Project Manager (Supply planning, WMS)

This role will focus on managing the delivery of large scale/multi-streams implementation projects for key/strategic clients, across Japan region. Based in Japan, this person will manage all aspects of packaged software implementation projects, leading multiple work streams and delivering through a team of colleagues from across Japan and globally.

Requirements

• Manages multiple, concurrent consulting projects of moderate to high complexity
• Resolves project issues including budget, timeline, and scope
• Provides regular project communication and status reporting
• Manages project quality to ensure customer satisfaction and ROI
• Builds collaborative relationship that increases customer's perception of the value Blue Yonder brings to their business and expands future business opportunities
• Leads project team in the resolution of customer project issues, escalating to appropriate parties as needed
• Collaborates with appropriate Blue Yonder resources on customer's business, organization and culture to strengthen customer relationships
• Facilitates Change Request process during active projects
• Identifies project resource requirements and updates appropriate systems to drive forecast and resource needs
• Creates and manages project budgets, invoice process and Accounting process for the various types of project (i.e., time & materials, fixed bid, milestone acceptance, etc..)
• Manages A/R for all Consulting Projects to ensure payments are processed within the negotiated terms
• Maximizes margin on Consulting projects
• Maintains Customer and Project sites within Blue Yonder tools
• Coordinates and facilitates system handover to Support Services
• Provides guidance, feedback, coaching, mentoring and developmental experiences to project team
• Ensures compliance with Blue Yonder’s implemenation methodology on each Consulting project
• Able to perform Blue Yonder project quality audits
• Maintain the Global Project dashboard for their active projects and manages remedy plan for escalated Consulting projects
• Manages Project Teams of 3 to 12 Associates, including self
• Travels within JAPAN region as required for project success