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Senior Infor XA Consultant (RPG Development)
Experience: 10-15 Years
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Infor XA Consultant with strong RPG development expertise to support and enhance ERP landscape. The ideal candidate will have deep experience with Infor XA (MAPICS) on IBM iSeries/AS400 platforms, strong RPG development skills, and a solid understanding of manufacturing business processes.
The consultant will work closely with business stakeholders, functional teams, and technical teams to support enhancements, integrations, custom development, troubleshooting, and modernization initiatives across the ERP ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities
Infor XA Support & Enhancements
- Support and enhance Infor XA ERP modules.
- Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Design, develop, and deploy enhancements within the XA environment.
- Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolutions.
- Participate in ERP upgrades, patching, and system improvements.
RPG Development
- Develop and maintain applications using:
- RPG III / RPG IV
- RPGLE
- Free Format RPG
- CL Programming
- SQLRPGLE
- Create and enhance batch jobs, reports, interfaces, and custom applications.
- Optimize existing code for performance and maintainability.
- Perform code reviews and ensure development standards are followed.
Business Process Support
- Collaborate with business users across:
- Manufacturing
- Supply Chain
- Inventory Management
- Procurement
- Order Management
- Finance
- Conduct requirement gathering and solution design workshops.
- Support testing, UAT, deployment, and user training activities.
Required Skills & Experience
ERP Expertise
- 8 years of Infor XA (MAPICS) experience.
- Strong knowledge of Infor XA architecture and technical frameworks.
- Experience supporting multiple XA modules.
Technical Skills
- RPG IV / RPGLE
- Free Format RPG
- CL Programming
- SQL/DB2
- Query/400
- IBM iSeries (AS400)
- Embedded SQL
- Subfiles and display programming
- Job scheduling and batch processing
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Infor XA modernization initiatives.
- Exposure to Infor ION, Infor OS, or related Infor technologies.
- Experience integrating XA with cloud platforms and modern applications.
- Understanding of EDI transactions and B2B integrations.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and shop-floor processes.
- Experience working in automotive, industrial manufacturing, or vehicle manufacturing environments.