Yamaha has an excellent opportunity for a Production & Procurement Applications Manager to join our Information Technology team in Kennesaw, GA. This role is responsible for leading a team to deliver and support Production & Procurement applications including cross functional integration with Warehouse Management, Supply Chain Planning, and Transportation. The Production & Procurement Applications Manager directs and coordinates activities within the Information Services Division related to a specific application or defined business functions. Supervises staff and contract resources.
What you'll be doing:
- Responsible for Manufacturing Applications portfolio focusing on, Production planning, Materials management, and Inventory management.
- Build, Design and Implement Manufacturing solutions that will integrate well across functional areas like Planning, Procurement, Warehousing and Accounts to reporting modules.
- Be the subject matter expert to assist team members in solution building, provide functional and technical expertise in the area of production applications.
- Create a productive team through hiring, managing and inspiring. Responsible for the planning, scheduling, staffing, and monitoring of development and maintenance tasks for their assigned applications.
- Project Delivery: Coordinates project team's efforts in the support of existing production systems by priority and in the execution of new supply system projects, ensuring that detailed project plans are created, covering the entire systems development life cycle, and associated project budgets.
- Review systems and practices to ensure compliance in procedures, regulations and standards and continual improvement.
- Responsible for planning, prioritization, and execution of Division projects and initiatives including budgets and project plans.
- Provide leadership and ensure adherence to accepted ISD guidelines for project management and systems development methodologies.
- Provide status updates and other reporting or presentations related to ISD projects, initiatives, and long-term plans to Business Management and ISD groups at all levels of the company.
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What you need to be successful:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or equivalent. Minimum ten (10) years of IT experience.
- Minimum five (5) years of experience leading an SAP or equivalent applications development and support team.
- Large-scale project management experience.
- Production applications expertise with 8 to 10 years' IT experience with a minimum of five (5) years' experience implementing SAP technologies or similar and directing personnel management.
- Cross functional integration with Sales Order Management and Accounting.
- Experienced in 2-3 full lifecycle ERP implementations like SAP etc. in Production Planning, Material management modules.
- Experience in MES (Manufacturing execution system), PDM (Product Data management), PLM (Product Lifecyle Management) software's
- Knowledge of configuration, fully understanding the capabilities and limitations of the functional solution, including classes, characteristics, tables, dependencies
- Knowledge Master data (bill of materials, work center, production versions, material master, recipes/routing)
- Knowledge of integration points with IBP, EWM, MES, PDM, PLM is preferred.
- Desirable experience in S/4HANA.
- This position requires work to be done onsite.
- US Citizenship or US Permanent Resident status is preferred.
- Effective team member with demonstrated 360-degree leadership abilities.
- Customer and team oriented with the ability to work and communicate effectively with staff at all levels.
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and underrepresented minorities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Yamaha, we understand that talent comes in various forms, as such we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
What's in it for you:
- 401(k) and Profit Sharing
- Fertility Benefits
- 37.5 hour work-week
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Wellness Program
- Short-Term Disability Coverage (for hourly roles)
- Long-Term Disability
- Student Debt Repayment Benefits
- Ability to borrow Yamaha product
Reports to: Department Manager
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, veteran or disability or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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