Specialist, Product Configuration Systems II

The Product Configuration Systems Specialist role is designed to lead and support product bill of materials (BOM) and item master setup within the stock ERP system category. It plays a pivotal role in ensuring accurate and timely configuration of product data to support: new product development, product changes, special projects, and continuous improvement initiatives. This role requires a lot of cross-functional collaboration, interfacing with departments such as Product Engineering, Pricing, and Operations.

Responsibilities:

• Develop & maintain new product setup in ERP business system for new products, product changes, special projects and continuous improvement projects
  • Item master setup
  • Plant build tables
  • Maintain discontinued product
• Develop & maintain Bill of Material structures in ERP business system for new products, product changes, special projects and continuous improvement projects
• Coordinate and complete annual material sourcing request for our home center brands, working with various departments and data sources to provide an accurate report
  • Calculate cubic feet of purchased components
  • Work with materials team to determine material specie
  • Support any additional requests from annual material sourcing data lead
• Support / make enhancements to the ERP system on an as needed basis
• Coordinate part and/or process changes with the Scheduling team
• Supply plant files (new product and/or product changes) to Scheduling, Materials, Plant 5 and Accounting
• Support and set up marketing / photography orders on an as needed basis during launch planning
• Attend Product Launch Summary Checklist meetings for New Product Introduction, as scheduled & weekly Product Implementation meetings
• Maintain ERP Tables: Procurement code, Procurement weight for material transfers (bill of lading), Item type, Physical Inventory Code, Unit of Measure
• Maintain spreadsheets for active & discontinued style summaries for all applicable brands
• Coordinate new parts to appropriate resources for routing assignment & pricing
• Request downloads & gather data, as requests are submitted
• Perform other tasks as assigned at management’s discretion