MIS Product Configurator and Data Analyst

Job Title: MIS Product Configurator and Data Analyst

Location: On Site - Los Angeles, California, United States

Salary: $75,000-$130,000

Skills: SAP Business One, CIS Configurator, SQL, Manufacturing BOMs/Routing, Advanced Excel

About the Plastics Manufacturing Company / The Opportunity:

Join a premier company in the plastics manufacturing industry at a pivotal moment of digital transformation. Our client leverages advanced ERP, MES, WMS, and configuration technologies to drive operational excellence and deliver highly configurable entry door solutions to their customers. As an MIS Product Configurator and Data Analyst, you’ll architect and implement the data, product logic, and integrations that power seamless movement from sales quotation to shop-floor execution, playing a critical cross-functional role bridging Sales, Engineering, and Operations.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain configuration logic and product models for a diverse catalog within the CIS Configurator.
• Translate manufacturing, pricing, and sales business rules into fully automated system logic, including handling complex SKUs and custom specifications.
• Oversee and optimize master data, including multi-level Bills of Materials (BOMs), routings, and accurate inventory management in SAP Business One.
• Drive user acceptance testing (UAT) for new configurations, ensuring seamless order-to-cash workflows and error-free production orders.
• Extract and standardize tribal manufacturing knowledge into digital logic, ensuring legacy processes transition effectively to new systems.
• Utilize SQL and Excel for advanced data modeling, analytics, margin audits, and troubleshooting system data discrepancies.
• Integrate and support EDI/API-based data flows and middleware connections between ERP, MES, and WMS platforms.
• Document and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for configuration rules, ensuring sustainable and scalable process improvements.

Must-Have Skills:

• 5 years' experience in manufacturing systems with primary responsibility over product structures, BOMs, and routings.
• Hands-on expertise with SAP Business One and the CIS Configurator (or similar rules-based CPQ/configuration software).
• Advanced proficiency in SQL for data modeling, analysis, and troubleshooting across integrated platforms.
• Strong skills in building configurable BOMs, defining routing logic, and managing master data to support MRP and MES.
• Advanced Excel capabilities for system auditing, margin analysis, and reporting.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience with EDI/API-based integrations or middleware connecting ERP, MES, and WMS.
• Knowledge of manufacturing execution systems (LYNQ MES), warehouse management systems (WiSys WMS), or past work transitioning from AS/400-based systems.
• Background in plastics, discrete manufacturing, or highly configurable product environments.
• Demonstrated success in cross-functional communication between sales, operations, and engineering teams.
• Ability to develop, document, and train teams on Standard Operating Procedures for configuration tools and processes.