This role will focus on managing the delivery of large scale/multi-streams implementation projects for key/strategic clients, across Japan region.

Based in Japan, this person will manage all aspects of packaged software implementation projects, leading multiple work streams and delivering through a team of colleagues from across Japan and globally.

Major Responsibilities:

• Manages multiple, concurrent consulting projects of moderate to high complexity

• Resolves project issues including budget, timeline, and scope

• Provides regular project communication and status reporting

• Manages project quality to ensure customer satisfaction and ROI

• Builds collaborative relationship that increases customer's perception of the value Blue Yonder brings to their business and expands future business opportunities

• Leads project team in the resolution of customer project issues, escalating to appropriate parties as needed

• Collaborates with appropriate Blue Yonder resources on customer's business, organization and culture to strengthen customer relationships

• Facilitates Change Request process during active projects

• Identifies project resource requirements and updates appropriate systems to drive forecast and resource needs

• Creates and manages project budgets, invoice process and Accounting process for the various types of project (i.e., time & materials, fixed bid, milestone acceptance, etc..)

• Manages A/R for all Consulting Projects to ensure payments are processed within the negotiated terms

• Maximizes margin on Consulting projects

• Maintains Customer and Project sites within Blue Yonder tools

• Coordinates and facilitates system handover to Support Services

• Provides guidance, feedback, coaching, mentoring and developmental experiences to project team

• Ensures compliance with Blue Yonder’s implemenation methodology on each Consulting project

• Able to perform Blue Yonder project quality audits

• Maintain the Global Project dashboard for their active projects and manages remedy plan for escalated Consulting projects   

• Manages Project Teams of 3 to 12 Associates, including self

• Travels within JAPAN region as required for project success

Experience, Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Minimum 5+ years enterprise application software implementation project management experience, with a proven track record delivering large scale complex projects.  

• Experience in S&OP, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Factory Planning, Warehouse Management or Transport Management experience is highly advantageous. 

• Proven track record of successfully managing projects of at least USD750k in value, on-time and on-budget. Outstanding presentation, facilitation, communication and negotiation skills.

• Highly organized and ability to multi-task on multiple workstreams

• Customer-focused account and stakeholder management skills.

• Knowledge and understanding of the consulting services offering and complexity of implementations.

• Understanding of broad competitive services market.

• Demonstrated relationships with Industry system integrators.

• High comfort level and presence with senior executives

• Experience and success selling implementation consulting services.

• Ability to manage project challenges and risks with proposed mitigation plans

• Communication:

  Ÿ  Good communication with customers, establishing client relationships and analytical skills are highly advantageous

  Ÿ  Verbal, written and interpersonal skills required in Japanese

  Ÿ  Verbal and writing English skills needed mainly for internal communication with BY members outside Japan

• Project Management certification e.g. PMP, Agile an advantage.

• Manufacturing planning, Retail Supply Chain, or 3PL industry experience an advantage.

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