Application Specialist, ERP - Regina, Canada - VADERSTAD INDUSTRIES INC.

VADERSTAD INDUSTRIES INC.

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Regina, Canada

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Description

Vaderstad Industries Inc. Position Profile

Title:
Application Specialist, Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP)

Reports Directly to:
*Directory of IT - North America

Reports Dotted Line to:
*Director Business Applications - ERP

Interacts Closely with:
*Business Stakeholders from - Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Production, Parts Distribution/Warehouse, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing, Information Technology, Product Life Cycle Management, Computer Aided Design teams, Project Organization.

Location
:
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada or Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA

The Organization:

Väderstad Group is a family-owned company headquartered in Sweden and with its North American operations in Langbank, SK, Canada and Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA.

Väderstad is a leading agriculture equipment manufacturer in tillage, planting and seeding and is active in 40 countries worldwide.

The Group employs nearly 2,000 staff of which approximately 1300 are based in Väderstad, Sweden and 300 in sales companies in Europe.

The company's colorful history dates to the early 1960s and has since been characterized by an entrepreneurial spirit and the development of innovative farm machinery.

Väderstad's entry into the North American market dates to 2006 when it acquired a 49 per cent ownership stake in Seed Hawk, a Canadian manufacturer of leading technology in direct seeding.

As early as Spring 2007, the first Seed Hawk machines arrived in Australia, Ukraine, and Russia.

With Seed Hawk in the program the Väderstad product family expanded considerably, to include a wide portfolio of cultivation and seeding equipment suitable for all tillage techniques from no-till seeding to conventional tillage.

The enhanced product range meets the needs for smaller growers, as well as the largest broad acre businesses.

Today, Väderstad's North American operations are primarily focused on Canada and the United States of America and mainly with its Seedhawk (air seeders), Tempo (planters) and Carriers, Tillage - (Wilrich and Wishek) products.

Currently, Väderstad's organization in North America (US and Canada.) is a team of approximately 400 people located in offices and factories Langbank, Regina and Wahpeton.

North American revenue is in the CDN$300ml range, with equipment and parts distributed through a dealer network.

An innovative and growth-oriented company, Väderstad is focused on significantly expanding its North American market presence in Canada and a more aggressive and intentional expansion of its current activities in the U.S.

With a goal of becoming a North American leader in seeding, planting, and tillage equipment, Väderstad's target is to achieve revenues of CDN$500ml within 3- 5 years through the sale of products manufactured in Canada, USA, and Sweden and through an ever-expanding North American dealer channel.

The Opportunity:
Some tasks that the role will perform include but not limited to:

In collaboration with the business stakeholders, clarify business requirements needed to develop the appropriate solutions.

Responsible for ERP incidents, Service Requests, Problem and change management.
Participate in, or run, projects to further develop our ERP business platform
Ensure stable operations and availability of the system.
Plan for and implement patches, releases, and upgrades
Perform new development, customizations, configuration
Create and maintain system documentation and work instructions
Conduct training in the business or within the IT department
Collaboration with external suppliers (IFS, ABAS, Fourthshift)
Proactive work and external monitoring
Document current business processes in relation to the ERP systems and work to continuously improve the business processes
Minimum 35 years working experience with ERP systems in a manufacturing or similar industry.
A successful track record in driving innovation and business process improvements, and in realizing the business benefits of system implementations, while also managing the associated costs and risks, best practices, and ROI.
Demonstrated expertise in translating business strategies, opportunities and challenges into technology solutions that align with corporate objectives and that allow for the successful deployment of businessdirected technology services.
A handson, resultsdriven ERP specialist experienced in leading the daytoday activities of an ERP system within a manufacturing environment.
A Team player with demonstrated ability to align technology with business goals, objectives and needs (current and future) in a manner that streamlines business functions and capabilities and maximises growth opportunities, business value and customer experience (internally and externally)
A performancedriven problem solver, recognized for an outstanding ability to consistently provide timely execution of project roadmaps and the delivery of missioncritical, costeffective t