Systems Analyst - Supply Chain Systems (Finance)

As one of the world's leading manufacturers of cardio- and endovascular medical devices, BIOTRONIK is headquartered in Berlin, Germany, and represented in over 100 countries by its global workforce. The work of our committed, highly specialized, exceptionally skilled employees results in crucial advancements in the world of cardiology and changes the lives of patients every day.

BIOTRONIK is currently looking for a Systems Analyst - Supply Chain Systems to collaborate with our Medical Device Manufacturing business unit in Lake Oswego, OR. This is a unique opportunity to be part of the digital factory expansion in a world class environment. You will be responsible for the hands-on service delivery and application support for our SAP ERP based supply chain, quality and logistics processes in a fully integrated and automated production line. You will be collaborating with department heads to plan and execute projects for system improvements as well as manage daily support for our SAP environment. You will be joining the company in the early stages of our S/4 HANA digital transformation journey. S/4 HANA experience is a huge plus.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Subject Matter Expert/Consulting: Consults stakeholders on all levels from end users to senior management. Guides business units through their ERP-related inquiries and requests. Activities include training/knowledge transfer, mentorship for coworkers, aligning business objectives with IT capabilities.
• Solution provider: Provides state-of-the-art solutions in order to optimize operations and support business goals. Establishes business cases, concepts and solution design and estimates, in collaboration with counterparts of the global SAP Center of Expertise and other IT groups (e.g. take part in IT estimations, feasibility studies, identify and evaluate solutions, help define system strategy and implementation roadmaps). Align local requirements with corporate standards and solutions, ensure fulfillment of local requirements in global templates.
• Project- and change request implementation: Ensures high quality implementation of change- and project requests within budget and schedule in collaboration with the global SAP module- and process owners, as well as local internal and external resources. Provides hands-on expertise for functional and technical activities related to MM, PP, QM and integration into FI/CO, PM, and SD processes. Participate in corporate release planning, project portfolio- and forecasting process. Participate in the upcoming global S4/HANA implementation project and guide the US team to implement and use S/4 HANA standard functions.
• Support daily operations: Manages all aspects of existing SAP setup for our manufacturing operations, including incident- and problem handling, troubleshooting, monitoring, short- and long-term fixes. Ensures customer-, legal and internal specifications and requirements are met at all times. Act as the first point of contact for key- and end users, as well as for management. Keeps documentation up to date.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / Management Information Systems or related engineering discipline.
• 6+ years proven hands-on functional experience, including strong configuration skills of at least 3 out of the SAP modules PP, MM, QM, CO, PM
• At least 3 full lifecycle implementations
• Experience supporting midsize to large-size operations for at least 3 years in a leading hands-on capacity
• Proven ability to read and debug ABAP code and custom SAP enhancements, incl. BADI's, user-exits, interfaces
• Understanding of middleware and integration concepts, API's, SAP BAPIs, RFCs, IDOCs, Proxy Objects, SAP PI/PO functions
• Strong understanding of production planning and -execution processes, including MRP, S&OP, procurement, intercompany planning product-costing
• Experience supporting a 24/7 manufacturing operation
• Business Process Modelling techniques and related tools (e.g. Visio or Inubit)
• Strong understanding of software life cycle and system implementation methodologies
• Experience with quality management systems and concepts (e.g. Six Sigma, CAPA)
• Ability to lead and manage projects and diverse stakeholder groups
• Experience with product development-, manufacturing- and supply chain concepts (e.g. KANBAN, LEAN)
• Experience supporting systems and processes in a global supply chain with distributed IT teams+ years of experience in category management, strategic sourcing, or procurement

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in Quality Systems and Document Management
• APICS certification
• Software verification/validation background
• Understanding of industry standards such as HIPAA, ISO 9001, 13485, 14001, FDA CFR Part 11
• Excellent communication, presentation and documentation skills

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

• Role is a hybrid with expected 2 days per week in the office.
• Employee must live in or relocate to the Portland, OR area.

Travel Requirements:

• Must be able to travel internationally and domestically, less than 10% of the time.

Work Environment

• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, employee is regularly required to be independently mobile.
• The employee is also required to interact with a computer for extended periods of time, and communicate with co-workers.
• Must be able to work a minimum of 40 hours / week.
• Must be able to travel to other office locations.

Are you interested? Please apply online through our application management system! We are looking forward to welcoming you.

Location: Lake Oswego, OR | Working hours:

Apply now under: www.biotronik.com/careers

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.