ASPIRE Project Support SME - Cape Town - North (Durbanville/ Kraaifontein /Brackenfell) at Measured Ability Group of Companies

Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of the project and execution of process changes for the applicable functional area or deliverable at hand. This specifically focussed on operations/manufacturing.
• Coordinate and collaborate with the ASPIRE global template team, local deployment manager, local MFCs, Cape Town Teams and colleagues from Mannheim and Penzberg (Germany) to identify the best template/solution to meet Cape Town requirements.
• Support to identify and update/implement key changes related to functional/business processes/operations as part of system change. Execute on the changes needed as a result from this project.
• Assess and quantify the impact of key business/operational changes to the Cape Town Organisation.
• Communicate and share with key project MFCs (Main Functional Contacts), the deployment manager and stakeholders the impact of business process changes to the relevant functional employees and day-to-day execution of work to ensure that all stakeholders are informed and engaged.
• Work with subject matter experts and project team to identify, define, collate, document and communicate the data migration and verification requirements.
• Collaborate with SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) and other MFCs (Main Functional Contacts) to analyse, generate and capture where needed “missing” master data and correct issues in real-time.
• Exposure to and if required, technician lab support to manufacturing teams.
• Coordination, execution and reporting of test cases in the applicable environment as part of the system migration.
• Participate in the creation, verification and finalisation of training material for the training of the relevant functional employees.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience in Engineering (Industrial, process, chemical), Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, Information Science, Science (Biochemistry, Microbiology, Genetics) or related field.
• General laboratory or research experience working with data.
• Hands-on Experience working with cross-functional teams, and stakeholders.

Required skills and abilities

• Knowledge and experience as well as a full understanding of ERP system setup (SAP), and maintenance is preferred at a minimum of 2 years.
• Effective and strong analytical troubleshooting, resolving difficult problems in creative ways, and decision-making.
• Able to take new perspectives on existing solutions, exploring and implementing new concepts and methodologies.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google’s suite of applications (Mail, Calendar, Google Meets, Google Slides, Google Sheets, Google Docs, Drive, Google Workspaces, Chats).
• Demonstrated track record of effective stakeholder management.
• Sound knowledge of MRP/SAP system logic would be beneficial.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic, and complex matrix environment.
• Personal Competencies: Planning & Organising, Attention to detail, Initiative, Building relationships, Drive to Achieve, and Problem-solving skills.