Sr Application Analyst PLM (Finance)

Requisition ID: 62084 Title: Sr Application Analyst PLM Division: Arthrex, Inc. (US01) Location: Ave Maria, FL

Arthrex is actively seeking a Sr SAP PLM Application Analyst with a proven track record, having worked in Medical Device sector is a plus. The ideal candidate will possess 8 years of experience, with a particular focus on SAP PLM. This role is pivotal in providing both functional expertise and an understanding of the technical nuances of SAP PLM to enhance product lifecycle management. The analyst will work closely with various teams to devise, implement, and refine PLM strategies and systems. Excellent communications and analytical skills, strong technical project management skills and a Bachelors' degree will be essential for this position. Join our talented team at a global medical device company focused on Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™.

Main Objective:
Responsible for facilitating process improvements engaging business and IT, as well as design and/or configure, analyze, implement, test, and maintain the organization's on-premise and cloud computing applications. The candidate will be responsible for successful delivery of PLM solutions. The Candidate will oversight, develop and adhere to project plans, timelines, and deliverables for PLM initiatives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Knowledge expert in SAP PLM system.
• Knowledge expert in ERP-SAP system.
• Convert business demands into functional specifications for SAP PLM applications.
• Oversee the technical deployment of SAP PLM solutions.
• Integrate SAP PLM with various other systems, including SAP and non-SAP platforms (e.g., Windchill)
• Serve as the principal contact for inquiries and issues related to PLM.
• Experience in SAP QM module.
• Experience in SAP master data and transactional data loads (LSMW, scripting, etc.)
• Handle changes or emergency transports as needed for high priority issues
• Provides functional consulting on complex SAP projects including rollouts.
• Design and deliver high quality solutions through system configuration and/or development that meet overall business requirements in the areas of responsibility.
• Interface with COE functional experts and business process owners to facilitate process improvement and develop new functionality.
• Obtain a deep understanding of relevant business area(s) and business processes to be able to recommend solutions and build high-quality requirements.
• Shape business requirements by making recommendations and suggesting alternatives to proposed solutions.
• Participate in Application Configuration, Analysis, Management, and Maintenance in an Enterprise environment.
• Support user training activities on ERP, PLM and related systems.
• Adhere to the Quality System Procedures and Change Control.
• Lead and/or participate in delivery of projects.
• Proactively identify and propose business process and/or system enhancements.
• Provide Application End User support.
• Act as a liaison between the business functions and the technical team.
• Analyze business process potentials for streamlining and improvements in efficiencies to be in line with industry best practices
• Respond, resolve, or escalate reported incidents.
• Under management direction, may participate as SME for audits.
• Responsible for coordinating application needs from back-end platforms through user interface.
• Ensure stability, integration, and integrity of production systems.
• Complete all QA Non-Conformance and Corrective Actions in a timely manner, if assigned.
• Participate in assessment of application security and identity management requirements, where applicable.
• Create artifacts as appropriate, including business case documentation, scope documentation, detailed functional requirements, operational requirements, process flows, and test cases.
• Understand technical options, limitations, costs, and risks.
• Communicate tradeoffs to business partners and work with them to shape requirements accordingly.
• Help resolve competing priorities between stakeholder groups by facilitating stakeholder discussions and escalate issues where appropriate.

Additional Duties & Responsibilities:

• Knowledge of the key integration points between the other SAP modules (PP, MM, WM, FICO).
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures of cloud technology, including Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
• Follow established methodology for the identification and documentation of business requirements, analysis, design, configuration, testing and user adoption related activities within SAP PLM.
• Identify gaps, issues and work around solutions.
• Create and maintain application operational and instructional documentation, as necessary.
• Provide Level 2 and Level 3 on-call coverage support, as necessary.
• Monitor, record, investigate, and diagnose system faults and errors aimed to resolve technical issues and respond to requests for support.
• Benchmark current and future processes against industry best practices.
• Contribute to the development of roadmaps.
• Support the adoption of solutions by sponsoring business departments.
• Manage projects with limited scope.
• Create functional design documents and other relevant documents maintaining adherence to the software development lifecycle.
• Mentor junior Analysts.
• Work with IT management and Business Analysts to provide direction in large cross-functional teams.
• Provide technical training assistance for users, applications programming team, and other staff.
• Lead process improvements and IT projects to achieve business goals and objectives.
• Lead collaboration with business for documentation of As-Is and To-Be Processes.
• Identify opportunities to innovate and differentiate Arthrex from its competition.
• Manage projects with cross functional teams and of global scope.
• Analyze and dissect requirements, design and develop solutions, coordinate testing, and implement technologies, enhancements, and incident/problem resolutions.
• Viewed as a subject matter expert in the field within the organization.

Specialized Skills:

• Excellent communication skills and customer service orientation.
• SAP SCM (PLM, QM, PP, WM, MM, IM), ECC - certifications preferred.
• Experience working in projects where multiple functions work in a matrix structure is a plus.
• Business analysis certification (e.g., SAP PLM, Teamcenter, CBAP) is a plus.
• Previous involvement in the deployment or optimization of an ERP system is a plus.
• Programming knowledge in any of the following are a plus: SQL, ABAP, JAVA.

Education/Experience:

• ERP Systems - SAP PLM (Product Lifecycle Management), at least five (5) years of hands-on experience required.
• Full cycle implementations and deployments in SAP PLM are required.
• ERP Systems - SAP QM (Quality Management), is preferred.
• At least 5 years' experience in Supply Chain Management process definition, analysis, design, and implementation.
• Bachelor's Degree required. Degree in Computer Science or related field preferred.
• Master's Degree preferred.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred (Medical Device manufacturing experience a plus).
• Experience with SAP Solution Manager preferred.
• Experience with SAP Add-ons/Bolt-ons is a plus.
• ABAP debugging experience is a plus.
• Strong skills in requirements gathering, system design documentation, and writing functional specifications.
• Experience with the following is desired, not required, would be considered a plus:
  • SAP ECC Production Planning (PP)
  • SAP ECC Warehouse Management (WM)
  • SAP ECC Sales and Distribution (SD)
  • SAP ECC Materials Management (MM)
  • SAP Business Warehouse (BW) and Business Intelligence (BI)

Arthrex Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company-Provided Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans (Accident, Cancer, Hospital, Critical Illness)
• Matching 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Annual Bonus
• Wellness Incentive Program
• Free Onsite Medical Clinics
• Free Onsite Lunch
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Trip of a Lifetime
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Volunteer PTO
• Employee Assistance Provider (EAP)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.