Senior IT Analyst Business Systems - Manufacturing (PL or CZ)

Cooper Standard; Bielsko-Biała; Hybrid; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cooper Standard seeks a skilled MES & Digital Factory specialist to bridge business and IT, defining user needs and mapping current processes. You will lead interviews, translate requirements to the tech team, and oversee implementation while ensuring user adoption and training.

You will create as-is and optimized process maps, support ongoing production needs, and contribute to continuous improvement with travel 10–25% across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or IT-related field.
• 6–10 years of experience in discrete manufacturing.
• Basic knowledge of Automotive MES & Digital Factory processes.
• Experience facilitating group sessions.
• Experience mapping and optimizing business processes.
• SAP knowledge is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define user needs for MES & Digital Factory functions.
• Create as-is process maps from team interviews.
• Propose optimized process maps with input from stakeholders.
• Determine user requirements for MES configuration and presentation.
• Translate requirements to the technology team lead and IT Manager.
• Support implementation initiatives and steering committee approvals.
• Oversee implementation, including training and user satisfaction.
• Capture lessons learned for future implementations.
• Monitor solution metrics and drive continuous improvement.
• Handle special projects to support MES & Digital Factory.
• Maintain process documentation and provide ongoing production support.
• Create and maintain DRD documentation based on business needs.

Skills

Business-IT liaison

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Problem solving

Multi-tasking

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or IT

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description

• Key participant in cross-functional business and IT team with the responsibility to define user needs for the MES & Digital Factory functions.
• Produce as-is process maps of current business practices through team interviews with process owners and users.
• Produce recommended optimized process maps of business practices with input from process owners and users.
• Determine user requirements for configuration and presentation of the MES & Digital Factory solutions through interviews with functional, program specific, or role specific user groups.
• Translate the output of process mapping and user requirements to the technology team lead, IT Manager.
• Help prepare proposed implementation initiatives to the appropriate steering committee for approval.
• Responsible for oversight of implementation of approved action items, including training and user satisfaction.
• Responsible for creating the lessons learned during each stage of the implementation for use in subsequent planning and execution of the implementation plan.
• Responsible for monitoring solution metrics and developing continuous improvement initiatives for the solutions.
• Responsible for any special projects or assignments as agreed upon to support the MES & Digital Factory.
• Maintains technical expertise in area of responsibility. Develops and maintains process documentation for existing and proposed processes.
• Provide On-going production support for existing MES & Digital Factory solutions.
• Create and maintain functional specification documentation (DRD) based on defined business requirements.

Requirements

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent, engineering or information technology related.
• 6 to 10 years of experience working in discrete manufacturing industry.
• Basic knowledge of Automotive MES & Digital Factory process required.
• Must have experience of group facilitation.
• Must have experience of business process mapping and optimization.
• Knowledge of SAP is preferred.

Skills & Abilities

• Good organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to multi-task effectively, self-motivated, and works with some direct supervision.
• Must act as a liaison between the business and IT to define, design, and implement solutions.
• Must have the ability to absorb information quickly and make decisions as to how to proceed with each issue based on its own merit.
• Must have good analytical and problem solving abilities.
• Excellent communications & presentation skills required to interact with both IT resources as well as business users, located in multiple departments.
• Requires the ability to give clear verbal and written information geared to specific audiences
• Ability to understand out of the box packaged software functionality, and perform basic administration tasks, after attending appropriate vendor provided training.
• Travel is expected at 10 - 25%, with most of travel being specific for project milestones, such as user training.

Location

Poland or Czech Republic

Position Type

Regular

Additional Locations

Bystrice, Zdar

Remote Status

Hybrid