Below are the 4 Supply Chain Analysts, 4 Systems Analysts & 4 IT Support Analysts with Epicor / P-21 supply chain and other systems expertise. The Thor Group® provides these and other Epicor / P-21 supply chain experienced professionals on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a supply chain analyst with experience working in wholesale, pharmaceutical and distribution industries? Educational background is composed of BS Materials Management and MBA Supply Chain Management. Professional certifications involve APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) Certification. Technological skills consist of Epicor SCM, SAP, MS Great Plains, ERP Oracle 11i, ERP and SQL.

Serving in a pharmaceutical distribution company as a supply chain analyst, maintained and reported on inventory levels and determined re-order point levels for optimal inventory levels through MS Excel and Epicor ERP system. Some of the tasks were performing reporting in support of supply chain group, KPIs and ad-hoc reports, as well as assisting management team to improve operational procedures. Part of the job was to analyze key decision data needed to develop forecasts for the sales, procurement and warehouse team.

As a supply chain specialist, assisted Supply Chain Manager on planning and implementing supply chain key activities while improving operational procedures. Other duties were performing reporting in support of supply chain KPIs, as well as managing purchasing activity for MRO and raw material procurement based on manual forecasting. Furthermore, maintained stock to an optimal level of inventory, while keeping a high service level for production and operation needs.

Would a detail-oriented supply chain analyst with extensive work experience in a nonprofit healthcare provider fit in your organization? Educational background is composed of Bachelor of Science in International Affairs (Minor in Human Services) and Masters of Science in Emergency Management. Software skills involve Epicor, APICS, Microsoft Navision, OpenBoxes and GMDH Shell (Forecasting software).

Some accomplishments included leveraging knowledge of medical goods and supplies, as well as the competitive purchasing processes to ensure on time delivery of quality, reliable products at the best possible prices to hospitals, clinics, and health care centers in Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Mexico, and Haiti. As a supply chain analyst, worked collaboratively with internal customers and vendors to maintain high levels of customer service. Also, has adapted efficiently to changes in demand signals and supplier stock levels in order to minimize disruptions to patient care. Moreover, utilized organizational inventory management systems to create purchase orders, process invoices, run inventory reports, monitor stock levels, and analyze data to achieve timely arrival of quality goods to sites.

Shared expertise by managing incoming and outgoing flow of goods through the Boston office and Miami warehouse to support healthcare sites in Haiti and Africa. While working as a supply chain coordinator, employed comprehensive knowledge of Inventory Management System to create manuals and training materials for onboarding new staff at hospital sites. Furthermore, created purchase orders, compared quotes, assisted in procurement of supplies, tracked receipt of goods, and assisted in payment of invoices.

How can a supply chain analyst who worked in manufacturing and retail industries help your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science, Business Economics and Supply Chain Management. Technical skills involve Vista Order Entry (Epicor SCM), Tableau, SAP, AS/400, SharePoint, MAPICS and Oracle SCM/WMS.

Working with challenging issues such as carrying out supply chain functions related to ordering, tracking and expediting the material required to meet the production schedule and to manage the inventory to meet the plant’s financial objectives have vetted this specialist’s work experience. Functioning as a supply chain analyst, managed the MRP process to ensure materials are available for production and to maintain the lowest possible material levels in inventory for standard products and contract custom-manufactured parts. Additionally, worked on inventory efforts, including inventory physicals, cycle counts, shortage and overage calculations, adjustments, stock checks, and Kanban changes. Also, reconciled shipment invoices on the AS/400 system.

With a “can do approach” in the area of maintaining targeted inventory levels for packaged goods in all warehouses have been career objectives. Serving as a supply chain analyst in a retail company, collaborated with Continuous Replacement Inventory (CRP) vendor partners to achieve established goals. Furthermore, forecasted and procured for promotional needs, as well as analyzed investment buy opportunities.

Would hiring a supply chain analyst with experience working in staffing, retail and manufacturing industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational background is composed of Bachelor of Business Administration, Major: Management and Minor: General Business. Software expertise consists of Epicor (ERP), Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP) and Tableau.

Acting as a supply chain analyst in a staffing company, analyzed the logistics cost to compare suppliers for sourcing decisions. Other duties were training sourcing team on company’s preferred International Commercial Terms required to support Total Landed Cost Model (logistics analytics), as well as managing and creating amendments to support US and Canada ocean transportation freight changes. Part of the job was to retain accurate and current ocean freight rates in the company’s internal rate file.

While working for a home appliance company as an analyst, supply and logistics professional, completed root cause analysis when product availability issues arise to provide better input for the Factory Distribution Centers (FDC)/Regional Distribution Center (RDC) network. In addition, supported the Product Fulfillment Team (PFT) by providing analysis to drive better inventory decisions. Furthermore, developed an understanding of company’s current Supply Chain business processes to continuously improve the inputs to the systems. Additionally, used available tools and data to provide analysis to process partners in order to take action for resolution of inventory issues.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this systems analyst with experience working in aerospace, tech services and financial services industries? Educational attainment is composed of BS Industrial Engineering, Masters in Accounting and MBA. Technical skills consist of Epicor, Crystal/Access, Cognos and Deltek Costpoint.

Contributed to the organization’s success by doing analysis, setup improvement, and testing design for resolution of manufacturing ERP issues (work in process, manufacturing labor/materials costs, etc.). While employed as a systems analyst in an aerospace company, worked on Time and Expense/ payroll modules and set up updates to integrate with ERP for manufacturing labor costing. Additional responsibilities were automation of A/P, A/R, and Manufacturing Cost Accounting processes. Systems/Tools used were Vantage Epicor: Manufacturing ERP system, as well as Crystal/Access queries/reporting, and Excel macros.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by doing installations, upgrades, and hot fixes for Deltek products (Costpoint, and T&E), Cognos, and Tip QA, as well as coordination with server admin. While working as a system analyst, performed testing, implementation development, training, documentation, and maintenance. Also, led, collaborated, and maintained excellent relationships with Management, consultants, users, and systems’ suppliers for two state locations. Furthermore, keen on identifying business ERP opportunities and risks.

Is impacting your organization with a senior system analyst with work experience in retail, electronics and stamping industries a current business consideration? Educational attainment is composed of Associate Degree Program in Electrical Engineering, Specializing in Computer Engineering and Computer-assisted industrial equipment as well as Associate Degree Program in Computer Programming and Systems Design. Job functions encompassed Business analyst and Liaison duties, and because of improvements to the procurement process and capabilities, the company was rewarded with additional contracts, totaling $20 million annually. Management Program increased company productivity by 15% through client product shipment automation by implementing bar-coding and RF equipment for order fulfillment system. Software background consists of Epicor iVP, SolarSoft, MAPICS, DMAS, ACCPAC and iSeries Operations.

While employed as a senior system analyst, worked on the implementation Projects and Re-implementation Projects. Some of the tasks were using experience in production setups for Discreet, Repetitive and KANBAN production models, as well as implementing company policies, technical procedures and standards for preserving the integrity and security of data, reports and access.

Part of the job as a senior system analyst was to provide software support and maintain Corporate Epicor iVP ERP (SolarSoft) business software application for various business units in North America, Asia and Europe. Also, has extensive knowledge in most Epicor ERP modules including: Bill of Material, Routing Methods, Inventory Control, Standard Costing, General Ledger, A/P, A/R, MRP, Purchasing and Vendor Releases. Furthermore, acted as project lead for implementation projects for newly acquired and established business units including 3 full cycle, full life cycle implementations.

What contributions could a sr. systems analyst who worked in consulting, food processing and apparel industries bring to your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Master of Business Administration (MBA). Professional certifications involve Certified Scrum Master. Software/Tools: Epicor EPR, Oracle ERP, Salesforce, Yardi ERP, Tableau, SAS, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), and MAS 200.

Challenges like spearheading the development of new solutions and replacing legacy systems with eCommerce and ERP system to manage $400M in transactions, which was a significant increase from previous level ($125M) were welcomed and successfully completed. Improvements led to sale of company to new ownership, as well as involvement in later conversion of Epicor to Oracle Suite. As a sr. systems analyst in a consulting company, managed project to design and integrate ecommerce system with seven legacy systems with 50K global users. Also, delivered content management-driven Web solution with local sites in 15 languages and converted local market databases to single Oracle database.

Shared expertise by liaising with accounting team to address sales tax issues and requirements for future Vertex interface to Epicor. Functioning as a senior systems analyst, developed Flow Charts of existing POS/GL Update process and those for the new POS /GL Update. Furthermore, developed documentation for the integration of the new POS data flows into the existing legacy reporting systems.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a systems analyst with experience working in filtration, manufacturing and automotive industries? Educational attainment is composed of Management Information Systems, Master of Science Information Technology and Master of Arts in Liberal Studies. Software skills consists of Epicor SCM, Crystal Reports and SSRS.

Serving as a systems analyst, managed Epicor ERP system and communicated business, technical, and testing requirements to functional business areas to get final approval on reporting and data extractions. Other duties were performing in a liaison role between business, other business partners, vendors, and Quality Control, as well as process engineering, manufacturing and technical resources. Also, developed manufacturing ERP project plans to address resource and reporting project objectives and goals. Moreover, defined project defect tracking, managed content and change management objectives for business, manufacturing teams and engineers.

As a systems analyst in a filtration company, identified risks and managed content, developed contingency plans communicating to stakeholders, identifying production issues and managing their timely resolution. Part of the job was to extract data from database and import to Excel for analyzing and filtering as well as reporting purposes. Some of the tasks were analyzing Engineering Bill of Material and Manufacturing Bill of Material data results including mappings and implementations. Furthermore, automated data extracting and loading processes from MatrixOne application.

Would hiring an IT support analyst with experience working in manufacturing, business services and aviation industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of MS Mechanical Engineering, MS Computer Science and Master of Applied Project Management. Professional certifications involve Master IS/IT Project Management and Six Sigma Green Belt. Software expertise consists of Epicor Vantage, Epicor Avante and Oracle E-Business suite (EBS).

In an equipment manufacturing company, this individual integrated Epicor Avante ERP (OLTP server) and a 3rd party hosted application (Datacraft Signum) using XML-SOAP for real-time visibility into on-hand inventory quantities of selected A-class items, generating release orders, trigger shipments from suppliers, etc. This initiative eliminated 95% processing time, gained 100% in timely disposition of returned products by implementing an integrated workflow system. This was to efficiently manage the Return Material Authorization (RMA) process. Also, planned upgrade to Epicor Vantage 8.0 ERP system for improved functionality and coverage of business operations.

While working for an aircraft engine manufacturer as an IT transactional lean leader, prepared forecasting on Oracle E-Business suite (EBS) and used new techniques for Safety Stock, Reorder Point, Min-Max Planning, and Kanban quantity calculations as appropriate for different inventory items to assess need for Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP). This specialist prepared to capture Bar-Code transactions with Oracle Mobile Supply Chain in Receiving, Inspection and Spares shipment.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this IT support analyst with work experience in software, technology and IT services industries? Educational attainment is composed of a degree in Networking & Data Communication and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Information Technology. Professional certifications involve Advanced Cisco Networking Certificate, A+ Certification, CCNA Certification and Business Fundamentals. Technological knowledge consists of Epicor SCM.

Contributed to the organization’s success by specializing in Epicor EDI with emphasis on X12 standard for manufacturing, automotive, aerospace and supply chain. Serving in a software company as a principal technical support analyst, provided programming, system, technical and/or application support to field consultants and customers, as well as performed other related work as necessary. Part of the job was to respond to situations where standard procedures have failed to isolate or correct system or software failures, as well as perform other related work as necessary. In addition, recorded and assessed user problems via telephone, email and WEB enabled support.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by resolving functional software issues including research and documentation; training client, partner and internal resources; and providing overall customer service. While employed as a client support advisor, specialized in EDI Vertical solution with emphasis on X12 standard for manufacturing and supply chain. Other duties were defining client issues/questions/problems, assisting in research and troubleshooting efforts, as well as communicating solutions back to clients. Furthermore, provided application and process training to customers.

Is impacting your organization with an IT support analyst who worked in distribution and manufacturing industries a current business consideration? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Arts, Major in Business Economics; Minor in Philosophy and Theology, as well as Masters of International Business Management (MIM). Software proficiencies involve Epicor SCM and SAP.

While employed in a manufacturing company as an IT consultant for Epicor Prophet 21 business systems implementation, was contracted as IT project Lead to replace their legacy Infor SXe Distribution System with Epicor’s Prophet 21 solution to run an efficient, end-to-end operation, and integrate it with Corporation systems and applications. Notable accomplishments and successes included successful implementation of “Big Bang” Epicor P21 which started and delivered On-Time and On-Budget, meeting project objectives and deliverables, as well as post-implementation support through normalization. In addition, successfully multi-tasked as IT Project Manager and sole IT resource for business analysis, system set-up, business process management, QA unit, integration, upgrade and regression testing, as well as project tracking, reporting and documentation, from project inception through completion.

Part of the job as a manager of IT solutions engineering: manufacturing & supply chain management was to function as a SAP project manager for company migration from legacy systems to SAP R/3 ERP system for Manufacturing, Planning, Procurement, Engineering, Distribution Logistics and Quality functions. The “Big Bang” multi-site SAP R/3 implementation was successful and went “Live” on-time (13 months) and under budget ($20M), meeting project objectives and deliverables with desired functionality and scope.

What contributions could an IT support analyst with experience working in education, eCommerce and telecommunications industries bring to your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with emphasis in Computer Information Systems. Software skills involve Epicor Helpdesk, MySQL, ER Win, Active Directory and Navicat.

Challenges like exceeding sales expectations for the position in the very first month as well as being in charge of purchasing hardware/gift cards for client orders were welcomed and successfully completed on a regular basis. Acting as a web/POS support technician, developed new software support documentation and revised existing documentation, as well as created and edited client web sites. Other duties were assisting in quality assurance testing of new software upgrades, as well as configuring current client systems and SQL databases.

Shared expertise by providing support for 600+ end users with software and hardware related issues. Serving as a sr. IT support analyst/inventory manager, created new hire user accounts and disabled terminated employee accounts in Active Directory. Part of the job was to manage and edit objects in Active Directory as needed (permissions, distribution & security groups, OU management). Additionally, analyzed and resolved problems in accordance with service level agreements, escalating when necessary. Furthermore, provided troubleshooting and configuration support for client desktop and networking environment.