Senior System Deployment and Implementation Specialist
About The Position
This position supports North American and Global Global Supply Chain Services (GSC) Demand Planning, Master Production Scheduling, Replenishment, and Raw Material teams by helping ensure employees have accurate, efficient, and effective working knowledge to perform their roles. The specialist communicates system and process changes, assists with successful integrations, and provides ongoing support to planning leaders and employees. The role provides guidance on the Blue Yonder Planning Suite, its functionality, and best practices, and supports the development, implementation, and improvement of Blue Yonder supply chain systems integrated with Oracle eBusiness Suite (BIOS). It creates and delivers onboarding and ongoing training, assesses learning needs, develops training materials and evaluation tools, and trains key users on supply chain planning applications. The role is based at Sherwin-Williams Global Headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio; it is not remote or hybrid and requires travel of up to 30%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or current enrollment in a college program preferred; comparable business experience will be considered.
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without requiring employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.
- 3–5 years of experience in Supply Chain or a related field.
- Solid understanding and/or hands-on experience in Sales & Operations Planning, forecasting, production inventory planning and scheduling, or VMI.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or Logistics.
- MBA and/or APICS certification.
- Six Sigma or Lean certification.
- Previous training or management experience.
- Supply Chain system knowledge, such as Supply Chain Planner, Demand Manager, Business Objects, QAD, AOM, AWCS, or MES.
- Ability to learn new applications and business concepts and transfer that knowledge to others through various training methods.
- Ability to motivate participants and encourage participation in training sessions.
- Flexibility to support planning groups with differing strategies and challenges.
- Ability to establish positive working relationships with peers, supervisors, and support groups outside the department.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and make choices that build a strong team with defined business.
Responsibilities
- Provide guidance and serve as a resource on the Blue Yonder Planning Suite, its functionality, and best practices for Global Supply Chain Services and other divisions and departments.
- Create and deliver employee onboarding and continuous education training in coordination with management.
- Help ensure standardized and appropriate training tools are available for North American and Global Demand Planning, Master Production Scheduling, Replenishment, and Raw Material Planning teams.
- Analyze learning requirements for domestic and global stakeholder groups and translate them into training offerings and recommendations.
- Support and contribute to the development, implementation, and improvement of Blue Yonder Supply Chain systems integrated with Oracle eBusiness Suite (BIOS).
- Train key users on supply chain planning tool functionality.
- Provide training details and requirements for acquisitions and integrations of the Blue Yonder Planning Suite across Sherwin-Williams regions.
- Coordinate training requirements and enhancements with IT support and business leads.
- Establish tools to evaluate training comprehension and develop, update, and maintain training materials for North American and Global teams, including online materials.
- Conduct training on the Blue Yonder Planning Suite and other relevant Supply Chain applications.
- Work outside business hours, including evenings and weekends, as required by business demand.
Benefits
- The company describes a range of benefits related to retirement, health care, well-being, and commuting; eligibility and details are provided through its benefits website.
- The company describes rewards, benefits, and flexibility intended to support health and well-being.
- Opportunities to learn, develop new skills, and grow contributions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
