Supply Chain Business Analyst

Your responsibilities

• For the business implementation around new Enterprise platforms and bringing Mergers and Acquisitions into the existing Supply Chain ecosystems.

• Business Analysts plan, perform and implement process improvement initiatives leveraging LEAN, Six Sigma, and/or certified Business Analysis principles.

• Helps leadership get the best out of our technology and systems to drive business goals

• This role is expected to be experience and have expertise in ORACLE ERP to help non-technical business people turn their business needs into concrete system deliverables.

• Must have business or technical expertise in one or more core Supply Chain functions: Material and Inventory Planning, Product Management and Master Data, Manufacturing and Distribution Fulfillment, or Order Management. (Preference for experiences in Product & Master data and/or Order Management.)

• Must have a strong understanding of how enterprise systems (especially ORACLE ERP) are leveraged to meet those Supply Chain goals is essential. You’ll work closely with IT but need to be the expert in how the business users are interacting with those systems.

• LEAN, Six Sigma, CBAP or similar certification are expected, although candidates strong on other factors could pursue such credentials in their first year on the job.

• You will be the process-expert counterpart to IT’s systems expertise, providing consultation on re-engineering techniques to improve process performance and product quality.

• This role will focus on business processes and M&A around multiple ERPs and related Enterprise Systems including E2OPEN, ORACLE, CPQ DEMANTRA and SAP.

• Drives the success of Projects:

• Organizes, leads and facilitates cross-functional project teams: sometimes in-tandem with a Project Manager, but also fulfilling those duties in smaller projects and process improvement activities.

• Shepherds ideas, requests and opportunities through the early stages of discussion into key decision documentation like project charters, business value statements, stakeholder lists, and SWAG estimates that will help leadership decide whether to launch the project.

• Prepares or analyzes cost-benefit and return-on-investment analyses to aid in decisions on what to pursue and not pursue in system implementations.

• Communicates with leadership and peers, including team progress, business value, presentations and training courses.

• You will need excellent organization, time management, and follow-up skills and be able to take initiative, drive actions and exercise excellent judgment.

• You will be most involved in the discovery, requirements, design, test planning and rollout phases of Supply Chain Enterprise Tool rollouts.

• Identifies, Evaluates, and Analyzes improvement opportunities:

• Diagrams and evaluates current business processes to provide recommendations for process improvements or changes.

• Collects data to identify root-cause of problems.

• Bridges the gap between the various business and the IT teams. Ensures common understanding and alignment to program objectives, decisions and risks.

• Gathers business requirements through interviewing subject-matter experts and documenting business requirements for solutions analysis, development and user-onboarding.

• Ensures Accountability:

• Insures that other key teams are properly engaged and their objectives accounted for: reporting, repair, finance, etc.

• In tandem with our analytics team, develops metrics and KPIs that provide data for process measurement, identifying indicators for future improvement opportunities.

• Performs cost and benefit analyses and identifies measures to judge performance against process requirements.

Our requirements

What we offer

Department Overview

The Supply Chain and Procurement organization is a fast-paced and dynamic environment, delivering best-in-class communications equipment and solutions for customers around the world. Our purpose is to deliver exceptional value and customer experience through agility, speed, and collaboration. We help Motorola Solutions implement digital strategies to improve our competitive position and support all other supply-chain functions in getting the processes and technology they need.

This position is within a Business Analysis team for the Supply Chain and Procurement (SC & Proc.) organization. The team is responsible for supporting the global business processes and technology that enables the SC & Procurement activities, optimizing daily operations through enterprise applications like ERPs and planning systems. Our role is to herd smaller capabilities through ourselves and work in-tandem with IT Project Managers on larger technology implementations.

Job Description

Reporting to the Transformation Lead for Supply Chain Business Analysts, Motorola Solutions is seeking an experienced, highly qualified, and capable Business Analyst. This role will provide expertise in the areas of business problem/opportunity identification, requirements definition, business process, and cost of production analysis.