Blue Yonder Title: Business Strategist – Automotive Factory and Supply Chain Planning

Comparable title: Strategic Advisor

Travel: 50% across Japan, at most

Overview

As a member of the APAC Professional Services team, this role will focus on Automotive Factory and Supply Chain Planning and Change Management solutions. The Business Strategist will enhance, support, and promote Blue Yonder’s leadership position with regard to process and solutions within the Planning sector.  This role will bring value to Blue Yonder’s customers by defining the future state processes, ensuring alignment with customer’s processes, people and Blue Yonder technology and supported by change management.

Scope

• Use expert facilitation skills to lead clients to solutions and opportunities in the areas of business process, resource use and Blue Yonder technology.
• Assist in driving major software and services sales by demonstrating the value of the proposed solutions and proposing a recommended roadmap to lead companies to greater success.

What you’ll do

• Act as an industry expert with the ability to exhibit deep domain knowledge in automotive production and supply chain planning, to guide clients toward improved processes to drive profit, enhance resource effectiveness, and improve overall process efficiency.
• Stay ahead of current industry best practices and operate as a thought leader in supply chain processes.
• Work with Principal and Senior Enterprise Architects on the Transformation ‘Blueprints’ including leading the blueprint phase in Blue Yonder projects for a high-quality end to end discovery clearly defining customer pain points.
• Work with Solution Advisors to build customer specific composable journeys and roadmaps.
• Maintain close working relationship with sales, management, consulting, customer support and product management relating to securing and presenting appropriate proposal information to prospective clients and existing clients.
• Prepare and deliver presentations and publications for appropriate industry conferences and forums.
• Be a trusted advisor on complex, tier 1 planning transformation programs.
• Be a leader - drive a proactive, cross functional culture across the Blue Yonder Customer Success, Delivery organization.

What we are looking for

Industry and Product Experience:

• A minimum of 8+ years’ experience within the Automotive Industry
• Practical experience leading teams/business functions within an Automotive organization and/or Tier 1 Auto Supplier.
• Experience working alongside Solution Architects/Consultants to translate business strategy into operational processes and software solution requirements
• Strong knowledge of Automotive end-to-end Supply Chain Planning.
• Clear understanding of the industry, products, and trends within Manufacturing and a focus on automotive.
• Change Management experience with Tier 1 Automotive customers is highly desirable.

Skills:

• Exceptional facilitation skills (meeting sessions, conflict resolutions, brainstorming etc.).
• Demonstrated ease to navigate in complex project environments.
• Exposure to C-Level Executives and proven experience as a ‘trusted advisor’.
• Ability to handle complex ambiguous situations.
• Commercial instinct to discover and develop new consulting opportunities.
• Previous experience in process or solution consulting, either in consulting or advisory firm, software vendor, or as part of strategy function of a large corporation are a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation and client relationship building skills.
• Proven ability to execute business process modelling/design.
• Impressive executive demeanor, a team oriented and collaborative approach.
• Demonstrates independence in action, decision making, goal oriented and driven.
• Be a leader by displaying and drive a proactive, cross functional culture.
• Well organized and consistently meets client commitments/deadlines.

Education:

• Advanced degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.

What you’ll do

• Act as an industry expert with the ability to exhibit deep domain knowledge in automotive production and supply chain planning, to guide clients toward improved processes to drive profit, enhance resource effectiveness, and improve overall process efficiency.
• Stay ahead of current industry best practices and operate as a thought leader in supply chain processes.
• Work with Principal and Senior Enterprise Architects on the Transformation ‘Blueprints’ including leading the blueprint phase in Blue Yonder projects for a high-quality end to end discovery clearly defining customer pain points.
• Work with Solution Advisors to build customer specific composable journeys and roadmaps.
• Maintain close working relationship with sales, management, consulting, customer support and product management relating to securing and presenting appropriate proposal information to prospective clients and existing clients.
• Prepare and deliver presentations and publications for appropriate industry conferences and forums.
• Be a trusted advisor on complex, tier 1 planning transformation programs.
• Be a leader - drive a proactive, cross functional culture across the Blue Yonder Customer Success, Delivery organization.

What we are looking for

Industry and Product Experience:

• A minimum of 8+ years’ experience within the Automotive Industry
• Practical experience leading teams/business functions within an Automotive organization and/or Tier 1 Auto Supplier.
• Experience working alongside Solution Architects/Consultants to translate business strategy into operational processes and software solution requirements
• Strong knowledge of Automotive end-to-end Supply Chain Planning.
• Clear understanding of the industry, products, and trends within Manufacturing and a focus on automotive.
• Change Management experience with Tier 1 Automotive customers is highly desirable.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.