Blue Yonder/JDA SCPO Functional Demand & Supply Architect and Consultants

Pros2Plan, a subsidiary of Spinnaker SCA , has immediate Full Time opening(s) for Blue Yonder / JDA SCPO Functional Demand &

Supply Architects, Senior Consultants and Consultants

Location : Various Cities in USA ( All Remote at this point due to COVID, Flexibility in Location)

Travel Required Yes after COVID restrictions

Duration : 6 months plus

Bill Rate : Open

Position Type - Contract / Consulting (Independents, 1099, or C2C)

Role :

Experienced Blue Yonder (JDA) Consultants needed to supplement team for several projects. Several Types of Roles Available, Architects, Senior Consultants and Consultants.

Eligible candidates must demonstrate depth of knowledge and skill within the software platform, its major / minor capabilities, and its critical upstream / downstream interaction points.

Consulting activities include the following :

Experience implementing, upgrading or enhancing JDA Suite Demand, Fulfillment, Master Planning, Supply, S&OP.

Performing current state assessment of existing supply chain planning system and business processes.

Performing fit / gap analysis to determine opportunities for business improvement.

Developing a blueprint and roadmap for future state supply chain design(s)

Defining scope of responsibility using RACIs and organizational design tools

Supporting the facilitation of organizational change management programs and processes

Leveraging technology approaches such as system development life cycle (SDLC) and AGILE to deploy robust multi-faceted planning solutions

Translating functional and technical business requirements into comprehensive business designs and documenting the output in well-developed business specifications

Testing related activities including test planning, test case and scenario definition, and execution for test phases that include unit, system, integrated systems, user acceptance, performance, and regression.

Supporting end user training development and delivery

Supporting system production deployment and production support activities

Comfort with airplanes, airports, and hotels on a weekly basis

Required Competencies :

Title will be determined based on the following :

Years of business process development support for Advance Planning Systems (APS) processes that include Forecasting, Supply Planning, Production Planning, Replenishment, Deployment, Network Optimization, Inventory Optimization, Procurement, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Warehousing, and Forward and Reverse Logistics

Specific knowledge and use of the system development life cycle (SDLC) and other change management (OCM) related processes

Years of specific functional knowledge related to the user configuration of SCPO (BlueYonder / JDA), I2

Years of planning system implementation in one or more of the following solutions : SCPO (BlueYonder / JDA

Certifications held (PMP, APICS, Six Sigma, ACPF, SCPO (BlueYonder / JDA), SAP, or related)

Strong written and oral presentation skills

Consultant will find themselves frequently writing presentations, creating documents, and facilitating meetings

Work product is expected to be complete and polished

Strong problem-solving skills

Experience / Education :

Bachelor's or Advanced Degree in Business Management, Supply Chain, Information Systems, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Logistics, or similar fields.

PMP, APICS, Six Sigma, ACPF or similar industry Certifications are a plus