Lead Oracle CPQ Developer/Analyst

Company Overview:

Flowserve is the recognized world leader in supplying pumps, valves, seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical, and other industries. With more than 18,000 employees in more than 55 countries, we combine our global reach with a local presence. Flowserve is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, gender, disability or protected veteran status.

Technology Overview:

Flowserve's IT assets are as varied as the products that it sells, and our team has a proven capability of delivering innovative CPQ solutions. By joining our team, you will be an integral part of our transformative Enterprise CPQ initiative. This multiyear project will modernize and standardize our current sales tools into one integrated business stack that streamlines our sales process, and delivers value to our customers.

We are looking for someone who can combine out of the box ideas with the practical application of analytical thinking. Your job will not be to simply capture business requirements and convert them to code. In this role, you will need to identify a legitimate business need, and intelligently design a solution that addresses that need but also stimulates process improvement.

Works With:

Flowserve is a very diverse, global company and, as CPQ is a key component in the Lead to Cash process, you will have exciting opportunities to collaborate with associates from Sales, Sales Operations, Product Management and Engineering and IT, offering exposure to business partners and being part of a truly international cross-functional team.

As a Lead CPQ Developer, you will work within the Flowserve business to understand requirements and implement solutions within an enterprise CPQ. A successful candidate requires the ability to master the administration and implementation of the software, as well as firm understanding of the requirements from an engineering perspective in order to properly develop the optimal solution.

Accountabilities

• Build a deep understanding of sales and quoting processes with aim for continuous improvement
• Understand current CPQ solutions and identify areas that could be standardized or consolidated.
• Work with Flowserve business to understand requirements to implement CPQ solutions.
• Design and architect CPQ configurations and commerce flows that enable cross-selling of different products (pumps, valve and seal equipment).
• Participate in the hands-on build of the designed solution. Ensure all solutions are built to scale and work across various product lines
• Participate in testing and deployment of CPQ solutions to develop and maintain a stable, efficient CPQ environment.
• Scrutinize and review both existing and proposed solutions, with an emphasis on performance and stability.
• Work with other team members to integrate CPQ with our Salesforce CRM, ERP and other enterprise systems.
• Provide troubleshooting and programming support for the current Flowserve applications running on Oracle CPQ.
• Support ongoing Continuous Improvement Projects.
• Act as a resource and mentor for junior team members, and work to develop talent within teams that are in different time zones.
• Reinforce lessons-learned through continual collaboration and refinement of solutions and ideas submitted by team members.
• Play a prominent role within the CPQ Solution Delivery team as a thought leader during the Enterprise CPQ program.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent work experience
• A minimum of 4 years of Oracle CPQ experience is required.
• Knowledge and experience with the following languages: SQL, Java or C#, JavaScript, JQuery, XML/XSL, BML.
• Understanding of efficient business processes within Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) domain preferable.
• Experience with requirements and constraints related to heavy industry and the manufacturing process. This could range from basic material restrictions to complex lead-time calculations.
• We are open to candidates with varied levels of experience, however we require three years of relevant CPQ experience.
• Ability to analyze business processes and develop systems/programs to support and improve them.
• Experience with a wide variety of technology-agnostic processes and tools.
• Ability to support multiple, geographically diverse facilities.
• Demonstrated, applied experience establishing and delivering complex projects.
• Ability to communicate at all levels with clarity and precision, both written and verbally.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• We are seeking candidates who do not currently require or anticipate requiring sponsorship to work in the United States in the present or future (e.g., H-1B, H-2B, F-1, F-2, J-1, J-2, TN, etc.).

Preferred experience/skills:

• Experience with commerce flows within CPQ is highly desirable. However, any CPQ experience will be considered.
• Experience with manufacturing and engineering processes/operations be nice to have.
• Experience with SCRUM/Agile methodology will be nice to have.
• Exposure to any of the following areas will be considered a plus: Enterprise CRM (Salesforce), Enterprise ERP (SAP, ERP Cloud, etc.) and Enterprise E-Commerce.

Benefits:

We offer competitive pay, annual bonuses, medical benefits on day 1, generous paid vacation time, paid holidays, pension plan, 401(k) and many other excellent benefits