Manufacturing ERP & Costing Subject Matter Expert; SME

Kreate is a family-owned plastic injection molding company headquartered in Findlay, Ohio, with operations across five states. We create consumer goods sold by major retailers—products that improve everyday experiences for the people who use them.

What makes Kreate different is how we think. We’re on a mission to reimagine familiar product categories and turn “same old” into “new and improved.” That mindset drives everything we do—from product development and manufacturing to how we invest in our people and run our operations.

Innovation at Kreate isn’t limited to engineering or design teams. It shows up on the plant floor, in continuous improvement efforts, in how we adopt new technologies, and in how we support our teams. We’re always evolving—our processes, our tools, and our capabilities—because we believe the best ideas can come from anywhere.

As a family-owned company, we take a long‑term approach to growth. We value accountability, collaboration, and people who take pride in their work. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to make an impact, learn new skills, and help shape how we build products and run our business.

If you’re looking for a place where innovation is expected, initiative is encouraged, and your work truly matters,
we’d love to Kreate the future together .

We are seeking a Manufacturing ERP & Job Costing Subject Matter Expert (SME) to serve as the functional expert connecting our manufacturing operations, financial processes, and IQMS ERP environment.

This individual must have a strong understanding of discrete manufacturing, job‑shop manufacturing, and manufacturing cost accounting processes
. The successful candidate will understand not simply how to operate an ERP system, but how manufacturing activity is structured within an ERP and how the resulting transactions ultimately accumulate into the total cost of a manufacturing job
.

The SME will develop deep expertise in IQMS (DELMIAWorks) and will be accountable for understanding how manufacturing processes are configured within the system—including work centers, labor, machine rates, materials, purchasing, outside processing, overhead, and their relationship to the General Ledger.

This position reports to the Director of Applications and will work closely with manufacturing, finance/accounting, engineering, purchasing, and other operational teams.

Develop a detailed understanding of how manufacturing costs originate, are captured, and ultimately accumulate against individual jobs.

The SME will be expected to understand and support cost flows including:

• Direct labor and labor burden
• Machine and work-center costs
• Raw materials and purchased components
• Outside processing and subcontracted services
• Purchase orders associated with manufacturing jobs
• Manufacturing overhead and burden
• Scrap, rework, and other job-related costs
• Inventory transactions and material consumption
• Work-in-process (WIP)
• Finished job costing
• Financial postings associated with manufacturing transactions

The individual should be capable of tracing a manufacturing transaction from the shop floor through the ERP system and ultimately into the appropriate financial/GL accounts
.

Understand and support the configuration of manufacturing resources within IQMS, including:

• Creation and maintenance of work centers
• Machine and labor rates
• Work-center cost structures
• Labor classifications and associated costs
• Manufacturing routings and operations
• Standard and actual costing methodologies
• Overhead and burden allocation
• Relationships between manufacturing transactions and GL accounts
• Outside processing and vendor-related costs
• Purchasing and…