Solution Architect

Overview:

• Blue Yonder is searching for a Solution Architect for our Professional Services group.
• 顧客の課題解決に向けたBY-SWソリューションの設計・システム構築・テスト。
• 稼働支援をリード・導入までの必要工数・リソース見通し、適切な担当者アサインなどの面においてPMを支援(PJ全体をリード)。
• 顧客への適切なヒアリングを行い、システム統合の複雑性・構造的制約をアセスメント・アドバイス。

必須要件

• 5年以上のパッケージS/W導入または　システム開発経験。
• ビジネス分析スキル。
• 顧客・パートナー・コンサルとの生産的な関係構築。

優先要件

• 統計・線形計画法アルゴリズム理解・使用。
• SCM(特に製造・流通)関連の経験。
• ビジネス英会話（またはTOEIC730点以上）。
   

What you’ll do:

• Ability to prepare and deliver presentations for user, management, and executive level audiences.
• Provides advice to customers regarding industry best practices and process methodology.
• Assists Project Manager(s) in planning efforts.
• Ability to estimate the effort of the task level implementation activities that are within the scope of the project and recommend the appropriate internal role to execute those tasks.
• Able to ask appropriate questions to assess business needs that fall outside the standard solution, assess integration complexity, and architecture constraints.
• Can demonstrate and facilitate integration discussions of product functionality and product architecture (i.e. Show data and process flow from one Blue Yonder solution to another).
• Conducts/leads business process analysis or design, construction, validation, and deployment phases of the project.
• Lead the project team to design and develop functional specifications for modifications, interfaces, reports, and screens to ensure smooth integration between technical and functional business requirements.
• Strong domain knowledge to understand how the Blue Yonder solutions within the area of focus can be configured and delivered to better facilitate customer business processes.
• Creates and modifies procedural and system documentation throughout the project.
• Supports the development and execution of test scripts to ensure Blue Yonder software consistently meets the customer's business objectives.
• Provides level 2 non-technical support during the "go-live" period.
• Provides level 2 user support and verifies that the system provides the required business functions and maintains data integrity.
• Recognizes and highlights incremental revenue opportunities with existing customers/projects.
• Serves as a functional liaison and attends and contributes to key meetings between Project Manager, Solution Architects, key customer contacts, and customer users, up to and including key executive project sponsors.
• Ensures knowledge transfer is conducted with key customer project teams.
• Communicates business cases to PMG and PD regarding customer-specific needs related to product functionality and enhancements.
• Interacts with PMG & PD regarding new releases and new functionality and acts as the liaison to communicate to the rest of the team.

What we are looking for:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in planning solutions.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills required in Japanese and English
• Strong business analysis skills, understanding, and usage of statistical algorithms, awareness of tactical planning on the overall supply chain required.
• Advanced degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics or Operations Research preferred. A combination of Bachelor’s degree and relevant industry experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to prepare and deliver presentations for user, management, and executive level audiences.
• Experienced in defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions.
• Ability to work independently and be effective/proactive in a relatively unstructured environment.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong, productive relationships with customers, partners, and consultants.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Preferred Experience in the SCM industry; Proven experience working as a Project Manager or similar capacity.
• Deep understanding of Mfg & retail business processes, with specific work experience in these business areas.
• Ability to resolve complex problems with little to no guidance.
• Well organized and consistently meets commitments.
• Willing to travel according to customer project needs.

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