Oracle Business Analyst - Supply Chain/Integrated Business Planning

AFL manufactures industry-leading fiber optic cable, connectivity and accessories and provides engineering and installation services for some of the largest telecom customers in the world. Our company was founded in 1984 with a single fiber optic cable and today, we manufacture thousands of products, generate an excess of $2B in revenue, and employ approximately 11,000 associates worldwide. At AFL, we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset. We hire and train each individual, investing in them to ensure success in their careers. With a commitment to professional development and growth, let us connect you to your next career opportunity.

What We Offer:

• Flexible time off policy
• 401K Company match (up to 4% - dollar for dollar)
• Professional development, training, and tuition reimbursement programs
• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance policy options
• Opportunities for career advancement with an industry leading company!

We are seeking anOracleBusiness Analyst- Supply Chain – Integrated Business Planningreporting directly to the Director, ERP and Business Applications.Although the preference is for this person to be based in the Greenville-Spartanburg, SC area or Southeastern United States, the position will be able to work remotely. Travel will be required per business and project need (25%), including travel to the corporate office in Duncan, SC.

The Oracle Business Analyst will play a critical role in supporting the business through their implementation of Integrated Business Planning (IBP). Working as part of a cross functional team this role will focus on understanding, documenting and supporting IT applications (Existing and new) that support Integrated Business Planning. Experience with vendor selection, application implementation, and project management processes is essential. TheOracleBusiness Analyst will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders. Being results-focused, tenacious and a problem solver is a must for this role.

Key OracleEBSExpertise Areas:Supply Chain

• Oracle Demand Management
• Oracle Supply Planning
• Oracle Global Order Promising (GOP)
• Oracle Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
• Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP) or Material Planning (MRP)

Key Expertise Areas:Integrated Business Planning

• Understanding of Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process and the role of information technology systems
• Ability to identify and document IT requirements as it related to IT applications/system needs to support Integrated Business Planning process
• Demand management & Forecasting Applications
• Integrated Business Planning / Advanced Supply Chain Applications /Sales and Operations Planning related Applications like / 09 / Kinaxis / Oracle Advanced Supply Chain based solutions
• Data Analytics (Power BI experience preferred)
• Experience in Data governance
• Application integrations

Responsibilities: Requirements and Business Process Reviews

Facilitating discovery sessions with stakeholders from all levels of the organization with the ability to:

• Understand, evaluate, analyze and document business processes using Visio and lean principles.
• Assess complex business processes, with the ability to break down into subprocesses or segments to relay solutions to both the business and technical team.
• Use knowledge of best practices to drive change in the organization through business process re-design.
• Strong process orientation with proven experience in business and technical requirements analysis, business process modeling/mapping
• Understand, validate, and document business needs, distinguish between needs and wants, identify gaps between out of the box solutions and customizations.
• Guide businesses in improving processes and software through data analysis.
• The Software application requirements will be documented using a standard requirements format with associated user stories with acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities Project Management:

The Senior Business Analyst will support the execution of software application implementations alongside our Oracle team. Project management will involve the following activities:

• Research possible applications leveraging Magic Quadrant reports and other published vendor lists/scores/rankings
• Create Request for proposal documents to support vendor selection
• Create and establish relationships with identified software application Vendors
• Schedule and execute meetings with software application vendors to support the vendor selection process
• Story grooming, estimation, prioritization and sprint planning
• Create project plans, assign tasks and perform project oversight
• Communication of project status and key milestones to identified stakeholders
• Work with management/team members/users to ensure project stays on schedule and negotiate/adjust resources and priorities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or Engineering from an accredited college or university
• 5+ years’ experience as an Oraclebusinessanalyst(Supporting Oracle EBS Versions 11i, 12)
• 3+ years Integrated Business Planning experience and implementation
• 2+of planning skills thatinclude:project coordination and management, planning and scheduling, time management and the ability to handle multiple deadlines
• Strong process orientation with proven experience in business and technical requirements analysis, business process modeling/mapping, and methodology-based implementation
• Results-focused, tenacious, multi-tasking problem solver, capable of complex thinking and analysis
• Proven ability to research, understand, and apply knowledge ofthe OracleApplication to business needs within the organization
• Ability to train and provide support tousers as required
• Strong business acumen: Establish and maintain effective relationships, develop business cases and ROI’s for solution design proposals