What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supply Chain Planning Project Manager- US position at Thoucentric?
About Us
Thoucentric is the Consulting arm of Xoriant, a prominent digital engineering services company with 5000 employees. We are headquartered in Bangalore with presence across multiple locations in India, US, UK, Singapore & Australia Globally.
As the Consulting business of Xoriant, We help clients with Business Consulting, Program & Project Management, Digital Transformation, Product Management, Process & Technology Solutioning and Execution including Analytics & Emerging Tech areas cutting across functional areas such as Supply Chain, Finance & HR, Sales & Distribution across US, UK, Singapore and Australia. Our unique consulting framework allows us to focus on execution rather than pure advisory. We are working closely with marquee names in the global consumer & packaged goods (CPG) industry, new age tech and start-up ecosystem. Xoriant (Parent entity) started in 1990 and is a Sunnyvale, CA headquartered digital engineering firm with offices in the USA, Europe, and Asia. Xoriant is backed by ChrysCapital, a leading private equity firm. Our strengths are now combined with Xoriant’s capabilities in AI & Data, cloud, security and operations services proven for 30 years.
We have been certified as "Great Place to Work" by AIM and have been ranked as "50 Best Firms for Data Scientists to Work For".
We have an experienced consulting team of over 450 world-class business and technology consultants based across six global locations, supporting clients through their expert insights, entrepreneurial approach and focus on delivery excellence. We have also built point solutions and products through Thoucentric labs using AI/ML in the supply chain space.
Job Description
This is a remote position.
What you will do:
Participate in the complete lifecycle of projects from inception to deployment to value delivery in various industries like FMCG, Consumer goods, Retail etc.
Manage one or more agile projects, to deliver technology transformation with a global team
Work with the implementation and development team to define the solution roadmap and translate the same into user stories
Create a detailed project plan. Align the stakeholders at customer and Client’s end on the jointly developed plan, milestones, and timelines
Ensure the team can work together to accomplish the deliverables. Mitigate risks and communicate any deviations from the plan.
Work with Client product team to provide suitable resolutions for bugs and enhancement found during project design to deployment stage
Provide necessary knowledge transition and documentation, while handing over project to Support services post go-live
Actively participating in the organization initiatives, sharing knowledge and bringing in best practice
Continually engage with the customers to manage priorities and expectations, identify new opportunities, drive solution adoption, facilitate improvement and expansion post-delivery.
Provide thought leadership in terms of designs and best practices to the customer and the team
Ensure timely and periodic communication to the client regarding the progress and anticipated risks
Requirements
What you should possess:
Proven experience using agile project management methodology and tools.
PMP (Project Management Professional Certification)
Experience in delivering large scale technology transformation projects
Ability to balance multiple priorities and work with global teams
Structured and organized in working style
Planning practitioner’s knowledge
Extreme focus on customer value realization
Prior experience with planning implementations like Manugistics, SAP APO, SAP IBP, JDA Demand Fulfill, JDA S&OP, i2 Supply Chain Planner, Oracle SCM
Experience working with analytical tools like R will be a plus
Benefits
What a Consulting role at Thoucentric will offer you?
- Opportunity to define your career path and not as enforced by a manager
- A great consulting environment with a chance to work with Fortune 500 companies and startups alike.
- A dynamic but relaxed and supportive working environment that encourages personal development.
- Be part of One Extended Family. We bond beyond work - sports, get-togethers, common interests etc. Work in a very enriching environment with Open Culture, Flat Organization and Excellent Peer Group.
- Be part of the exciting Growth Story of Thoucentric!
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