LARC Staffing, with more than 28 years of experience recruiting in high tech,  has a passion for sourcing, recruiting, and matching people with companies everywhere.  The clients I hire for are some of the best in the world at what they do.  I am honored to work with them and with the people who make them so successful!

Our Client company is the global leader in high-precision motion control. They architect the gearing systems that power everything from life-saving surgical robots to the rovers currently on Mars. Working at their brand-new Beverly facility means you’re helping build the most precise mechanical tech on the planet

Summary/Objective:

The D365 F&O Manufacturing Functional Expert serves as the functional owner and subject-matter expert for Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (F&O), with a primary focus on manufacturing operations. This role is responsible for ensuring that D365 F&O is configured, operated, and evolved in a way that accurately supports real‑world manufacturing processes and business outcomes.

The emphasis of this role is deep functional understanding of D365 manufacturing capabilities—including how the system is used on the shop floor, in planning, and in costing—not software development or technical customization. The individual will work effectively in a customized D365 environment, understanding functional impacts and tradeoffs, while partnering with developers and integrators who implement code changes.

Administrative responsibilities such as environment management, user/security administration, and lifecycle coordination are expected, but they are supporting responsibilities, not the primary focus of the role.

The role will also include limited administrative and functional support for Dynamics 365 Sales & Marketing (CRM), secondary to manufacturing responsibilities.

Essential Functions:

Manufacturing Functional Ownership

• Act as the functional subject matter expert for D365 F&O manufacturing modules, ensuring alignment between system configuration and manufacturing processes.                                                         

Own and support functional configuration across manufacturing domains, including:

• Production orders, BOMs, and routes
• Work centers, calendars, and resource constraints
• Master planning parameters and scheduling behavior
• Shop floor control and production reporting
• Inventory and warehouse interactions with production
• Manufacturing costing impacts and financial integration
• Troubleshoot and diagnose manufacturing‑related functional and configuration issues, identifying root causes and recommending solutions.
• Advise business stakeholders on D365 manufacturing capabilities, limitations, and best‑practice tradeoffs.
• Work closely with Manufacturing Operations, Engineering, Finance, IT, and external partners to support continuous improvement.

System Administration & Operational Support

• Manage and maintain D365 F&O environments (Production, Tier‑2 Sandbox, Dev/Test), including coordination of refreshes, updates, and deployments.
• Maintain and manage security roles, permissions, and user access.
• Monitor system health, batch jobs, and operational stability.
• Manage interaction with Microsoft Lifecycle Services (LCS).
• Serve as the first point of escalation for functional and system‑related issues.

Cross‑Functional & User Support

• Provide limited administrative and functional support for Dynamics 365 Sales & Marketing (CRM).
• Support users by interpreting system behavior and data (including navigating Power BI dashboards for business context, not report development).
• Assist and train users on D365 F&O functionality related to manufacturing and operations.
• Maintain confidentiality with regard to information being processed, stored, or accessed within enterprise systems.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Required Competencies & Experience-

Manufacturing Functional Expertise:

• Demonstrated experience as a functional expert or administrator for Dynamics AX / Dynamics 365 F&O in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong functional knowledge of the following modules, with emphasis on manufacturing:
• Production
• Inventory Management
• Master Planning
• Shop Floor Control
•  Manufacturing‑related financial integration (basic GL/AP/AR)
• Proven ability to understand and support manufacturing processes through system configuration rather than custom development.

Platform & Operational Knowledge

• Experience managing D365 F&O environments and system operations (no hands‑on development required).
• Familiarity with Microsoft Lifecycle Services (LCS).
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps for change tracking and coordination (functional visibility only; no CI/CD or development responsibility).
• Comfort operating in a customized D365 environment and collaborating with developers and implementation partners.
• Evening and/or weekend work may occasionally be required in support of system operations.

Work Environment:
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, some of which may be done with accommodations.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate both verbally and in writing. The employee is frequently required to sit or move about the office, use a computer, and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time salaried position that operates during normal business hours Monday through Friday.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

Client provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

U.S. Export Controls Requirements: This job may require access to technology, materials, software, or hardware that is controlled by the export laws of the United States. Candidates are required to provide proof of either US citizenship, Permanent US residency, or classification as a protected individual as defined in 8 USC 1324b (a) (3). 

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.