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Spinnaker SCA | A company of Publicis Sapient · 1 day ago

Blue Yonder Demand Planning Functional Senior Consultant

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

1+ years exp

Spinnaker SCA, a company of Publicis Sapient, is a premier supply chain services consulting firm that specializes in designing and building agile supply chains. The Blue Yonder Demand Planning Functional Senior Consultant will play a vital role in delivering high-quality work products on client engagements, supporting internal colleagues, and managing day-to-day meetings while serving as a subject matter expert in supply chain planning systems.

Management Consulting

Responsibilities

The Blue Yonder Demand Planning Functional Consultant will serve as the subject matter expert on Blue Yonder (JDA) based on an in-depth knowledge of Performing current state assessment of existing supply chain planning system and business processes

Performing fit/gap analysis to determine opportunities for business improvement

Developing a blueprint and roadmap for the future state supply chain design(s)

Defining scope of responsibility using RACIs and organizational design tools

Supporting the facilitation of organizational change management programs and processes

Leveraging technology approaches such as WATERFALL (system development life cycle / SDLC) and AGILE / SCRUM to deploy robust multi-faceted planning solutions

The Blue Yonder Demand Planning Functional Consultant will be translating functional and technical business requirements into comprehensive business designs and documenting the output in well-developed business specifications

Testing related activities, including test planning, test case and scenario definition, and execution for test phases that include unit, system, integrated systems, user acceptance, performance, and regression

Supporting end user training development and delivery

The Demand Planning Functional Consultant will support system production deployment and production support activities

Qualification

Blue Yonder / JDASupply planningPMP certificationAPICS certificationSix Sigma certificationAnalytical skillsProblem-solving skillsPresentation skills

Required

A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field is required. Equivalent experience includes a proven track record of skills, professional accomplishments, or training related to the role

1-3 years of business process development and/or APS application support that includes but not limited to manufacturing, supply planning, finite scheduling, replenishment, or S&OP / SO&E

1-3 years of specific knowledge related to the user configuration of Blue Yonder / JDA, Kinaxis, O9, e2Open, SAP SCM, etc

1-3 years of supply planning, functional or consulting experience

Strong written and oral presentation skills

Outstanding problem-solving and analytical skills

Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple activities and deadlines within a semi-autonomous environment

Willingness to manage extensive travel as dictated by individual engagement requirements