Technical Lead

Pay Rate: $50 per year.

The Technical Lead will provide leadership coordination support and subject matter expertise for multiple assigned systems and modules (systems may include SAP and other systems supporting assigned business functions). This includes handson performing and coordinating the design specification configuration customization development testing documenting and delivery. Responsible for support of software solutions relating to the master data configuration customization reporting and transactions associated with these processes. Provides senior technical guidance and assistance to other business systems team members as well as business users.  Successfully functions as the highestlevel technical resource within assign functions and as a technical leader within the IT Department.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Project Analysis System Design and Project Management:

• Definition of business problems and opportunities gathering and documentation of requirements analysis and organization of information to support formation of projects analysis of technology and infrastructure alternatives and implications.
• Translation of a conceptual alternative into a descriptive model specification data flow diagram or other relevant method that defines the system components which must be delivered and the method for delivering them. Includes functional design technical design and design validation.
• This position will be responsible for project management of small to mid size projects and oversight of the project activities of other application support specialists and functional analysts.
• Direct the planning execution and support of the assigned projects including project initiation control of projects during execution and project completion/closure. Ensure project plans are in accordance with overall business objectives. Prepare and maintain detailed and summary level project plans. Prepare periodic management status reports and lead status reporting meetings. Collect and monitor data portraying the status of deliverables related to key milestones. In conjunction with IT Management identify the staff with the skills required for successful execution of projects. Enforce the disciplined use of Foster Farms methodology in the planning and management of all assigned projects. Track and manage project budget

SAP/nonSAP Production System Support:

• Will provide primary end user support for the assigned modules. This includes troubleshooting diagnosis and resolution of end user problems as well as performing routine system maintenance checks and corrective actions such as maintaining adjusting and manipulating interfaces to SAP or other assigned systems where applicable.
• Will contribute to ongoing system improvement efforts. This includes collecting requirements from business users researching available solutions developing and documenting conceptual design alternatives communicating effectively conceptual designs writing technical specifications and potentially coordinating development work with IT Development staff building and configuring prototypes and prototype documentation communicating with and educating business users conducting unit testing conducting and coordinating integration and user acceptance testing working with security team to ensure appropriate system authorization migrating to production preparing comprehensive and thorough design and training documentation training subject matter experts providing postimplementation support efforts interacting regularly with end users engaging in troubleshooting and root cause analysis of production issues and providing continuous improvements to all aspects of design and processes.

Technical Team and Department Leadership:

• Will provide technical leadership assistance guidance and QA monitoring to other application support specialists and functional analysts. Provides technical leadership and guidance to team management.  Through subject matter application and technical expertise identifies recommends and socializes improvement and roadmap solutions with business and IT leadership.

Additional Job functions:

• With Sr IT Management makes independent decisions related to planning and managing strategic and tactical projects sponsored by the Company Executive team. This involves collaboration with the business sponsor(s) in the identification of potential projects and direct involvement in all aspects of the prioritization planning initiation execution management tracking and closure of assigned projects in accordance with Foster Farms systems development life cycle methodology. The position requires daytoday evaluation of the progress of multiple projects and multiple business functions/systems and making decisions with respect to scope management solution design alternatives staff assignments issue resolution and any other activities necessary to successfully deliver projects on time on budget and at a high level of quality.
• This position will work as a member of the Business Systems Team having daily contact with team members subject matter experts business end users and business and IT management to design develop test document implement and support the assigned projects and business solutions. This position will provide enterprisewide support of these business/functional systems/modules. Must be able to effectively influence IT and business staff at all organizational and management levels. Provide daytoday direction to assigned project staff including IT nonIT Foster Farms personnel and vendor or other contract staff. Must build and maintain productive relationships with outside technology and service providers. Coordinates and leads efforts of IT Infrastructure and other Business Systems support staff.
• Additional duties as assigned by manager.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience required. Masters degree preferred.
• At least 10 years total information technology experience 7 years of which are related to the SAP and/or other assigned systems.
• Must be capable of working to a structured work plan with aggressive milestones and have strong problemsolving skills sound judgment critical thinking and decisionmaking ability.
• Must be highly goal and results orientated.
• Must be hightly selfmotivated and driven must be capable and willing to learn complex systems with minimal supervision.
• Extensive experience with all software development lifecycle phases and activities.
• Extensive experience learning and documenting complex business processes.
• Demonstrated project management experience for midsized projects.
• Must be effective teacher/mentor to educate other team members in SAP capabilities and best practices.
• Must possess excellent critical thinking skills and be capable of envisioning creative solutions to complex and challenging business process/system issues.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with varying levels of management users and team members both written and verbal.
• Excellent technical skills (e.g. SAP MS Office suite MS Project etc.)
• Must possess specific and indepth skills knowledge and experience with multiple facets of assigned systems that may include SAP ECC
  • Specific SAP and nonSAP systems their design processing interfacing/integration and data.
  • Master Data components utilized within assigned systems.
  • Reporting and analytics utilized by assigned systems.
  • Extensive experience with system integrations especially SAP modules which may include Finance and Controlling (FICO) Sales and Distribution (SD) Materials Management (MM) Production Planning (PP) and Manufacturing execution in both a Repetitive and Process Manufacturing Environment Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) Transportation Management (TM) Project Systems (PS) Quality Management (QM)

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities Females Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Foster Farms participates in EVerify during the hire process at all locations for all new Team Members.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime