Vantage is a fast-growing, leading global supplier of naturally derived specialty ingredients and formulations that cater to the evolving needs of consumer and industrial markets. Through our chemistries, our customer focus and our vertically integrated farming, manufacturing, and formulation facilities around the world, we are Enabling Tomorrow’s Solutions Today. With more than 1,000 employees, $1+ billion in sales and a footprint in 13 countries around the world, Vantage is driven by an intense focus on our customers, providing a broad portfolio of customized solutions, formulations and ingredients that are tailored to meet their specific needs. Under the leadership of Steve Doktycz, a 27-year chemical industry and strategic development veteran, its tenured leadership team represents decades of industry experience coupled with entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for natural chemistries. Vantage is headquartered in the United States (Deerfield, IL, a Chicago suburb). Since its inception in 2008, Vantage’s continued growth has been realized through a combination of focused commercial efforts, significant capital investment into our manufacturing assets, strategic entry into geographic markets and niche acquisitions to develop our leading portfolio of natural-based specialty ingredients. Vantage is backed by H.I.G., a leading global alternative investment firm with $43 billion of equity capital under management with a focus on the small and midcap segments of the market, with a minority investment by The Jordan Company. **I. Objective**: The incumbent will consult with users to identify current operating procedures and to clarify program objectives. The position requires at least 2 years of experience in the field or in a related area. You must have a working knowledge of relational databases, object oriented programming, web and client-server concepts and be able to rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. **II. Duties and Responsibilities**: 2. Identify opportunities that can improve efficiency of business processes. 4. Analyze data contained in the corporate database and identify data integrity issues with existing and proposed systems and implement solutions. 6. Assist in the business process redesign and documentation as needed for new and existing technology. 7. Provide programming for in-house IT projects. 8. Provide SQL administration in live and test environments. 11. Verify database and data integrity. 12. Participate in weekly meetings with the IT global team to discuss progress and issues to be resolved. 13. Serve as a liaison and facilitator between all business units to assist in addressing and resolving IT software issues. 14. Provide help desk support when necessary. 15. Identify opportunities that can improve efficiency of business processes. 19. Assist in the creation of the system design and functional specifications for all new development projects. Serve as a liaison and facilitator between all business units to assist in addressing and resolving IT software issues. **III. Qualifications**: 1. Minimum of three to five (3-5) years of experience in Systems Analyst or Developer role supporting enterprise software systems. 2. Minimum of three to five (3-5) years demonstrated experience supporting an organization, preferably in the manufacturing or distribution industry. 3. Fundamental knowledge of all aspects of windows computing; LAN/WAN technologies, protocols and diagnostic tools; network topologies; network operating systems; communications; databases, graphics, word processing and general office productivity tools. 4. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 5. Experience in implementing and maintaining Relational Databases. 6. Experience with writing and understanding T-SQL queries. 7. This person will work directly with cross-functional teams and must have strong interpersonal skills. 8. Working knowledge of relational databases. 9. Any experience with ERP, CRM, LIMS, CMS would be considered a plus. 10. Background in several of the following C#, Java Script, JSon, PHP, HTML, SSIS, BI and Crystal Reports. 11. Good working knowledge skills with Microsoft Office Products, Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Project.