Program Manager

Blue Yonder•Dallas, TX

12d•Remote

About The Position

Seeking a leader with a strong functional and technical foundation in TMS, WMS, Planning - Mfg. CPG/Life Sciences within our Consulting Services group. This position is open to candidates with a software solution background in Transportation Management (TMS) or Warehouse Management (WMS) or Manufacturing Planning. We value a strong sense of urgency and a desire to ‘figure it out’ when faced with obstacles. The ability to quickly build trust and establish strong relationships with customers is a must. This role will focus on managing the delivery of large scale/multi-streams implementation programs for key/strategic clients. This Program Manager will manage all aspects of the implementation program, leading multiple work streams, and delivering through a geographically dispersed team of colleagues globally. Core responsibilities to include leadership and management of complex projects with multiple project managers, partners, and cross-functional internal teams for Blue Yonder SaaS customers. The Manufacturing Professional Services team is comprised of Project Managers, Program Managers, and Delivery Partners servicing Manufacturing CPG and Life Sciences customers.

Requirements

8+ years experience managing complex projects and programs ideally within the Manufacturing CPG or Life Sciences space
Demonstrable experience in delivering large-scale and complex, Cloud based enterprise applications.
Experience in leading enterprise-level integration projects using various API management platforms, integration architecture and integration methodologies.
Prior experience as a functional or technical consultant for enterprise supply chain applications.
Demonstrable ability to adapt various project management methodologies, particularly Agile, in a flexible way.
Demonstrable experience in identifying strengths and weaknesses of team members to leverage in the best possible way to ensure successful delivery of projects.
A personable demeanor with the ability to build strong interpersonal relationships with leadership, peers, customers, project reports and cross-functional teams, quickly instilling trust in your leadership.
A heightened sense of urgency with a since passion for quickly delivering value for customers.

Responsibilities

Leadership and management of complex projects with multiple project managers, partners, and cross-functional internal teams for Blue Yonder SaaS customers.
Use your functional and technical skillset to identify potential challenges and risks to implementation projects and leverage the organization appropriately to avoid them where possible, raising them to leadership’s attention early when not.
Keep the teams on track to delivery plans and apply creative solutions to recover timelines when necessary.
Adopt an ‘everyone is in sales’ mentality to identify additional opportunities which would drive value for Blue Yonder customers.
Confidently lead Blue Yonder customers new to the SaaS journey, pulling in the right team members from across the organization at the appropriate time.