Senior IT Technologist - SAP/Blue Yonder

·       The Technical Analyst reporting to Plan Owner, develops overall technical vision and defines the technical strategy for specific applications. They also support software developers working on enhancing/ building the application as they are accountable for comprehensively understanding the design and functionality of their respective applications. The majority of time is spent working on an application or a subset of a platform – from idea to detailed design and testing and rollout - while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through work experience and advanced education. 

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Technical Analyst

·       Write technical specifications for Integration, Enhancements and Reports

·       Need to manage internal and external resources on assigned projects

·       Manage internal and third-party development efforts around core functionality customization, integration and reporting

·       Create project plans and oversee execution of ERP support projects

·       Remain current on developments in key technologies and changes in requirements to ensure that the highest performing and most stable environments are recommended

·       Write technical specifications and requirements for integrations, enhancements and reports (RICEF) in accordance with internal architectural guidelines

·       Manage ERP vendors and stay apprised of their plans for upgrading, enhancing and supporting our software and environments (if cloud).

·       Plan, define, and create high-level design blueprints for specific applications in line with business goals, to actively lead the technical vision to success

·       Provide detailed specifications and conceptual designs for application build/ enhancements to the development team, to drive clarity in communication of intended purpose and blueprint of the solution

·       Understand software, hardware, and user interactions, for the required application based on functional and technical requirements, to identify technical architectural impacts and provide potential trade-offs

·       Work with Solution Architects to ensure all systems integrate into the technology stack of the application

·       Set and monitor application- specific architectural standards as part of the application roadmap development to ensure scalability and integrity of the solution & compliance with architectural requirements

·       Supervise the design, testing, and modification stages of the application to ensure that application design meets all technical requirements

·       Analyze and advise on the availability, responsiveness, reliability, and resilience of critical elements in application architecture during application release and implementation

·       Hands-on experience in SQL and PL/SQL.

·       Preferred technical experience with BY DMS or BY Connect.

·       Preferred technical experience with Control M batch scheduler.

·       In-depth knowledge of BY’s demand planning, ESP and Inventory optimization data model.

·       In-depth knowledge of BY’s demand planning, ESP and Inventory optimization tables.

·       Experience in technical implementing or supporting BY APS or JDA or Manugistic’s demand or ESP scripts and batches.

·       Debugging skills on debugging batch issues.

·       Subject Matter experience in Distribution Requirements Planning

·       Subject matter experience in Demand and Supply Planning

·       Subject Matter expertise in Blue Yonder/SAP APO/related architecture and technologies

·       Comfortable communicating solutions to customers across a wide variety of skill-sets

·       Able to work autonomously and collaboratively as appropriate

·       Tenacious with a passion for learning new and unfamiliar concepts

·       Working experience of SQL is highly preferred

·       Supply Chain certification (APICS, etc.,) is preferred