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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Designing and architecting high quality and complex supply chain planning software solutions
- Understand client requirements through workshops and discussions
- Research and development and analysis to evaluate alternative solution designs
- Design the optimum solution
- Document the solution and communicate the benefits of the solution
- Obtain client agreement and buy-in
- Ability to build appropriate costing and pricing models
- Ability to demonstrate and quantify the business case
2. Leading project teams to successful completion of projects
- Ensure the quality of work delivered by the project team
- Provide direction and guidance for the work done by the project team
- Take accountability for the successful completion of the project
- Lead more than one project at a time
3. Being a domain expert in supply chain planning software solutions across multiple toolsets
- Keep up to date with latest developments and trends in supply chain planning software through study and literature research across multiple toolsets
- Provide innovation and new ideas for the solution design and delivery process
- Liaise and share knowledge with other experts in the field
- Ensure that key knowledge is disseminated to the rest of the team
4. Successful training, coaching and mentoring of junior and senior team members
- Provide a leadership role for junior and senior team members
- Assist with training for team members
- Play a coaching and mentorship role for both junior and senior team members
5. Proactively managing the client relationship
- Develop, maintain and nurture client relationships during solution design and delivery
- Ensure client buy-in of the solution
6. Identifying and opening up new business opportunities
- Identify and initiate new revenue opportunities with clients
DESIRED QUALIFICATION:
• Appropriate degree such as B.Sc Industrial Engineering or equivalent tertiary qualification
• Relevant Post graduate qualification (E.g. Engineering Honors, Masters or MBA) would be beneficial but not mandatory
CORE COMPETENCIES:
FUNCTIONAL
• A passion for using software to solve supply chain planning problems
• Excellent knowledge and capability in the field of
o Implementing supply chain planning software (either Inventory Management or Demand Planning software)
o OR consulting using an appropriate Network modeling software tool.
o MRO
• Excellent technical capability
• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Ability to coach and mentor
BEHAVIORAL
• Ability to take initiative
• Ability to handle pressure
• Ability to work alone or in teams
BUSINESS RELATED
• Professional
• Good communication skills
• Good people skills
• Good organizational skills
• Valid driver’s license and own vehicle
sue@aaaa.co.za
1. Designing and architecting high quality and complex supply chain planning software solutions
- Understand client requirements through workshops and discussions
- Research and development and analysis to evaluate alternative solution designs
- Design the optimum solution
- Document the solution and communicate the benefits of the solution
- Obtain client agreement and buy-in
- Ability to build appropriate costing and pricing models
- Ability to demonstrate and quantify the business case
2. Leading project teams to successful completion of projects
- Ensure the quality of work delivered by the project team
- Provide direction and guidance for the work done by the project team
- Take accountability for the successful completion of the project
- Lead more than one project at a time
3. Being a domain expert in supply chain planning software solutions across multiple toolsets
- Keep up to date with latest developments and trends in supply chain planning software through study and literature research across multiple toolsets
- Provide innovation and new ideas for the solution design and delivery process
- Liaise and share knowledge with other experts in the field
- Ensure that key knowledge is disseminated to the rest of the team
4. Successful training, coaching and mentoring of junior and senior team members
- Provide a leadership role for junior and senior team members
- Assist with training for team members
- Play a coaching and mentorship role for both junior and senior team members
5. Proactively managing the client relationship
- Develop, maintain and nurture client relationships during solution design and delivery
- Ensure client buy-in of the solution
6. Identifying and opening up new business opportunities
- Identify and initiate new revenue opportunities with clients
DESIRED QUALIFICATION:
• Appropriate degree such as B.Sc Industrial Engineering or equivalent tertiary qualification
• Relevant Post graduate qualification (E.g. Engineering Honors, Masters or MBA) would be beneficial but not mandatory
CORE COMPETENCIES:
FUNCTIONAL
• A passion for using software to solve supply chain planning problems
• Excellent knowledge and capability in the field of
o Implementing supply chain planning software (either Inventory Management or Demand Planning software)
o OR consulting using an appropriate Network modeling software tool.
o MRO
• Excellent technical capability
• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Ability to coach and mentor
BEHAVIORAL
• Ability to take initiative
• Ability to handle pressure
• Ability to work alone or in teams
BUSINESS RELATED
• Professional
• Good communication skills
• Good people skills
• Good organizational skills
• Valid driver’s license and own vehicle
sue@aaaa.co.za