Prod Ops ERP Architect

Lockheed Martin•Fort Worth, AL

2d•Remote

About The Position

This position will be the Integrated Production Operations and Sustainment Architect within our Transformation program (1LMX) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Portfolio. This includes close collaboration with both the 1LMX Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) and Enterprise Manufacturing Execution System (MES) product teams. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Working closely with chief architects, IPOS functional product managers and leads, IT solution architects, and data architects to ensure functional requirements are properly defined and allocated to specific product teams, and identify necessary process modifications, data transformations/exchanges, and appropriate deployment/use of application capabilities Integrating with other Value Stream Architects to ensure the ‘To Be’ process is cohesive from an ‘End to End’ perspective and cross team impacts are aligned and understood Supporting development of business process architecture and ensuring decisions from common and detail design are maintained during build phase and/or facilitates adjudication on areas of misalignment Providing peer review support of critical functional development specifications and guidance when requirements or design decisions are not aligned with the end-end functional defined business processes Ensuring traceability of requirements is maintained, supporting Technical Baselines and Design Review Boards, and bringing forwards elements that may impact the technical/functional baseline (L3 changes, tool selections, capability definitions, etc.) Participating in integration testing activities and providing training and capability adoption support to the end user community Supporting ERP Prod Ops business data stewardship efforts by promoting the usage of data as strategic asset, helping to bridge gaps between functional and technical terminology, improving data quality, and implementing data decisions including the enforcement of data standards, policies, and guidelines. As a key member of the Operations Transformation team, the candidate will need to know the business functional domain, be technology savvy, be able to negotiate compromises, and have business acumen. Regular travel will be required (~1x/month)

Requirements

Strong experience in manufacturing and production business process, ideally including a number of the following: capacity planning, forecasting, demand management, master and production scheduling, receiving, material distribution, inventory management, and product sell-off.
Technical background in SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) tools
Prior experience in multiple business areas and organizations
Demonstrated ability to collaborate across functional and program organizations, and with multiple business areas
Excellent written, verbal and briefing/presentation communications skills
Experience leading virtual teams

Nice To Haves

Project management experience
Strong planning, communication, and presentation skills; and the capability to listen and influence.
Experience in Agile software development process, specifically with SAFe Agile Framework
Direct experience or understanding of LM Digital Transformation/1LMX

Responsibilities

Working closely with chief architects, IPOS functional product managers and leads, IT solution architects, and data architects to ensure functional requirements are properly defined and allocated to specific product teams, and identify necessary process modifications, data transformations/exchanges, and appropriate deployment/use of application capabilities
Integrating with other Value Stream Architects to ensure the ‘To Be’ process is cohesive from an ‘End to End’ perspective and cross team impacts are aligned and understood
Supporting development of business process architecture and ensuring decisions from common and detail design are maintained during build phase and/or facilitates adjudication on areas of misalignment
Providing peer review support of critical functional development specifications and guidance when requirements or design decisions are not aligned with the end-end functional defined business processes
Ensuring traceability of requirements is maintained, supporting Technical Baselines and Design Review Boards, and bringing forwards elements that may impact the technical/functional baseline (L3 changes, tool selections, capability definitions, etc.)
Participating in integration testing activities and providing training and capability adoption support to the end user community
Supporting ERP Prod Ops business data stewardship efforts by promoting the usage of data as strategic asset, helping to bridge gaps between functional and technical terminology, improving data quality, and implementing data decisions including the enforcement of data standards, policies, and guidelines