Linda - Assistant à maîtrise d'ouvrage JD EDWARDS

PROFESSTIONAL EXPERIENCE

MEADWESTVACO HOLDINGS (06/1997 – 07/2014)
An operation of MeadWestvaco Corporation (MWV), a leading global packaging company with products in food, beverage, tobacco, beauty and personal care, healthcare, home and garden markets around the world. 30 operations, 16000 employees worldwide. ********

07/2011 – 07/2014: Senior Business Analyst
I was attached to the group’s Information Services located in USA as well as to the European Financial and Administrative services.

I worked, on-site, with 9 operations in Europe and carried the following responsibilities and actions:
- Analysed and documented the business requirements into detailed functional specifications for development teams and configuration of JD Edwards, SAP and the Data Warehouse tools ('Cognons' and SAP BW).
- Established the priorities within the business to support the delivery of high value enhancements.
- Worked closely with the development project teams and the key business employees to ensure projects deliverables.
- Created, maintained and delivered training material.
- Provided end-user training in support of IT solution implementations.
- Created test cases, executed and supported the tests as well as regression testing.
- Identified problems, worked on resolution for process issues impacting the business.
- Provided front-line implementation cutover assistance and on-going support.
- Worked with the Business Requirements Management representatives to drive the business case for change.
- Made recommendations to improve the overall effectiveness and quality of the implementations.
I worked on all the activity aspects, from Item Data Management (PDM), Address Book, Distribution, Production management, Supply & Demand, Stock, Logistics, Cost accounting and Account receivable, Account payable and General accounting & Reporting.


01/1999 – 06/2011: JD Edwards Consultant/ Project Leader

I was attached to the European Information Services and was a Project Leader in a team composed of 1 manager, 2 Project Leaders, 4 developers, 2 hardware technicians.

We implemented and supported JD Edwards (World 7.3 cum 1), covering the whole activity process, in 9 operations in Europe, 1 in Australia, 1 in Mexico.

I have excellent knowledge of the following modules:
PDM, Distribution, Production, Stock Management, Logistics, MRP, Supply & Demand, Pricing, Cost Accounting. Setup of DMAAI, AAI, DD, DW, UDC, WW.
I also have a very good knowledge of the modules Account Receivable, Account Payable and General Accounting (setup FASTR).

In the frame of these implementations I carried the following responsibilities and actions:

- Provided functional and technical consultancy & support.
- Worked closely with the users to analyse their requirements, redefine and improve the work process.
- Made the setups, full testing process, data migration and roll-out and go-live support.
- Prepared the training plans, tools and documentations,
- Provided the Key users and End users training, as well as procedures and users’ manuals.
- Ensured support, improvements, enhancements and maintenance.
- Provided detailed functional specifications for development teams for enhancements or code corrections.
- Prepared the projects’ scheduling, handled & carried the meetings.
- Created Power Point presentations and minutes, followed the projects progress with all the IT and business teams including business managements, sponsors, users and external partners.
- Collaborated with external partners for other ERPs which were implemented to interact with JDE for Production Scheduling, EDI, Palletisations and Data Exchange with external Warehouses.










 
Analyst Programmer

• APOGEE INFORMATIQUE (Information Services agency) France 12/95 – 05/97
Assigned at the customer ‘BEAUTE CREATEUERS’ (Mail Order Selling) – I integrated the local team and participated in the analysis and achievement of a project for the logistic & commercial management services, developed on SYNON and RPG,

• REMY DISTRIBUTION FRANCE , France 06/93 – 10/95
I analysed and developed for various projects using SYNON and RPG, for example:
- Management of Salesperson commissions and accounting interfaces.
- Creation of a tool to automate and manage technical operations and night process.
- Maintenance of ‘home-made’ developments related to commercial management.

• BDA DE BOIS, DIETRELE ET ASSOCIES , France 01/92 – 05/93
I analysed and developed a tool to manage and invoice the consultants’ services, on AS400 in RPG and CLP.


Customer Service

• UNION BANK OF ISRAEL (BANK IGUD) 01/89 – 12/90
I was responsible of the small commercial accounts: Daily management of accounts follow-up & credits.