MFG Automotive Supply Chain Consultant

• At least 11 years of experience in Information Technology.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Must have familiarity to at least one industry segment- Automotive, Aerospace, Discrete Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing or CPG

• Experience of leading client engagements wearing the domain hat in Technology transformation programs. Nurture a team of domain consults and Business Analysts for client engagements, market development activities, offerings/solution building and thought leadership initiatives.

• Able to Co-own sales initiatives and marketing efforts. Support Bid management/ Proposal making. Conceptualize and co-build (with the tech team) offerings and solutions proactively based on market needs.

• Expertise in min one or two functional areas Planning, Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, Sourcing & Procurement, Logistics & Distribution, Customer Relationship, Sales, Channel Management, After market and Service

• End to end technology transformation program experience. Ability to interact at CXO level. Publication in business periodicals or invited speakership in industry forums.

• Global experience, especially stints in the US or Europe

• Experience with IT or Consulting/ Advisory firms. IIBA/ APICS/ SCOR/ TOGAF or equivalent certifications

• Bridge gap between business and IT ensuring common understanding and IT/Business alignment. Coordinate the business subject matter experts involvement in all aspects of the project.

Job Insights

• Primary skill required (must have): Business analyst / Product Owner. Functional domains Vehicle order Planning & production Scheduling, Vehicle Logistics, Distribution center management, Supplier Visibility, Dynamic Order Management, warehouse management. Worked in IT application development project.

• Additional skills (plus to have but not required): Any relevant certification will be an added advantage Six Sigma, APICS, SCOR, PMP etc.Implementation / Working Knowledge of SCM packages such as SAP Ariba, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, Oracle etc preferred

• If years of experience is more than what is required / if we get good senior profile, can we look at a higher role? Yes

• Any alternate skills that may be used for lack of any listed above? (Note, alternate skill candidate will still be at JL level of the approved indent): No

• Please describe 3 5 screening questions (along with answers) we can ask the candidate? (Please keep this basic with simple answers long subjective answers will not typically work)

  • Do you have experience of working in Automotive or retail order management, distribution, Logistics planning projects ? : (8-10 years of exp)

  • Do you have hands-on experience with business requirements management tools like JIRA. : Yes (If not JIRA, other tools are ok)

  • If not Supply chain, what are the domain areas you have exposure to? (List of domain areas Automotive sales and aftersales, Production management, Automotive digital retail, Auto finance etc)

  • Have you worked in a IT development project ? Mandatory requirement.