Ascend Elements is revolutionizing the production of lithium-ion battery materials by establishing a clean and sustainable supply chain using recycled feedstock. Its patented Hydro-to-Cathode™ technology directly synthesizes new cathode materials from spent lithium-ion cells more efficiently than traditional methods, resulting in reduced cost, improved performance, and lowered GHG emissions. The results are lower cost, better performance batteries with fewer discarded in landfill, a cleaner manufacturing process, and a truly sustainable closed-loop circular battery economy. Ascend Elements is taking the lithium-ion battery industry to a higher level.
We are currently hiring an SAPBusiness Analyst focused on Supply Chain and Extended Warehouse Management processes! In this role you will be responsible for working directly with business owners to develop an understanding of current requirements and future business needs for managing their function areas. This includes eliciting, analyzing, and evaluating current business practices, workflows and developing strategies to identify technology solutions needed to streamline and optimize business performance that positively impacts business ROI. The Business Analyst will act as the critical bridge between business leaders and users - and implement and support the systems that provide the capabilities that will support lean and efficient operations and provide leadership with the visibility to effectively manage and make proper business decisions.
Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To
Implements capabilities to manage warehouse and materials management business processes, including establishment & management of existing and new facilities, establishment and management of warehouse structure, master data, receipts of purchased and transferred materials, resource management, inbound processing, outbound processing, warehouse tasks, use of handling units, quality management integration, delivery and shipments to customers and transfers to other facilities, and physical inventory - all within a mixed mode, batch managed manufacturing context (Discrete & Process).
Collaborates with Information Technology and Operational Technology groups in selecting, implementing, and supporting supply chain related hardware such as scanners, barcode label printers, document printers required to support the overall materials management design.
Implements and supports transportation management solutions to optimize transportation planning, load consolidation and carrier selection – ensuring a seamless flow of goods from warehouse to transportation.
Provide reporting and analytics to provide visibility and KPIs around core inventory management, order processing, warehouse task management and resource management to support data-driven decision making.
Supports and participates in multiple projects to translate business needs to design, configure, document, and test software application solutions across multiple functional groups, focused primarily on SAP applications.
Provides support for implemented solutions including post go live support, training, and full regression testing of solutions in support of upgrades.
Understands SAP best practice business processes and uses the knowledge to develop consistent, implementable, and efficient business processes for the user base.
Partners with business leadership/owners to Identify, create, and facilitate process improvements and possible opportunities for automation by conducting business and systems analysis and design at a complex level, focusing on quality improvement and data reliability.
Work collaboratively with implementation partner functional and technical resources to ensure full understanding of implemented capabilities, trade-offs made, and justification for the choices made in implementation.
Document system configuration.
Assists in the design, development and deployment of user access and enterprise system security profiles.
Facilitate development and delivery of training and training materials.
Education And Other Requirements
Bachelor in MIS or Business in the related business area discipline or equivalent experience.
5+ years' experience as an SAP ERP Business Analyst, Implementation Consultant or similar discipline.
Experience with SAP S/4HANA, S/4HANA Cloud, Embedded EWM, SAP Transportation Management, SAP Analytics Cloud and the broader SAP portfolio of supply chain-focused applications.
Experience in several full lifecycle enterprise implementations.
Strong oral and written communication & presentation skills; specifically, with end-users, internal and external technical individuals, and leadership teams.
Experience troubleshooting issues, requirements gathering and solution design for enhancement requests, as well as implementing the solution via configuration, etc.
This is a remote opportunity with 25% travel to various production sites. Travel may increase for limited periods during go-live/post-go-live at our plants and warehouses.
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Ascend Elements is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Strategy/Planning and Information Technology
Industries
Services for Renewable Energy
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