Blue Yonder Business Analyst

Title

Blue Yonder Business Analyst

Location

Dublin OH (min. 3 days/week).

Duration

6 months of Contract

Job Description:

Brief Summary of Role:

The role requires deep analytical technical and complex problemsolving skills with knowledge of optimization methods financial computations statistical analysis and mathematical modelling techniques. It also requires exposure to data science and associated software and programming technologies. Additionally this role requires exposure to advanced planning systems and tool JDA / Blue Yonder.

Must Have Skills: Consultants who has worked in LCT ( Luminate Control Tower) implementation and Integration experience in Planning Demand and ESP is a must. Any automobile experience will be added advantage

Responsibilities:

• Ensure business processes developed from business/data requirement documentation adhere to industry best practices and align with client objectives and business model. Oversee collection and analysis of necessary data from various sources
• Perform detailed discovery sessions with business users to understand and document configuration requirements including: the customers supply chain network operating model system landscape planning processes as well as objectives and targets for JDA / Blue Yonder Demand and Supply / Fulfilment implementation.
• Translate business requirements into JDA / Blue Yonder application specifications following supply chain industry trends and best practices.
• Select standard functionalities and design data model changes solution configuration and customizations.
• Lead solution blueprinting and detailed design activities.
• Assign configuration tasks to project members according to their skills review deliverables and track completion.
• Apply advanced mathematical models to address customer requirements.
• Understand Supply Chain Industry trends and benchmark customers performance against the same.
• Support data management and data integration activities including source systems data transformation data loading data cleanup and validation.
• Assess project performance and document lessons learned to increase institutional knowledge. Ensure solutions team adheres to JDA / Blue Yonder methodologies and quality standards.

Education and Required Experience:

• Overall 1015 years of experience
• 5 years of experience implementing any supply chain Advanced Planning Solutions JDA / Blue Yonder (must) and others like o9 Blue Yonder OMP E2Open etc.
• Certified as a JDA / Blue Yonder Demand / Fulfilment Planning or has completed all requirements for JDA / Blue Yonder DF planning Functional certification.
• Firsthand experience in leading a team through 12 full lifecycle implementations of a supply chain planning solution including business requirement gathering solution design & development testing golive/cutover hyper care and value realization.
• Experience in Agile methodology to deliver large scale enterprise solutions.
• Degree in Engineering Computer Science or related fields with a concentration in supply chain operations.
• Thorough understanding of supply chain planning concepts processes (demand planning supply planning inventory management S&OP etc.) KPIs and best practices in supply chain planning.
• Strong analytical skills data mining knowledge and proficiency in handling and processing large volumes of data.
• Ability to communicate mathematical technical or software usage concepts to audiences with limited background / knowledge on the subject.
• Ability to drive and work in crossfunctional teams distributed across locations and time zones and across multiple hierarchy levels.
  Experience leading a project team in a project client environment.
• Good Communication
• Team player analytical skills presentation skills
• Ability to work under pressure