Ford Global Business Services Looking for FCSD IT Analyst at Chennai, Tamil Nadu Full Time

Job Description & Qualifications

Development of tools and databases (e.g. Access or QlikView basis) to support buyers as well as to improve and distribute reports and processes for FCSD e-purchasing on a weekly and / or monthly basis;

Preparation of regular annual reports that are used to track the key performance indicators

Supporting role for new purchasing systems (e.g. iERP) and definition and preparation of reports with KPIs to support the EU-FCSD purchasing team in achieving the annual corporate goals

Combine knowledge of the FCSD-E purchasing business model with knowledge of programming and data structures and knowledge of how the system supports and interacts with upstream and downstream systems. Development of individual project plans with milestones, on basis of which the status reports are created.

Continuous improvement in the development of IT tools for FCSD purchasing

Liaise with the Global Purchasing FCSD PIMS IT Team

Support of the Purchasing Business Support Team, which acts as an interface between the purchasing teams and the system world. Task includes the maintenance of the GSPS – Global Service Purchasing System. Tickets that arise from buyers must be collected in the system and processed. Close cooperation with the external support teams is required. This role has a central business analysis and reporting function to support purchasing teams in their material and supplier management goals.

Daily first-line support for the business team of buyers who support the GSPS system, including problems with the mainframe systems etc. Identifying the nature, assessing the impact, prioritizing and monitoring / identifying the root cause of the problem and problem solving Monitoring and support until the ticket is finally closed.

Increase in operational results through standardization and sustainable quality processes.

Leadership and support for fitness initiatives

Auto req ID

58807BR

Entity/Organization

FGBS- Ford Global Business Services

Area of professional exposure (technical skills)

The following skills and experiences are required qualifications for this role:

• Very good analytical skills
• Very good in written and spoken English
• Good experience in the field of presentation techniques, as well as software knowledge and knowledge of MS Office
• Experience in more than one purchasing area (e.g. Commodity, Program, FMS & P) or one IT department
• Knowledge of software tools such as Excel, Access and mainframe systems such as WERS, DBDL, WIPS, PUB,….
• Good experience with QlikView, Tableau and Alteryx
• Ability to train yourself on new systems and software
• Good team player
• Basic knowledge of SCM and New Parts setup systems (SAP and DBDL)
• Knowledge of SQL and Visual Basic is desirable or programming software, but not essential
• Ability to plan workload and manage time to respond to business needs
• Flexibility to work in different shift timings per business needs

Education Qualifications

B.Sc., B.Tech., MCA

No. of years of experience

3 to 5 years