Application Analyst, Manufacturing

Coke Florida is searching for an Application Analyst, Manufacturing, to work out of our Tampa based HQ office.

What you’ll do:

The IT Manufacturing Application Analyst reports to the Director, Planning Sourcing and Manufacturing Technology and will be responsible for assisting in identifying and solving critical business problems that lie within a specific Supply Chain technology space. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Fostering relationships between the Coke Florida Technology Team, CONA, 3rd party service providers and various business partners across one or more of the following Supply Chain areas: Planning, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Logistics and Distribution
• Supporting key stakeholders to test processes and train users on updates within various Supply Chain systems
• Collaborating with key business stakeholders to help deliver desired business outcomes
• Collaborate to define multi-year digital manufacturing roadmap
• Deliver high-value and scalable solutions for our manufacturing facilities

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Analyze existing Manufacturing systems architecture. Map complex data flows between Shop Floor control systems (PLCs, IoT), Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and SAP/ERP Systems
• Implement system technology enhancements, change requests and process improvements for the Manufacturing processes
• Assist with identifying technologies that will improve and enhance the business goals that are aligned with the architecture and standards of the company
• Identify business value when developing ideas with a focus on digital awareness, risk assessment, business continuity and business capability requirements
• Translate operational pain points into specific requirements, manage requirements backlog and define acceptance criteria
• Develop or facilitate the gathering of configuration specifications and functional design documents
• Maintain creativity and innovation by staying on top of industry and technological trends
• Provide support for Supply Chain teams (e.g., break/fix, how to expertise, minor enhancements, monitoring, testing) for business applications or infrastructure to business partners to maintain productivity
• Conduct root-cause analysis of system defects through the engagement of SME’s to identify and correct the issues while providing guidance and coaching to business partners
• Develop best practices to standardize business processes and procedures based on the Coke Florida roadmap
• Facilitate system training with business leads to improve performance and efficiency

For this role, you will need:

• Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree
• 3+ years working as Product Owner or Senior systems analyst
• Proven ability to manage complex projects using Agile / Scrum project management framework and tools
• Hands-on experience working with, deploying or integrating core manufacturing systems
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• 5+ years of experience with ERP systems and its interaction with Planning and Manufacturing Execution systems
• Background in data analytics, data integration and IoT platforms highly desired