Senior Analyst, SAP LE/WM

Description

TITLE: Sr Analyst SAP LE/WM

REPORTS TO: Sr Manager - SAP Supply Chain

LOCATION: Chicago, IL

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At Lactalis in the USA, we're committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive-whether you're just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed.

As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we're proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani Italian cheeses and ricotta, President specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone's cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond cheddar, and Parmalat milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi's, Stonyfield Organic, Brown Cow, Oui, Yoplait, Go-Gurt, :ratio, Green Mountain Creamery, and Mountain High, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun, Gopi, and Arz.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values-Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone's unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy.

From your PASSION to ours

Be a Technology team player at Lactalis! In this position you will play a key role in assisting leadership for the enterprise LE/WM/EWM/TM used by the Supply Chain functions of the Lactalis US Business Units. You will be required to have both business process and technical skills to design, implement, test scalable solutions in SAP LE/WM/EWM/TM domain.

The Senior Analyst - SAP LE/WM is responsible for supporting and enhancing integrated solutions across Warehouse Management (WM), Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), and Transportation Management (ORTEC), with integration across SAP ECC and S/4HANA modules including MM, SD, PP, QM, OTC, PTP, Manufacturing, and FICO. The role includes designing and configuring EWM integrations with SAP S/4HANA. ECC and third-party applications, with exposure to IDOC/EDI and bolt-on solutions.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

• 3+ Full cycle EWM/WM/LE implementation including RF scanner set and management.
• Deep understanding of EWM/WM/IM/TMS processes, including inbound/outbound processes, storage management, and wave management.
• Basic understanding of ABAP for comprehending code, writing specifications for developers, and troubleshooting.
• Expertise in configuring warehouse master data, including storage bins, handling units, and packaging materials, advanced methods as wave picking, cross docking and kitting in EWM.
• In-depth knowledge of core warehouse operations like receiving, putaway, picking, packing, shipping, and inventory control.
• Experience in decentralized warehousing, 3PL, lean WM, Full WM, and Extended Processes.
• EDI/IDOC experience in with other external transportation/load management system messaging flow.
• Knowledge in posting changes, movement types, automatic TO and negative stock configurations.
• Exposure in PP interface with LE for-production supply areas, replenishment types and staging areas.
• Exposure in QM interface with LE for-inspection sample control and interim QM storage type set up.
• Solid experience needed in shipping/good receiving point determination configuration.
• Relevant experience in item category determination with batch management strategies configurations.
• Experience with split deliveries and subsequent delivery split configuration.
• Experience in transportation interfaces such TMS or other integrable application as ORTEC.
• Solid understanding of partial shipment/final shipment in relation to deliveries within SD/LE.
• EWM/WM, MM and SD/LE output configuration (Transfer Order forms, Material document forms, Pick/Pack/BOL).
• Define and document processes, WRICEF, Functional Specifications, test plans/scripts and deployment plans.
• Daily support activities in such as create break fix tickets to trouble shoot, recommend new configuration, testing, business sign off and transportation into PRD procedures.
• Managed enhancement requests intake for customized reports/processes/quote gathering and discussion with business partners and senior management.

Requirements

From your STORY to ours

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Business, or other related academic discipline
• 5+ years' experience in a large-scale, enterprise environment in SAP LE/EWM.
• Experience in the Food Industry and/or Consumer Products is preferred.
• SAP S/4 HANA landscape and FIORI apps are preferred.
• Strong, clear, and structured communication to collaborate with business stakeholders, end-users, and development teams.
• Independent, self-motivated, self-managing, proactive and responsive with a bias for action and results.
• Skills to analyze data and optimize warehouse processes for efficiency and accuracy.
• High level of personal integrity consistent with the client's core values.
• Proficiency in support ticket and project management applications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Further, any division of the Company that is an Affirmative Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations.