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Quaker Houghton · 1 hour ago

Senior Functional Solutions Architect

Pennsylvania, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Quaker Houghton is a global leader in the development and application of chemical specialties for the manufacturing industry. The Senior Functional Solutions Architect will align technology solutions with business initiatives primarily in Finance and Supply Chain, driving innovation and efficiency through effective collaboration and project management.

Advanced MaterialsConsumer GoodsIndustrialIndustrial ManufacturingManufacturing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Partner with assigned business unit leadership, understand business needs, and implement technology solutions aligned with strategic initiatives

Perform consistent and deliberate stakeholder management, change management and communication including executive presentations, status reporting, training and creative project engagement activities

Work with internal partners to understand requirements, implement, test, deploy and support technology solutions, while keeping scalability and supportability in mind

Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve system efficiency, and enhance user experience through continuous evaluation and optimization

Manage stakeholder expectations, identifying gaps between needs and current capabilities/capacity and work to find innovative solutions to close those gaps

DIT point-of-contact for the assigned functional area and assists subject matter experts with ensuring data integrity, testing of system changes, report creation and analyzing data flows for process improvement opportunities

Own the end-to-end product management process for assigned business applications and ERP enabled processes (JD Edwards) ensuring alignment between the technical platform, business strategy, and end-user needs

Contribute to the development of a cohesive and aligned strategic roadmap from a variety of disparate sources (demand, ideas, business strategy, DIT strategy)

Ownership of project outcomes and successful adoption to assigned business unit

Lead multiple concurrent DIT projects with Finance and Supply Chain and manage scope, quality, budget and schedule and effective risk management to meet or exceed objectives

Functional Consultancy & Requirements Management - Gather business requirements for DIT solutions including business cases, ROI analysis, and functional specifications

Solution Architecture, design, build, and functional test - Guide the development and delivery of the best-in-class technology solutions

Ensure adherence to project schedules and work effectively with peers to set technology priorities and conduct long-term planning

Collaborate with architecture, Technical Solutions and Infrastructure & Operations teams to ensure solution compatibility with standards, strategy and service model

Support business counterparts on ongoing business processes including issue triage and coordination of the resolution around the core ERP and satellite applications

Manage the transition of new solutions to support through development of knowledge base articles for Tier 1 support and providing Tier 2 and 3 support as appropriate

Qualification

JD Edwards ERPFinance systemsSupply Chain systemsBusiness analysisSolution ArchitectureProject managementStrategic planningOrganizational Change ManagementLearning agilityCreative thinkingCommunication skills

Required

A bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field

10+ years' experience in Finance and Supply Chain systems, including implementation and operational support in a large, multi-faceted organization

7+ years' experience of JD Edwards ERP Financial and Supply Chain applications, business processes, and reporting

Subject matter expertise and substantial experience in system and process supporting Financial and Supply Chain systems

Conceptual expertise in implementing secure and sustainable architecture and processes

Strategic and creative thinking/problem solving which creates enterprise value

Supplier Service Management and Organizational Change Management

Learning agility and curiosity

Strong strategic planning and project delivery skills

Ability to communicate, challenge and influence effectively in group settings

Project management (Agile and Waterfall) and business analysis and design thinking, along with the ability to deliver sustained results/projects in a dynamic and fast paced environment

Benefits

On-site Fitness Center and Cafeteria

Company

Quaker Houghton

Quaker Houghton provides a broad range of fluid services and solutions that improve manufacturing processes.

Founded in 1918

Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://home.quakerhoughton.com/

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