Quoting Applications Manager

WHO WE ARE 

We’re a global team of over 20,000 engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and sustaining service experts who partner with customers to bring their products to life through inspired innovation and world-class customer service. 

From surgical devices and health monitors to warehouse robotics and space products, we partner with our customers to help create the products that build a better world.

Whether you’re looking to start, make a change or advance your career, find your path at Plexus Corp. and make an impact.

WHY WE LOVE IT 

Engaging and challenging projects that fulfill and develop you. People that inspire and empower you to realize your full potential. Leadership and development programs to support your career goals.  

We believe that our people create our best Plexus.  At Plexus, we value the ideas generated by our collective uniqueness and recognize that the diverse backgrounds, life experiences and perspectives of our team members enable us to create the innovative products that build a better world. Because of this, we encourage people of all backgrounds to apply to our positions, and will look at candidates holistically, balancing work, education and additional experiences.  

HOW YOU WILL DO IT

Purpose Statement:  

The Applications Manager provides customer service excellence by helping internal customers in quoting and finance resolve issues in a timely manner while also driving to root cause to prevent recurrence, providing daily “care and feeding” for core applications to ensure availability and performance, providing conceptual design expertise to solutions, owning the application life cycle (patching, upgrades, security updates, etc.), and managing relationships with key third party software suppliers.

Key Job Accountabilities:

• Provide customer service excellence in supporting Plexus teammates through incident support, management and resolution of global costing applications.

• Work with regional and global business partners in quoting, finance and manufacturing to elicit high-level requirements and business needs, followed by articulating those into documented business requirements and demands. Lead prioritization exercises by providing cost and effort estimation/analysis. Manage the priority of demands to map them appropriately into a process focused functionality roadmap.

• Lead the development of queries and scripts in support of quoting applications as an individual contributor or by providing oversite to internal/external developers.
  Code should be written in compliance with current standards, contain adequate comments and drive for maximum system efficiency where possible. 

• Collaborate in creating test plans and executing testing procedures to ensure business requirements are met and that existing functionality is not adversely impacted.
  Manage clear and concise communication and documentation of test results. Provide support and follow-through to make sure issues are resolved in a timely manner.

• Support user knowledge base by maintaining training material, documenting best practices and supporting the training of new application subject matter experts. 

Education/Experience Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or Business is required; a Master's level coursework is preferred.
• 5 years of related experience needed

Other Qualifications:  

• Intermediate understanding of SQL

• Intermediate understanding of VB Script or VBA

• Advanced knowledge in MS Excel or Google Sheets

• Solid understanding of algebra and/or financial analysis

• applicable experience in analyzing and maintaining product costs in manufacturing environment

• applicable experience in maintaining software applications and/or software designing functionality

Physical Requirements:  

• Professional office environment with suitable lighting, comfortable temperatures, and low noise level. May require prolonged periods of sitting at a desk, using a computer, and other office equipment. Minimal physical activity is generally involved, emphasizing the importance of good posture and ergonomic workplace arrangements.

Travel Requirements:  

• N/A

This document does not represent a contract of employment and is not intended to capture every possible assignment the incumbent could be asked to perform.

Job Description

We are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities or special requirements.  If you need an application accommodation, please contact us by email at GHQ.TA@plexus.com. Please include your contact information and clearly describe how we can help you.

The email address above is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

Some offers of employment are contingent upon successfully passing a drug screen and upon completion of a confidentiality agreement.

Our Values and How We Lead behaviors guide our processes. Plexus does not make employment decisions based on race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and encourage all to apply today!

In California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York City and Washington the annual compensation range for this position is stated below. The salary offered within this range will be based upon the geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level. Benefits offered for this position include health care; retirement benefits; paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time; parental leave; volunteer time, basic life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts or Health Savings Accounts; and may be eligible for discretionary performance-based bonuses. Salary Range:$109,600.00 - $197,000.00 Apply