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John Conaway

Sr. Business Systems Analyst
Macedonia,OH

Summary

Analytical Senior Business Systems Analyst with expertise in business process, systems analysis, and data assistance. Strong experience in regulatory standards, reporting and risk management. Strong experience handling multiple projects and managing information systems. Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and execution abilities with exceptional technical skills. Proficient with ERP technology, the subsystems that connect to them, & the processes & people that drive them. Provided SAP management, training, and support to a factory of 1,000+ employees & then systematically moved up through the SAP/IT hierarchy. No matter how good the technical system is, it is paramount to focus on people & processes.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

RBS IT Sr. Business Systems Analyst

Nestle
Solon, OH
05.2018 - Current
  • Lead for GLOBE implementations at Trenton, Sweet Earth, & Vital Proteins as well as MA&D projects for Nestle NA
  • Coman MFG MD Lead: Trained & developed MFG End Users for Starbucks/NCP/KDP Go Live and several other 3P sites
  • Lead RBS MFG processes for ECM, BOM's, Master Recipes, & Production Version life cycles for NUSA
  • SPoC for factory issue escalation & resolution related to MFG processes & performance including FEAT, SAP MD, reporting, etc
  • Involving other streams when necessary to escalate & resolve issues
  • T&P (QM/MFG/AMM) SAP Roles Lead for Nestle NA & Coman. Includes approval of new SoD’s & SAP role creation
  • Drive continuous improvement of processes via ticket analysis, BEx Teams, and implementing new processes during M&A
  • Provided and supported implementation of business solutions by identifying business needs and carrying out necessary practices and processes.
  • Identified areas of possible system improvement to enhance overall business performance, accounting for budgetary concerns and business goals.

L.G.O. IT Business Analyst

Nestlé
Glendale, CA
03.2015 - 05.2018
  • Developed Coman VFM’s (virtual factory managers) to assign & improve Coman processes, working with them individually to identify areas of opportunity at the site & DC’s as well as developing ways to streamline processes
  • Led Year End Close for NUSA & Coman by meeting with sites to execute necessary tasks in conjunction with CCC
  • Drove MFG portion of successful SAP upgrade (GLS) by testing & investigating changes for transactions & processes
  • Responsible for MFG procedure compliance & continuous improvement of processes
  • Led H2M (Handover to Manufacturing) implementation for NPF, USA – Prepared Foods Division
  • Built library of models and reusable knowledge-base assets to produce consistent and streamlined business intelligence results.
  • Analyzed key aspects of business to evaluate factors driving results and summarized into presentations.
  • Developed short-term goals and long-term strategic plans to improve risk control and mitigation.

ION SAP Team Lead

Nestle
Solon, OH
12.2010 - 03.2015
  • Led bi-weekly ION Team meetings consisting of all SAP Site Coordinators & SME's (Subject Matter Experts)
  • Work with LGO, GC, Division, & other groups to ensure Best Practices are identified & implemented such as GI compliance
  • Collaborate with FICO CIA Project Manager to develop & ensure compliance with all SAP related Health Checks
  • Meet monthly with Division Leveraging SAP stake holders (Ops Manager, IP Manager, Supply Chain, AMM, etc.) to report out on status & plans for the Leveraging SAP Team, utilizing their leverage when needed
  • Minimized resource and time losses by addressing employee or production issue directly and implementing timely solutions.
  • Prepared detailed reports on updates to project specifications, progress, identified conflicts and team activities.

SAP Site Manager

Nestle
Solon, OH
02.2008 - 03.2015
  • Developed & sustained systems that ensured procedural Compliance & Continuous Improvement in MFG, MM, AMM, MH/WM, P2P, & QM
  • Process/Work/Purchase Order Lifecycles - Plant driven Material Life Cycle & Data Cleansing (ROH, ZPCK, HALB, ZRTV, & FERT) - Plant Inventory Management including loss/gain, consumption/reversal, MRP, FEFO, Stock Status, & expiry
  • Led improvements of process & system execution using data from health checks & user feedback
  • Delegated assignments based on plans, project needs, and knowledge of individual team members.
  • Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships
  • Managed team of 4 employees, overseeing hiring, training, and professional growth of employees
  • Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement

Production Support Technologist / ITC

Nestle
Solon, OH
01.2006 - 01.2008
  • Developed Production over 50 Cost Representatives and Supervisors on both shifts to help them understand reasons for variance and drive proactive improvement with factory Finance
  • Drove improvements on all Production lines for food prep & labor processes based on historical data including SAM
  • Streamlined several processes on Professional Culinary line to increase nominal speed through bottlenecks saving 15% of labor hours
  • Improved food and packaging variances by 8% for both shifts by working cross-functionally with Accounting, Purchasing, Industrial Performance, Warehouse, and Production on improvements
  • Reduced processing time by analyzing job schedules and implementing appropriate modifications.
  • Conferred with internal staff to deliver smooth functioning and minimal downtime of newly implemented systems and procedures.

Skills

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Accomplishments

    · 2020 CIO Award winner - Brilliant At The Basics, IT North America

    · 2020 CIO Award winner - Nestle Coffee Partners

    · First Satisfactory Rating in NGA audit for an SAP Live plant in 2009 and additional Satisfactory Ratings in 2012/2015

    · Developed system to drive improvements in Solon factory milk allocation & traceability through automation – 2013

    · Nestlé Situational Leadership Award - November 2008

Software

MS Excel

MS Access

MS PowerPoint

MS Project

Rockwell & Wonderware FFMW

Timeline

RBS IT Sr. Business Systems Analyst

Nestle
05.2018 - Current

L.G.O. IT Business Analyst

Nestlé
03.2015 - 05.2018

ION SAP Team Lead

Nestle
12.2010 - 03.2015

SAP Site Manager

Nestle
02.2008 - 03.2015

Production Support Technologist / ITC

Nestle
01.2006 - 01.2008

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