and Optimization (APO) applications as well as other Supply Chain Systems.
The Senior Programmer Analyst will also research, design, develop, document, and modify software specifications throughout the production software lifecycle. Competencies include hands on experience designing, developing, documenting, and delivering programs in multiple programming languages, developing complex software programs, handling multiple assignments, and mentoring junior team members in application design and programming logic/algorithms.
This is an advanced technical position and will be required to provide resolution to complex technical and business related software application and configuration
issues. This includes advanced analytical, evaluation, and programming skills including the ability to design, configure and program complex business solutions.
DECISION MAKING RESPONSIBILITIES: The Senior Programmer Analyst will be responsible for decision making associated with the design, development, programming, testing, and implementation of programs and applications. -- This position is required to demonstrate advanced skills related to programming, documentation, testing, software design, support, and implementation in accordance with Foster Farms software development life cycle (SDLC) methodology. This position will provide insight and direction into the course the IT Department
and company should take in regard to certain applications and programming languages.
The position will be responsible for providing guidance and decision making for other, less senior, programmer analysts. This position may require leading team resources in project execution activities and be required to provide professional communication updates to senior business and IT management. WORKING RELATIONSHIPS: 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 business solutions.
-- This position will provide enterprise-wide support of these business/functional modules. -- This position requires frequent communication with end users and also, including troubleshooting and providing assistance. This position requires consistent demonstration of all IT values as defined by IT Management: Leadership, Communications, Integrity, Teamwork, Caring and Professionalism, and a Make IT Happen Attitude. This position involves significant time spent documenting business requirements, solution alternatives, test scenarios and results, training materials, business end-user communications, design and configuration, and implementation details.
This position will require a close working relationship with other team members to ensure the knowledge transfer and learning of the required Business System software modules and more broadly, additional topics such as reporting, data extraction, security, testing methods and tools, documentation, interfaces, and other technical topics. --This position may be required to participate in advanced programming and configuration related projects. This position is expected to have the ability to work with minimal direction/supervision.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This position is expected to provide guidance, expertise and leadership to other support specialists. -- This position may require leading team resources in project execution activities and be required to provide professional communication updates to senior business and IT management. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Will provide design and implementation support for the ongoing projects. This may include requirement collection, solution design and concept writing as well as performing heavily customizing activities of SAP systems and their interfaces to other non-SAP systems in accordance with Foster Farms software development life cycle (SDLC) methodology.
Will provide primary end user support for the SAP and non-SAP systems. This includes: Troubleshooting, diagnosis, and resolution of end user problems. --Performing routine system maintenance checks and corrective actions such as maintaining, adjusting, and manipulating interface intermediate documents (IDocs) where applicable (i. e. WMS / EDI). Contribute to ongoing system improvement efforts to include: Collecting requirements from business users, researching available solutions, developing and documenting conceptual design alternatives.
Communicate effective conceptual designs, writing technical specifications and coordinating development work with more senior analysts and/or programming staff, building and configuring prototypes and prototype documentation. Communicate with and educate business users, conduct unit testing and coordinate integration and user acceptance testing. Work with security team to ensure appropriate system authorization, migrating to production.
Prepare comprehensive and thorough design and training documentation, train subject matter experts, provide post-implementation support efforts. Will interact 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. Additional Job functions: Additional duties as assigned by the IT project lead/manager/director. MINIMUM requirements: Bachelor s degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering, or engineering required. Minimum of--5 - 7 years of progressive responsibility in software design, development, configuration and programming including experience using SAP ABAP, --Java Script, HTML, Java, SAP PO/PI.
Excellent understanding of coding methods and best practiceinteractiontensive relational database and operating systems experience with MSSQL Server, DB2, or Oracle. Experience learning and documenting complex business requirementinteractionperience defining, designing, building, configuring, testing and implementing IT solutions to complex business functions Capable of teaching others. Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and effectively with non-technical staff and members of other IT and business teams.
Ability to communicate effectively with varying levels of management, users, and team members, both written and verbal. Must be capable of working to a structured work plan with aggressive milestones and have strong problem-solving skills, sound judgment, critical thinking, and decision-making ability. Must be highly goal and results oriented. Must be highly self-motivated and driven must be capable and willing to learn complex systems with minimal supervision. Experience with developing business requirements.
Experience learning and documenting complex business processes Project experience is beneficial. Must be able to communicate effectively with varying levels of management and team members, both written and verbal Excellent technical skills (e. g. SAP, MS Office suite, MS Project, programming, etc. ). This position will require possession or development of specific skills, knowledge and experience with non-SAP and SAP Supply chain systems including SAP-APO DP (Demand Planning), and SNP (Supply Network Planning). -- Experience with non-SAP systems is also desired in SAS Analytics.
Familiarity with SAP processes and document flow are beneficial. Basic understanding of the SAP system s roles, interfaces and standard content. PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS: Master s Degree IT experience working in a manufacturing organization for a $1+ billion organization. Broad consumer products industry experience strongly preferred. Familiarity with HTML, XML, XSL, and other B2B communication techniques and standards desired Experienced with SAP MM/PP concepts associated with MRP and inventory management. Ability to move up within the organization.
employs approximately 600 year-round and 2,500 seasonal colleagues. The Morning Star Company is the largest independent producer of bulk tomato ingredient products (tomato paste and diced tomatoes) in the world. We also produce canned tomatoes, tomato products and specialty sauces in pouches for customers in the retail and food service markets.
The company is known worldwide for its innovation and integrity. We are organizationally structured through a system we term Mission Focused Self-Management™. Our company is operated by Colleagues without titles or an appointed hierarchy of authority. Authority relative to other Colleagues’ activities is lateral, with our Mission as our guiding
principle of action, and respect, influence and success built based on each Colleague’s integrity, competency, effort, persistence, and straightforward persuasiveness.
Although we have grown significantly, we intend to maintain a culture of individual responsibility and Mission Focused Self-Management™. The Mission and Position: The Mission of this Colleagues is, “to ensure flawless operation of mission-related software and systems, to ensure highly efficient services to our customers. ” Responsibilities: Writing and Debugging Code: Expected to write clean and efficient code. This often includes debugging and troubleshooting to identify and fix issues. System Overview and Quality Control:
Learn our software stack and help resolve issues as they are reported by our users/technicians.
Collaboration: Work with field technicians, farmers, agronomists, and other stakeholders to understand their needs, train them on our technology, gather feedback, and tailor engineering solutions to meet real-world requirements. Understanding User and Business Needs: Understanding the user requirements and business objectives to ensure the software meets those needs. Maintenance and Updates: Maintaining and updating existing software to improve performance, fix bugs, and adapt to new requirements/scale. Learning and Implementing New Technologies: Keep up to date with the latest technologies and programming languages and utilize these new tools where applicable.
Research and Development: Collaborate with related colleagues in the conduction of research initiatives to identify emerging trends and technologies in agriculture, with a focus on developing solutions to address challenges faced by the processing tomato industry. (Job is not remote) Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field is appreciated. Proficient knowledge in Python. Knowledge of SQL, React, Java Script are a plus.
Familiarity with software development principles, algorithms, data structures, and object- oriented design. Attention to detail and the ability to troubleshoot and solve problems effectively. Ability to work well in a team environment. Excellent problem-solving, analytical thinking, and communication skills. Agriculture knowledge is a plus. Strong personal integrity and drive. Salary range: $ 70,000 – $90,000 depending on experience. Powered by Jazz HR
problems and opportunities, gathering and documentation of requirements, analysis and organization of information to support formation of projects, analysis of technology and coordinating with Infrastructure Team regarding infrastructure alternatives and implications.
System Design: -- 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 (designed in conjunction with Infrastructure Team), testing, implementation and training approach and design validation. System Configuration
/ Development: -- Perform configuration or building of actual system solutions, including performing heavily customizing activities of SAP systems and their interfaces to other non-SAP systems and demonstration of these solutions to IT and business customers.
-- Includes configuration of SAP, and other applications as well as development of applications, reports, and dashboards, writing technical specifications and building of applications/modifications. Will provide primary support for the SAP and non-SAP systems, Assigned Systems. This includes: Baseline Maintenance: -- Provide ongoing maintenance and support of applications within Assigned Areas. -- Perform and train more junior staff
regarding trouble-shooting, programming, testing, user testing, IT change control and implementation of assigned applications.
Troubleshooting, diagnosis, and resolution of end user problems. Performing routine system maintenance checks and corrective actions such as maintaining, adjusting, and manipulating interface intermediate documents (IDocs) where applicable. Planning and Organizing: 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 developed 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. Identify the staff with the skills required for successful execution of projects. Ensure the disciplined use of Foster Farms methodology in the planning and management of all assigned projects. Contribute/lead ongoing system improvement efforts to include: Collecting requirements from business users, researching available solutions, developing and documenting conceptual design alternatives.
Communicating effective conceptual designs, writing technical specifications and developing solutions, building and configuring prototypes and prototype documentation. Communicate with and educate business users, conduct unit testing and coordinate integration and user acceptance testing. Work with security team to ensure appropriate system authorization, migrating to production. Insure comprehensive and thorough design and training documentation is developed and that subject matter experts are trained, provide post-implementation support efforts. Will interact 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.
Additional Job Functions: Additional duties as assigned by the IT project lead/manager/director. MINIMUM requirements: Bachelor s degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering, or engineering required. Minimum of-- 7+ years of progressive responsibility in software design, development, configuration and extensive programming including experience using SAP ABAP, and experience with Java Script, HTML, Java, SAP PO/PI.
Excellent understanding of coding methods and best practiceinteractiontensive relational database and operating systems experience with MSSQL Server Oracle or other relational database Experience learning and documenting complex business requirementinteractionperience defining, designing, building, configuring, testing and implementing IT solutions to complex business functions Capable of teaching others Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and effectively with non-technical staff and members of other IT and business teams. Ability to communicate effectively with varying levels of management, users, and team members, both written and verbal.
Must be capable of working to a structured work plan with aggressive milestones and have strong problem-solving skills, sound judgment, critical thinking, and decision-making ability Must be highly goal and results oriented Must be highly self-motivated and driven must be capable and willing to learn complex systems with minimal supervision Experience with developing business requirementinteractionperience learning and documenting complex business processes Project experience is beneficial Must be able to communicate effectively with varying levels of management and team members, both written and verbal Excellent technical skills (e.
g. SAP, MS Office suite, MS Project, programming, etc. )This position will require possession or development of specific skills, knowledge and experience (3 6 years) with non-SAP and SAP Accounting, product costing and finance systems including SAP FICO. -- Experience with non-SAP systems is also desired. Familiarity with SAP processes and document flow are beneficial. Basic understanding of the SAP system s roles, interfaces and standard content. PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS: Master s Degree5-7+ years of experience with FICO (at least 2 major modules/functions)IT experience working in a manufacturing organization for a $1+ billion organization.
Broad consumer products industry experience strongly preferred. Familiarity with HTML, XML, XSL, and other B2B communication techniques and standards desired. Ability to move up within the organization. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Must have reliable transportation. Must--have CA drivers license Must be able to travel over night occasionally Must be able to have consistent attendance in assigned office Must be able to sit for long periods of time. Must be able to drive to various company and vendor locations Must be able to work on the computer for long periods of time Must be able to deal with periodic high stress situations Must be able to stay calm and focused when dealing with difficult personnel issues.
ADDITIONAL PERTINENT FACTS: The candidate will be a member of the Business Systems Team. -- This employee will be required to further develop sufficient SAP skills in other functional areas to support maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives.
