Epicor/ERP Specialist

About Us

Alliance Machine Systems International, LLC is a privately held company with over 35 years of history dedicated to providing corrugated box manufacturing machines and services to the changing industry. As the paperboard packaging industry's premier global supplier of productivity-enhancing process machinery and systems, we supply innovative designs, intelligent automation, and optimized workflow, coupled with highly responsive parts and service support. Our United States and Europe based engineering, manufacturing, sales and service operations provide a global support system covering the full product portfolio of Alliance, Serco, TEI, ASC, Pallmac, J&L and Tanabe machines.

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description

The Epicor/ERP Specialist is a specialist level position that will guide and maintain the Indianapolis and Wisconsin (remotely) Alliance IT team. This position analyzes complex business problems to be solved with automated systems. Gathers business requirements, conducts needs assessments, and develops functional specifications to ensure that developed information technology solutions support business objectives. The position is a Specialist level professional recognized as expert in own area within the organization; has depth/breadth of expertise in ERP systems and implementation. Works independently with guidance only in the most complex situations. Solves difficult and complex problems and takes a broad perspective in identifying solutions; may lead functional teams or projects; coaches, delegates, and reviews work of less experienced team members. Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Load or create data to populate the Epicor MRP system from Bill of Materials (BOM's) and other data points.
• Create the purchasing process for purchasing raw materials using the system.
• Validate Data for integrity and use within the system.
• Utilize various reports to ensure stakeholders visibility.
• Ensure manufacturing scheduling using the full Epicor system.
• Run reports to identify data anomalies and take steps to correct data as well as underlying issues when possible.
• Help leads and other users with labor ticket issues.
• Create manual labor tickets as needed and when appropriate.
• Troubleshoot user issues with the ERP system.
• Train and educate users on use of the ERP system and other software such as Excel.
• Create and manage new employees in Visual.
• Create and manage new Visual user accounts.
• Support physical inventory cycle count process and data management.
• Support month end process with various tasks.
• Engage with users to understand their challenges and help determine possible solutions.
• Test new functionality and make recommendations.
• Develop documentation such as SOP’s and How To’s.
• Monitor and manage Visual license count.
• Communicates requirements to the development teams through the use of specifications, statements of work, project plans, or other forms of documentation.
• Coordinates with developers, quality assurance teams, and users to test processes and ensure functionality and user acceptance.
• May develop user documentation or training materials.
• Provides leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to subordinate a group.
• May act as a lead or first-level supervisor.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with Epicor ERP (or similar system).
• Preferred previous courses in areas around Manufacturing, including Planning (MRP etc.), Sales, Purchasing, Warehousing or Service.
• Experience in gathering Business Requirements, documenting Gaps and participating in the estimation of development effort to satisfy functional Gaps.
• Experience in migrating MRP systems is helpful.
• Strong experience all aspects of Epicor as an MRP system is required.
• Ability to assimilate information and make logical deductions.
• Ability to build relationships, engage with users and listen, identify key takeaways, and follow up on action items.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Excel.
• Good keyboarding skills.
• Ability to prioritize and make decisions.
• Strong work ethic.
• Interest in people and processes.

Additional Job Duties

• Serves as a liaison between development teams and the internal/external customer or end user.
• Follows an established requirements gathering process to identify requirements.
• Communicates requirements to the development teams through the use of specifications, statements of work, project plans, or other forms of documentation.
• Coordinates with developers, quality assurance teams, and users to test processes and ensure functionality and user acceptance.

Physical Requirements

• Sit at a desk or computer for extended periods of time.
• Move about the office and factory with occasional lifting, bending and reaching.
• Dial, hear and respond to telephone calls and inquiries.
• Communicate effectively (visually and verbally) with internal and external contacts.
• Meet requirements of daily attendance on job for a full, continuous work schedule.
• Travel when needed.