About Hawkins
Hawkins Inc. is a formulator manufacturer blender distributer and sales agent for thousands of industrial chemicals and reagent grade laboratory chemicals sold to municipalities and businesses throughout the Central United States. Thousands across a variety of industries have depended on Hawkins for the chemical products they need since 1938.
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The JD Edwards Business Analysts role is to work with Hawkins endusers to ensure the Hawkins JD Edwards (JDE) EnterpriseOne system is meeting current and future business needs. The position will assist endusers in resolving JD Edwards system issues during weekly operations and at monthend. The JDE Business Analyst will selfassign JDE tickets from the IT help desk system to resolve problems with system transactions and usability/training issues. This position is located on site at our Roseville MN HQ.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
JDE Training & Support
- Provide enduser support on various JDE modules.
- Troubleshoot and resolve enduser issues in JDE.
- Participate in the rollout and training of new JDE features and enhancement to the enduser community.
- Provide training on various JDE modules to endusers.
- Assist in managing the JDE training library to ensure work instructions are updated with complete and current processes procedures and policies.
JDE Application Integration Testing & Deployment Support
- Participate in the JDE integration of new acquisitions
- Assist in the setup training and go live activities.
- Develop and execute test plans for new functionality.
- Participate in the setup and deployment of new functionality.
Business Operations Support
- Analyze and verify enduser requirements for completeness consistency comprehensibility feasibility and conformity to Hawkins standards.
- Create process models specifications diagrams and charts to provide direction and understanding of the project to the endusers the developers and the project team management
- Translate conceptual user requirements into functional requirements in a clear manner that is comprehensible to the functional user and the technical team members.
- Conduct solution validations.
- Manage and track the status of requirements throughout the project lifecycle. Enforce project timelines and redefine goals and outcomes as necessary.
- Communicate changes enhancements and modifications of business requirements verbally or through written documentation to project managers sponsors and other stakeholders so that issues solutions and statuses are understood.
- Perform other miscellaneous related duties as needed.
ABOUT YOU:
- College diploma or university degree in the field of business administration computer science supply chain or operations management or information systems and two to five years related work experience.
- Experience* with core JD Edwards EnterpriseOne software application modules including one or more of the following:
- Planning and Forecast Management
- Manufacturing
- Inventory Management
- Sales Order Management
- Procurement
- Transportation Management
- Quality
- Item Master
- Accounting (AP AR)
- *Where handson experience with a specific module has not been attained candidate must have a desire to learn those modules to support the needs of the business.
- Experience with business and technical requirements analysis elicitation modeling verification and methodology development.
- Ability to create systematic and consistent requirements specifications in both technical and userfriendly language.
- Ability to apply research and identify solutions to enduser system issues.
- Demonstrated project management skills and project management software skills including planning organizing and managing resources.
- Understanding of application development and software development life cycle concepts.
- 310 years of experience with JDE (end user or analyst) preferred
- Excellent analytical mathematical and creative problemsolving skills.
- Excellent listening interpersonal written and oral communication skills.
- Logical and efficient with keen attention to detail.
- Highly selfmotivated and directed.
- Able to exercise independent judgment and act on it.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while under pressure.
- Strong customer service orientation.
- Experience working in a teamoriented collaborative environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
TRAVEL
Occasional travel required (less than 10.
Expected Compensation: $/year. 10 Bonus Eligibility Depending on experience and qualifications.
Hawkins offers eligible employees and their dependents comprehensive benefits which includes medical dental vision life insurance LTD/STD and benefits for eligible employees include 401(k) match Employee Stock Purchase program (ESPP) paid time off and paid holidays.
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All applications must be received online. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law. Hawkins is a Drug Free workplace.
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