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   This position will be instrumental in implementing our MRP system.  Our system will drive the results and visibility in the manufacturing, purchasing and accounting space.   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  Conduct barcode training for new users  Make and test barcode badges  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  Help develop new or improved processes for better ERP utilization  Develop documentation such as SOP’s and How To’s  Do preliminary checking and preparation of spreadsheets for SQL scripts  Attend meetings as needed  Participate as a team member to support a variety of projects  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  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  Other duties as assigned  SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES   None  QUALIFICATIONS   To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  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