AX Functional Consultant

TITLE: AX Functional Analyst Production and Trade & Logistics REPORTING TO: Project Manager WORKING LOCATION: Bangalore (IN) OVERALL OBJECTIVES:

• Be an authority on Production and Trade and Logistic impacted processes;
• Fulfill the role of a subject matter expert in requirement elicitation;
• Document requirements and create functional specifications;
• Oversee the development of the product as per the specifications;
• Help business users understand the standard features of Microsoft AX, and model the business requirements within the capabilities of AX 2013 R3;

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. In-depth knowledge on the Production and Trade & Logistics modules in AX 2012 R3 to help our Organization achieve the defined business goals and recommend solutions that are aligned with the strategical objectives;
2. Analyze the existing processes, current systems, and highlight areas of improvement and define to-be processes in the scope of the AX 2012 R3 implementation;
3. Fulfill the role of a subject matter expert in requirement elicitation;
4. Perform gap analysis and recommend solutions;
5. Document process diagrams, requirements, and create functional specifications;
6. Analyze and decompose complex requirements;
7. Enhance opportunities by identifying new processes / functions to be configured / developed / implemented;
8. Oversee the development of the product as per the specifications;
9. Facilitate change and configuration management;
10. Monitor performance, Client variances and propose necessary actions;
11. Verify the functionality of the end product according to the requirements specifications;
12. Prepare technical user manuals, system configuration documents, and other functional and technical documentation.

REQUIRED PROFILE:
Initial Educational Background:

• Bachelor in Business Administration, Computer Science or Management Information Systems: or any other equivalent degree or experience.

Type and duration of previous experience:

• Minimum 10 years professional experience in overall IT industry in IT systems design, development, deployment and support;
• At least 6 years of relevant experience in Microsoft Dynamics AX with Production and Trade and Logistics modules;
• International work experience is a highly appreciated plus.

Specific skills required:

• High level of English communication skills (concise writing and orally convincing);
• Working knowledge of data process modeling tools;
• Communicate in a clear and efficient way, with good presentations skills.

Thorough knowledge on AX 2012 for:

• Inventory management;
• Warehouse management;
• Purchasing;
• Sales and marketing;
• Workflows;
• Production order and scheduling including BOM, production Route, work orders, etc.;
• Master scheduling.

Personal Qualities:

• Customer-service oriented with a problem-solving attitude;
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy is essential;
• Very good interpersonal relation skills at all levels of the organization, with capability to influence decisions and lead others to achieve results;
• Proven ability to solve complex business problems using analytical reasoning;
• Elicitation and comprehension skills;
• Ability to work in a complex international environment;
• Responsive problem solver and proactive to take actions;
• Eager to learn and continuously develop personal and technical capabilities;
• Demonstrated positive attitude, self-motivated, team player.

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