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Cree, Inc. is a market-leading innovator and manufacturer of semiconductors that enhance the value of LED solid-state lighting, power and communications products by significantly increasing their energy performance.  In fiscal year 2009, we achieved record revenue of $567 million and have a goal to become a $1 billion company within the next few years.

Key to Cree’s market advantage is unrivaled materials expertise in silicon carbide (SiC) with gallium nitride (GaN) to deliver chips and packaged devices that can handle more power in a smaller space while producing less heat than other available technologies, materials and products.  Cree’s product families include blue and green LED chips, lighting LEDs, LEDs for backlighting, power-switching devices and radio-frequency/wireless devices.

We are headquartered in Raleigh/Durham, NC; an area consistently ranked in the Top 10 Places to Live by Money Magazine and is also home to the Research Triangle Park.  The RTP area was recently voted the #1 high-tech region in the country by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and consists of approximately 112 research related organizations and companies that employ over 40,000 people.  Cree’s facility in Durham has approximately 1600 full-time employees devoted to R&D, manufacturing, sales & marketing and other professional support roles.

Cree boasts a casual work environment, where jeans and shorts are a typical sight every day, not just on Friday.  We also have an onsite fitness facility; complete with indoor track, basketball court, 3 racquet ball courts, aerobics room, free weights, machine weights and cardio machines.  This facility is 100% free to our employees and their spouses, and is open Monday through Saturday.  Our benefits include a quarterly bonus program, stock options, 401k, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, tuition reimbursement, and medical/vision/dental coverage.

We currently have an opening for a Senior Oracle Business Analyst - Order Management within our Information Technology group.  This position will be stationed at our headquarters facility in Raleigh/Durham, NC.

Summary:
              The primary focus of this position is to use business analysis skills, project management experience, and techno functional knowledge of Oracle Applications (Order Management/Shipping, Inventory, and Manufacturing) to address critical business needs within a dynamic and growing company.  The candidate will demonstrate high levels of accountability, initiative, flexibility, and ability to manage workload, and will achieve expected results.  This individual must be capable of leading mixed teams comprised of business users as well as IT professionals in larger initiatives, but have the ability to work solo to meet objectives, as needed.  The Senior Business Analyst will have effective written and oral skills necessary to gather and document requirements, as well as the design skills necessary to create the specifications to be handed off to technical resources.  This person should also have enough technical skills to do the development work on some projects.

Shift:  1^st, Non-Manufacturing

Responsibilities:

Operate as the Lead Business Analyst / Project Manager for Manufacturing, Inventory, and Order Management/ Shipping in an Oracle eBusiness Suite environment including:

• Providing support for key operations
• Working directly with key stakeholders and providing leadership and direction to them
• Providing project management and coordination capabilities for projects of varying sizes and complexities
• Providing business expertise to solve critical business problems in the core areas of responsibility

Minimum Requirements:

• BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related degree.
• Candidate must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Must have good depth of techno functional skills
• Management skills to lead a small team of Analysts, Developers, and Users
• Proven project management experience including taking full accountability for results
• Interpersonal skills to win the confidence of users in all interactions
• Full ownership & accountability to own the problem and take it to resolution
• Ability to comprehend the problem without much definition, then formulate the solution and execute  it by leading virtual teams
• Troubleshooting skills as a problem solver and ability to clear the hurdles – both people or technical hurdles
• Flexible to work on big initiatives, small enhancements or even support tickets as needed
• Be able to act as a Program Manager to oversee multiple small projects concurrently
• Must be able to work without supervision. He /she will get guidance but must run the show solo
• Proven track record as a problem solver with good customer facing skills.
• A minimum of ten years work experience designing and developing Oracle Order Management modules.
• A minimum of ten years work experience designing and developing Oracle Inventory Management modules.
• A minimum of ten years work experience designing and developing Oracle Shipping modules.
• A minimum of ten years work experience designing and developing Oracle Manufacturing modules.
• Familiarity with Oracle APIs and ADI
• Strong SQL and Oracle PL/SQL Skills.
• Ability to work well within a global Organization.
• Experienced with working in an environment with a standard development lifecycle management process including Oracle AIM methodology
• Demonstrated experience with Discoverer, Oracle Reports, XML Publisher, and Oracle Forms.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Oracle Purchasing
• Familiar AOL, API’s and OA Framework
• PMI certification
• Familiarity with Sales and Marketing business areas are a plus

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.  They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills of personnel so classified.  All personnel may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities from time to time as needed.