IT Platform Analyst Planning

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Job Responsibilities:
Provides consultative advice within specific functional areas working independently to analyze and address complex IT challenges while offering expert guidance to stakeholders.
Evaluates and redesigns business processes making informed proposals for process re-engineering and IT solutions that align with organizational goals and drive operational improvements.
Implements required IT solutions including thorough testing comprehensive training for end-users and managing Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to ensure consistent and reliable service delivery.
Leads the design of solutions that meet intricate business requirements recognizing and addressing the impacts on inter-related systems to ensure seamless integration and functionality.
Participates in scrum teams to realize end-to-end technology solutions contributing to all phases of the development cycle and ensuring adherence to agile methodologies.
Collaborates with DevOps teams to manage operational activities including addressing incidents managing Maintenance Event Coordination (MEC) Year-End Coordination (YEC) and handling service catalogues efficiently.
Builds and maintains active networks with key contacts inside and outside the organization staying abreast of new developments insights and best practices in the field to enhance organizational capabilities.
Ensures all aspects of design documentation and SLA support are in compliance with industry standards organizational guidelines and regulatory requirements to uphold the integrity and reliability of IT solutions.
Provides clear direction and guidance to scrum teams in designing end-to-end solutions driving continuous improvements across standards guidelines and processes to enhance efficiency and quality.
Identifies and establishes monitoring for critical end-to-end business processes in collaboration with Business Process Owners (BPOs) and Business Process Experts (BPEs) ensuring robust oversight and proactive issue resolution.
Works under limited supervision and broad guidelines regularly applying independent judgment on matters of significance to drive project success and compliance.

Minimum required Education:
Bachelors degree in Engineering from a recognized premier institution of repute.

Minimum required Experience:

• Minimum 10 years in Supply Chain Management (8 years if holding a Masters degree).

• Minimum 8 years in BlueYonder (6 years if holding a Masters degree) with a primary focus on Supply Planning.

• Expertise in Enterprise Supply Planning with good knowledge of processes and solvers of SPARQ/MAP Agile workbench and Forecast netting engine logic.

• Min. 2 implementation projects in BY ESP as a Functional or Solutions consultant including but not limited to integration with other BY modules of Demand and IO. Ability to explain requirements to developers for technical development.

• Candidates with experience only as Key user or technical consultant (Developer upgrade cloud support) is not sufficient. Experience as functional consultant is a must.

• Minimum 2 years of experience in areas such as requirements gathering Solution Design and Architecture DevOps Practices IT Platforms Performance Optimization.

Preferred Education:

• MBA with specialization in Operations Supply Chain Management or related discipline OR

• in Industrial Engineering Operations Research or related discipline.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with Inventory Optimization Demand Planning and Integration with SAP is highly desirable.

Preferred Certification:

• APICS certification like CSCP or CPIM.

Preferred Skills:
Solution Design & Architecture

Lean Methodology
DevOps
Agile Methodology
Business Acumen
Continuous Improvement
Software Design
Technology Acumen
Validation Testing
Regulatory Compliance
KPI Monitoring and Reporting
IT Architecture Enablement
Platform Architecture
Training Delivery
ITIL based service management concepts including SLA Management

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.
Onsite roles require full-time presence in the companys facilities.
Field roles are most effectively done outside of the companys main facilities generally at the customers or suppliers locations.
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