Job Description:

The D365 F&O Architect – SCM - Manufacturing is the IT domain leader for the manufacturing aspects of our Microsoft D365 / Finance & Operations global program.

The primary responsibility of this role is the evaluation of our business requirements and the development of solutions and services to meet those needs. A fundamental part of this role is to govern the design of standard processes and systems associated with our Manufacturing & supply chain domain, ensuring that Barry-Wehmiller applies industry standard best practices in the delivery of secure, robust, effective, and scalable solutions.
 

The Architect’s role is highly collaborative, leading the systems design for their domain, working closely with Solutions Analysts and the other domain Architects to develop and implement the future business systems at BW. The role is a fundamental part of the company’s new ERP Center of Excellence (CoE) group.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions): 

• Lead the IT Manufacturing domain.
• Analyze, research, plan, and design for the environment within the Manufacturing domain ensuring that business needs are met, coordinating with the broad group of Architects to ensure an integrated, coherent approach to the entire systems design.
• Work closely with your counterparts within the business to provide architectural and application expertise and guidance applied to the entire spectrum of the manufacturing systems implementation process – from blueprinting, development, testing, implementation, and carrying on through our ongoing rollouts and support.
• Govern the design standards for the domain ensuring that we reuse standard systems setup and processes, evaluate requests for modification working closely with Solutions Analysts and the CoE to approve, modify or reject changes.
• Work closely with our external vendors/partners to ensure that we optimize the technical landscape and that we are fully aware of external changes and developments that we need to work with to secure an ongoing robust landscape.
• Ensure that design processes are established, followed, and that the designs are appropriately documented, including comprehensive testing procedures.
• Would assist users in testing and adoption of process improvements working closely with Business Partners and Solutions Analysts.
• Assist with corrective actions when D365 system related issues reach “Tier 3” status.
• Assemble appropriate documentation to support process change. Where needed originate training aids or standard operating procedures.
• Provide project support where required for new implementations/rollouts.
• Provide support for continuous process improvements.
• Provide support to the systems architecture team when needed, especially regarding the installation of significant upgrades from our software solution suppliers.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.

Knowledge and Experience

• Must have 5+ years direct experience leading the architecture, configuration, and development for the Manufacturing Systems domain of D365 Finance & Operations in a multinational company. It is preferred that the person fulfilling this role has strong experience in the following areas:
  • Production Planning (MRP/MPS), Capacity Planning / Leveling
  • Production Scheduling (sales and project based)
  • Manufacturing Order Management (sales and project based), inclusive of production floor execution, kitting, raw material staging
  • Product / Job Costing
  • Demand / Supply Planning a plus
• Experience with discrete, engineer-to-order capital equipment manufacturing business
• Must have direct experience of the full ERP implementation cycle, from initial needs analysis through rollout and stabilization.
• Must have direct experience of leveraging and integrating enterprise level systems, inclusive of ERP, Business Intelligence, and consolidation systems.
• Experience in systems governance for the domain and the ability to work with others to establish the development process and controls.
• Experience of leveraging SAAS based systems to deliver value.
• Experience working with the following tools is preferred:
  • Bluestar
  • Axtension
  • Docentric AX or similar document generation package

• Certified Microsoft Dynamics 365 Manufacturing professionals are preferred, however not mandatory.
• Fluent in all Microsoft Office365 applications, including Power BI.

Personal Attributes

• Ability to research and select appropriate technologies and partners, working with commercial, legal, and technical teams.
• Excellent ability to collaborate and engage with IT leadership, business customers and external third parties.
• Strong commercial acumen to support the assessment of options and vendors.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills - ability to explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
• Must be able to work across all IT technical platforms to coordinate joint resolution of business problems.
• Experience influencing cross-functional teams without formal authority and maintaining strong working relationships.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, and developing others.

Supervisory/Responsibility:

No direct employees initially, but indirect responsibility for coordination of the Domain development with the Architects group and Business Leadership.

Work Environment:

Work is typically performed in a standard office setting working at a desk or table on a level surface.

Position Type:

This is a regular, full-time position with the understanding that a regular workweek will require extended days and hours as needed to meet business needs.

This is a regular, full-time position with frequent overtime. Must be able, available, and willing to work more than 40 hours per week, including scheduled and unscheduled overtime.

Travel:

Moderate domestic (vendors, user, and customer site visits) and occasional international travel required as part of this role.

Physical Demands:

The role requires the use of constant use computers and standard office equipment. Mental and visual attention is necessary to perform various duties.

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