UKIS Applications Business Analyst – ERP Engineer

Location: Reading, United Kingdom

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Primary Purpose of the Role:

• As a member of the Business Analyst team and Applications squad deliver and support application services that are “best in class” to support the needs of the various businesses and functions.
• To be the primary interface between UKIS and the business in the ERP (Oracle) space.
• To be the primary link between the tools, the people and the processes in Thales UK.
• To use industry standard Business Analysis techniques to be able to capture requirements and propose solutions to business issues.  
• Manage key internal stakeholders to ensure and promote collaboration between UKIS and the Thales UK
• To be a key member of the Applications squad delivering business improvement through the UniFi applications toolset, primarily Oracle ERP.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

Engagement of the Business Analysis team through:

• Regular engagement with the relevant E2E (End to End) Process transformation leads and Process convergence leads.
• Regular engagement with functional subject matter experts and superusers.
• Be the accountable design authority to ensure tool and process harmonisation in the ERP (Oracle) space.
• Deliver minor improvements to the ERP (Oracle) on an on-going basis.
• Responsible for the integration of third party applications feeding in and out of Oracle ERP
• Ensure that Training materials for key business applications are built and maintained.
• Assisting the development and deployment of run services to ensure applications solutions provide full lifecycle management coverage.
• Agree and manage functional reporting requirements through the various reporting toolsets used in Thales, ensuring that critical business information is available in a timely and accurate manner.
• Capture, triage and delivery of Thales UK business IS requirements through process analysis, initial solution design through to delivery.
• Take part in and/or lead project work as determined in the UKISMP.
• Undertake proactive business  process analysis to identify and promote solutions where business efficiency can be improved.
• Support the Thales UK businesses to adopt common processes and common toolsets.
• Provide support to production systems where appropriate.
• Be an active member of the relevant Applications Agile squad. Taking part in Agile ceremonies such as Scrum, planning, retrospectives etc.

Skills

Essential

• Good all round knowledge of applications used in key business functions (PLM, ERP, PMO tools, Reporting Platforms, etc.), principally Oracle EBS.
• Excellent knowledge of Oracle ERP modules.
  • Supply Chain- modules i.e. Discrete MFG, Process MFG, ENG, INV, BOM, Quality, OM, PO.
  • Projects: i.e. Contracts (OKE), Billing (PJB), Costing (PJC)
  • Customer Services: Depot Repair, Service Contracts (OKS) , Installed Base (CSI)
    Other modules advantageous: Depot Repair, iSupplier, Mobile
• Established Business Analysis skills to identify business need and determine solutions.
• Solution design encompassing technology, people and process.
• Ability to be able to deliver training material, process briefings, requirements capture, etc. to small and large audiences.
• Implement solutions whether technical and/ or process related
• Recognise the importance that data and data integrity play in managing a business and the tools that support the process.
• Excellent  communication skills, both written and verbal
• Understanding of project management principles and processes.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies and how these translate to the role.
• Ability to drive and deliver change management activity.
• Able to deliver using established Thales project delivery processes.
• Understanding of how the different business functions interact and to be able to translate these interactions into joined up IS solutions and processes.
• Excellent skill level in common office tools (MS office suite etc).

Desirable

• Good all round knowledge of business structures and processes. How businesses work and how they use toolsets to promote efficiency
• Broad  IT Knowledge (IS strategy, infrastructure, architecture, security and service management)
• Design to implementation methodologies, preferably gained through practical experience.

Experience:

Essential

• In depth knowledge of Thales UK businesses, organisation and processes gained through working in operational roles in one or more of the Thales UK Operational SAEs.
• Knowledge of Chorus 2.0 and the regulatory framework that Thales operates within.
• Involvement in business transformation activities
• Systems implementation experience e.g. PLM, ERP, MES, PM, HR tools.

• Good technical knowledge of commonly used business applications (Oracle ERP, PLM etc).
• Project management experience

Values & Behaviours:

• A self motivated individual who has a genuine desire to deliver value (both short-term and long-term) to the business through a suite of application services, bringing together technology, people and processes in a shared Thales vision.

Leadership Behaviours

• Shape Solutions Out of Complexity
• Be Ambitious & Accountable
• Perform Through Cooperation
• Manage Key Stakeholders
• Engage & Develop Teams
• Manage Self

Qualifications:

Essential

• None

Desirable

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Professional qualification from recognised external body
• ITIL Foundation
• Member of Institute of Business Analysts
• Lean Sigma training

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