QualificationsEDISupply chain managementMicrosoft ExcelSAP ERPCommunication skillsBachelor’s degreeAssociate’s degreeMaster’s degreeMaster of Business Administration
The mission of our team is simple: we make our supply chain better through outstanding program and project management to deliver new and improved supply chain capabilities. This role will focus on solutioning and implementing capabilities to manage increased supply chain complexity and product customization.
In this capacity, you will primarily work with our Global Channel Operations Team, External Partners, Order Management Team, Data Science and Analytics team, and Supply Chain Engineering Team. Success in this position requires experience with consumer goods supply chain management with proven project/program management skills. You must also excel at change management in a global, heavily matrixed organization. It is crucial to have a solution manager who takes ownership, understands the business strategy and objectives, can influence for impact, and relentlessly partners with our engineering teams to take our supply chain tools to the next level!
Responsibilities
Build and maintain both short- and long-term Supply Chain Capabilities roadmaps and associated processes and data requirements, to ensure we are building the right solutions/features to realize our supply chain business objectives.
Act as the primary representative between the Supply Chain business stakeholders and our core engineering partners and Data Science team, formalizing their needs via intake, requirements gathering, and prioritization.
Program manage a portfolio of supply chain projects controlling scope and schedule, and keeping leadership informed through effective stakeholder management.
Ensure the successful delivery and adoption of new capabilities by coordinating solution design reviews, user acceptance testing (UAT), change management, and hyper care.
Ensures delivered projects which meet compliance standards and ensures the measured delivery of results for our top targeted quality, cost, and customer experience KPIs.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
5+ years of building business + technology solutions.
Associates or Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer Science or other quantitative field, or equivalent work experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
8+ years of building business + technology solutions.
Master’s or MBA in Supply Chain, Information Systems, or Business Management.
Deep Project/Program Management experience, with effective communication and interpersonal skills and proven ability to impact & influence large group of key stakeholders at different levels.
Knowledge of cloud-based supply chain ERP systems (SAP/IBP Preferred), EDI technology, applications of data science for supply chains, Supply Chain software development, or advanced supply chain analytics.
Demonstrated ability to influence and drive change across technology and business teams in a heavily matrixed and global organization.
Experience in Partner Onboarding, Channel Operations, EDI, Order Management, or other similar quantitative and analytical business roles.
Ability to transfer technical solutions to non-technical customers in a clear and precise manner.
Deep understanding of supply chain processes, flows, and data architectures is a plus
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