Lead Application Analyst - Manufacturing & Quality Systems

Full-time - Mid Level

Deerfield, IL

About the position

Fortune Brands Water Innovations is seeking an experienced IT Application Analyst with technical experience for their Global IT Manufacturing & Quality Systems team. This role will work closely with business stakeholders to administer, create, deliver, and adopt software solutions in SAP Manufacturing & Quality. Responsibilities include end-to-end project management with strong development and integration experience. This role requires an understanding of: design, development and implementation systems, solutions and tools.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a liaison between Information Technology (IT) and business leadership teams.
• Collects, analyzes, reviews, documents, and communicates business needs and requirements.
• Ensures that the design and implementation of IT solutions lead to the development and growth of the business through the effective use of technology.
• Integrally involved in the 'buy vs. build' decision-making process.
• Partners proactively in understanding business processes, key drivers and measures of success, and the short and long-term direction of the business and technology.
• Identifies, proposes, and influences business solutions, and negotiates deliverables and requirements across multiple business customers or organizations.
• Develops and improves business processes at all times, assisting with the development of metrics, both within the technology and business organizations.
• Serves in an individual contributor leadership role in the business unit(s) and within the IT organization.
• Manages and balances the needs of diverse business customers and within IT organization.
• May supervise the project work of application analysts and consultants.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline is required with 8+ years of related IT experience.
• Demonstrated experience in IT system development and integration.
• Preferred development skills include: Java, HTML5, SAP ABAP (Object-oriented programming), SAP Portal, and SAP FIORI.
• Experience building solutions within SAP Idea to MM, QM, IM and WM work streams.
• Experience with Agile methodologies to align with business priorities, break down work into Minimum Viable Products (MVP), and iterate quickly on product changes.
• Thorough understanding of structured analysis, design, programming techniques, and change management.
• Expert skills in analyzing business problems, objectives/requirements and translating them into an application solution.
• Works effectively on project teams as a leader or as a participant.
• Proven track record of successful, large-scale implementation projects from a leadership and development perspective.
• Readily picks up and applies new business concepts, new application systems, and new technology, to all job activities and specific project assignments.
• Communicates effectively, both oral and written, with internal customers, other Information Technology Associates, 3rd party vendors, and IT senior leadership.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health plans
• Market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution
• Product discounts
• Flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy)
• Inclusive fertility / adoption benefits