MES Functional Consultant

Job Title: MES Functional Consultant

Location: Remote

Position : Full Time

Skills: Supply Chain | MES I APRISO

Job Description:

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent working experience in Supply Chain, Mechanics or a closely related field.

• Minimum 3 years’ working experience with an MES, preferably the Apriso platform or equivalent.

• Ability to travel internationally and domestically - approximately 20%

• Familiar with database systems and the Microsoft Office Suite.

• High competence in problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills.

• Clear and effective communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, often multi-functional and cross-regional.

• Ability to translate complex business / technical needs into simple and manageable requirements; handle partner concerns and risk mitigation as needed.

• Passionate about Digital Transformation, learning new technologies and trends in the software industry.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate the projects to implement MES Apriso platform at a new facility.

• Follow the TGS global methodology and maintain the lifecycle of the MES projects in the IT portfolio management system.

• Understand and evaluate the Business needs and objectives for new capabilities to be developed

• Create and maintain detailed documentation of user requirement specifications.

• Contribute to the joined application design session with the TGS MES Platform Technical team, the vendors and the Business.

• Provide inputs and contribute to the validation deliverables such as the Validation Plan and the Validation

Summary Report.

• Contribute to the testing of the new features and functionalities in the MES Apriso platform.

• Facilitate the integration testing with SAP, JDE and the validation of local systems connected to the MES Apriso platform.

• Capture identified issues, gaps and escalate them to the TGS MES Platform Technical team and the vendors.

• Ensure the quality, performance, and security of the software by following standard validation methodologies.

• Train the site super users on new capabilities and support the maintenance of job aids documentation.

• Communicate effectively with internal customers and collaborators throughout the lifecycle of technical upgrade projects/enhancements.

• Document project lessons learnt.

• Collaborate with the other team members and the vendors by pro-actively providing feedback and suggestions for continuous improvement purposes on the TGS internal processes, Business processes supported by MES, communication...