI, IM, PM and QM knowledge. One should also have knowledge in demand management.
Experience with SAP interfaces to SAP MII or PI/PO integration knowledge with third party MES systems.
Experience with SAP MRP, capacity planning, batch management, staging processes and manufacturing.
Experience with SAP MII (Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence) and MII integration with SAP ECC
The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list of all tasks. Additional tasks and duties may be assigned from time to time as necessitated by business needs.
May travel 10-50% of the time depending on future SAP rollouts.
Important Details: This is a hybrid role.
About You:
You’ll fit right in if you have:
Requires more than 7 years Information Technology / position related experience.
Knowledge and experience of key tools within respective area.
Knowledge and experience of core competencies within respective area, preferably within Consumer Products or Manufacturing industries.
Exchanges highly complex technical or nontechnical information with internal and external audiences.
Required to interpret or clarify highly complex technical information to aid understanding.
Conveys highly complex information and persuades several diverse stakeholders/audiences within area of responsibility.
Develops recommendations to promote highly complex ideas or services across IT.
Work both independently and in a team environment
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills to deal with a variety of stakeholders and end users.
Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills in MS PowerPoint
Be able to communicate effectively with delivery team on issues, new requirements.
Conduct testing sessions with business users and provide feedback to the delivery team.
Strong understanding of SAP best practices and functionality.
Proven ability to successfully drive projects to completion.
Must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.
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TreeHouse Foods is a private label food and beverage leader focused on customer brands and custom products. When customers partner with TreeHouse they can expect access to an industry-leading portfolio, strategic vision, on-trend innovation and insights, world-class supply chain, operational excellence and flexibility, collaborative approaches, and dedicated customer service.
Our strategy is to be the leading supplier of private label food and beverage products by providing the best balance of quality and cost to our customers. We engage with retail grocery, food away from home, and industrial and export customers, including most of the leading grocery retailers and foodservice operators in the United States and Canada.
Our portfolio includes a variety of shelf-stable, refrigerated, and snack products.
Customers can expect comprehensive flavor profiles including natural, organic, and preservative-free ingredients in many categories and packaging formats.
TreeHouse Foods is best known for food and beverages produced by our two largest businesses Bay Valley Foods, LLC (including E.D. Smith and Sturm Foods) and TreeHouse Private Brands. With more than 10,000 employees in over 35 plants across the United States, Canada, and Italy, TreeHouse Foods is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.
Disability Assistance
TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including those with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to disability-accommodations@treehousefoods.com . In your email please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting and a description of the position for which you are applying.
To all recruitment agencies: TreeHouse Foods does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to our careers email addresses, Treehouse Foods employees, or any company location(s). TreeHouse Foods is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.
EEO Considerations: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability, or protected veteran status.