Senior Manager, IT GSC Supply Planning Systems Architecture

Role Overview

This role specializes in Planning Systems and plays a crucial role in shaping and managing IT solutions that support planning and forecasting functions across the organization. The primary responsibility is to design the architecture for planning systems ensuring alignment with business needs and seamless integration with other enterprise platforms. The ideal candidate will create scalable flexible and robust system designs that support the organizations strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

System Architecture Design

• Create the overall structure of planning systems ensuring alignment with organizational strategy.

• Define component interactions select appropriate technologies and design scalable flexible and reliable frameworks.

Requirements Analysis and Specification

• Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to understand and document requirements across supply chain management financial forecasting and production scheduling.

• Translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications and system designs.

Integration and Interoperability

• Develop strategies to integrate planning systems with other enterprise applications.

• Ensure smooth data flow and cross-platform connectivity to support comprehensive planning efforts.

System Performance Optimization

• Implement best practices for configuration data management and architecture.

• Continuously optimize system performance to support complex planning tasks efficiently and reliably.

Technology Evaluation and Implementation

• Assess and recommend tools platforms and emerging technologies that enhance planning capabilities.

• Stay current with industry trends to ensure solutions leverage the latest advancements.

Documentation and Communication

• Develop and maintain documentation for system designs configurations and integrations.

• Communicate architectural decisions and project updates through reports and presentations to key stakeholders.

System and Process Support

• Partner with business analysts to support successful implementation and user adoption.

• Provide ongoing support and issue resolution to optimize system use and reliability.

Continuous Improvement

• Regularly assess and refine planning systems to meet evolving business needs and technological advancements.

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and innovation in planning system design and performance.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related field.

• Certifications such as Certified Information Systems Architect (CISA) TOGAF or planning system certifications (e.g. SAP Integrated Business Planning IBP).

• Minimum of 8 years of experience as a SQL expert System Designer Business Analyst or similar role with a focus on supply chain or integrated business planning.

• Fluent in English; Spanish preferred. Experience working in a multicultural environment.

• Strong understanding of supply chain processes including demand forecasting inventory management production planning and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) within an IT transformation environment.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; familiarity with statistical modeling and forecasting techniques is a plus.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with proven ability to collaborate across IT Supply Chain and Finance functions.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

• Detail-oriented with a proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.

• Hands-on experience with supply chain systems preferred.

• Blue Yonder experience and/or certification is a plus.

• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.

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