Solution Lead Planning

Job Description:

Background

The business enablement team is looking for a solution lead with deep functional and operational understanding and expertise of consumer electronics planning and

logistics. The candidate must have business and technical systems expertise as it pertains to demand and supply planning, electronics manufacturing, logistics and fulfillment, trade

compliance, sourcing and procurement as well as customer service and support. The candidate must have excellent communications skills and an aptitude for close collaboration with business

leadership, product engineering and applications engineering teams.

Responsibilities

● Interface with planning, logistics and supply chain management teams to define, comprehensive process and system strategies that provide flexibility and are scalable as well as sustainable

● Contribute to supply chain network strategies by providing comprehensive capability, development analyzes and solution development roadmaps to implement goals define by the strategies

● Define functional requirements and develop detailed solution designs to meet operational outcomes that conform to customer and business requirements

● Define solutions that allow for efficient supply chain execution

● Support business partners in drafting business cases for new initiatives

● Facilitate workshops with cross functional teams to gather detailed requirements

● Develop strategies and solutions for on-boarding trading partners with respect to systems integration, inventory management and data collection

● Set goals for the accuracy and completeness of supply chain reporting

● Drive operational and system improvements to address supply chain issues

● Develop sustainable solutions to integrate with different supply chain partners globally for transparent product supply chain visibility

● Design and Develop solutions that support data analytics best practices for data visualizations and root cause investigation.

● Document and maintain detailed architectural, business workflow and system process maps

● Identify opportunities for process and system optimization near and mid-term and contribute to long range strategic planning

● Collaborate with training organizations to develop reference documentation and educational materials for partners and internal resources

Requirements

● At least 10 years’ experience in logistics and/or supply chain operations.

● At least 2 years’ experience in Supply Planning/Material Requirements Planning or worked as a Supply Planner

● Experience using Oracle Fusion, SAP or other ERP platforms for order fulfillment and inventory management

● Experience in ERP/supply chain systems or business applications implementations

● Working business understanding of Forecast to Plan, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay and Issue to Resolution processes

● Excellent communication, creative, critical thinking, problem-solving, planning, prioritization, project management, teamwork and organization skills

● Experience with databases and SQL.

● Experience working in high-volume consumer electronics industry.

● Experience bringing new products to market.

● Experience working with Trading Partners that manage consigned inventory.

● Strong analytical skills and interpersonal experience.

● Proven track record in building internal and external customer relationships.

● Exposure to agile and scrum work management techniques.

● Demonstrated problem-solving experience.

● Proven track record of project and time management.

● Experience in delivering business value.

Preferred

● Bachelor or Master of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering or similar related disciplines.

● Six Sigma and / or DMAIC trained.

● Experience with any of the following: Oracle, SAP, Teamcenter, Windchill, Agile, I2.

● Experience with Design to Manufacturing best practices.

● Experience with machine learning, AI and machine predictability solutions.

● Project Management certification or Management degree

● APICS Certification in CPIM or CSCP