Applications Analyst/Systems Administrator
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
Responsible for managing the day to day Systems processes for various groups within the Order to Cash; Procure to Pay and CO-PA functions in SAP. Also involved in continuous improvement projects focusing on process flow and design. Designed, enhanced and managed reporting for Finance, Sales and Marketing, Supply Chain operations. Executed the migration of ERP, JD Edwards to SAP, from Blueprinting, GAP analysis to Go-Live across Business Unit(s). Configured systems and/or modified processes to align with Global Financial and Sales reporting requirements. Analyzed projects for Global Six Sigma initiatives to Improve and/or Reduce process waste in overall business operations. Supported various LEAN initiatives that resulted in Operations cost savings of $1,000,000+ over a period of 5 years. Coordinated training of Master Data Creation/Change process set forth by Global Governance for Reporting/BI at business unit. Established multiple Post-Implementation projects to communicate Enhancements/Updates. Finishing an operations cost analysis project to get certified as Six Sigma Green Belt at Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.