Senior Planning Systems Architect

The Great Yellow Brick Company

Richmond (VA)

Hybrid

USD 104,000 - 156,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

LEGO Group in Virginia is seeking a Senior Systems Specialist to lead planning-system implementations and optimize planning data across Production Planning, Shop Floor Planning, Materials Planning, and Import/Export. You will partner with local planners and global teams to translate needs into scalable system solutions and support SAP HANA and Kinaxis deployments, strengthening master data governance.

This is an individual contributor role with 3 onsite days and 2 remote, relocation assistance

Qualifications

ERP system implementation or development experience supporting production planning, manufacturing, materials planning, and/or inventory control.
Experience with data management tools, databases, system design, and data integrity.
Experience working with technical or Product Lead teams using Agile methodology.
Demonstrated understanding of manufacturing planning processes, including material flow, inventory control, capacity, and constraint management.
Experience implementing, improving, or supporting systems and tools used within production planning or inventory-management environments.
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot system and data issues, identify root causes, and develop effective solutions.
Ability to collaborate across business and technical functions and work effectively with both local and global stakeholders.
Strong communication skills with the ability to build system capability and share technical knowledge with business users.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate implementation plans, requirements, risks, dependencies, testing, and business-readiness activities for planning-system implementations and upgrades.
Support the initialization and implementation of key planning tools for the Virginia factory startup and ramp-up, including SAP HANA and Kinaxis.
Work directly with Production Planners and other functional users to understand operational needs and translate those needs into effective system, process, and reporting improvements.
Coordinate planning master-data updates, monitor data accuracy, and troubleshoot issues affecting ECOs, planning parameters, master data, and system execution.
Develop system training and user test plans and facilitate best-practice sharing to strengthen technical capability across the Planning department.
Partner with the Productivity Lead and technical teams to identify and implement solutions that reduce manual workload, minimize errors, and improve process efficiency.
Develop and streamline reporting and visualization capabilities, including the use of tools such as Power BI, to improve access to accurate and actionable planning information.
Serve as the local escalation point for system-related issues and collaborate with global specialists and IT development teams to resolve problems and continuously improve planning capabilities.