OEM Process Re-engineering

Job Description

DescriptionDescriptionMFG / OEM BPR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS - Process or Industrial Engineering experience preferred - Direct Operational or IS&T experience preferred - B2B communications (EDI, XML, FTP) experience - International manufacturing experience a plus - Some direct experience with Information System / Business Enterprise Application (PLUS: ERP or other inventory tracking/order processing systems.) Ability to develop test scenarios to exercise/validate software application features. Experience required (2+ years) in at least one of the following: - next-generation system implementation project experience (subject matter expert preferred, not limited to Project Management/task tracking) - 2nd-level application functional support (manage escalated trouble tickets, diagnose issues and identify resolution options)business operations Super User level - Experience working in fast-paced environment with time-critical launch dates (not typically subject to negotiation.) Highly organized and able to identify critical path issues, and logically resolve obstacles based on relative dependencies., Key QualificationsKey Qualifications

• The crucial duties of this position include:
• - Process development and issue resolution
• - Manages, plans and organizes project activities
• - Develops business project plans/schedules
• - Identifies and manages to major project milestones
• - Obtains key personnel to work on project teams while balancing business needs and expectations
• - Communicates project status on a regular basis
• - Manages project risk throughout the life of the project
• - Conducts weekly project meetings
• - Develops and maintains issues logs to ensure accountability to the resolution of key issues
• - Partners with IS&T to ensure that customer and stakeholder expectations are met and managed
• - Incorporates Apple best practices for Project Management to ensure consistent delivery of a quality project
• - Communicates with customers and stakeholders to ensure quality of product and service
• - Prioritizes and delegates key project tasks to team members
• - Ensures the business is prepared for the change
• - Provides customers and stakeholders with alternatives when key problems surface on the project
• - Writes formal business requirements documents for projects/ improvements
• - Assists business units in crafting quality BHU Documents
• - Builds business case documentation for Sr. Management on selected projects
• - Assists in the roll out of the new project management methodology and ensuring the PM One s and Two s are utilizing the methodology
• - Completes knowledge transfer to business unit employees to teach them how to write business requirements
• - Acts as a liaison between the business and IS&T to ensure business project needs are adequately met with technology solutions
• - Identifies and leads business process re-engineering projects
• - Maintains a global/regional resource plan within a given business process discipline
• - Provides consulting expertise through effective communication to customers, stakeholders, management, staff and peers to ensure expectations are met
• - Experience / History of taking initiative to drive/lead/coordinate an effort among a team of people (formal project or not.)
• - Experience of logistics, warehouse and back dock operation and system.
• - Functional and system knowledge with warehouse and back dock processes
• CANDIDATE REQUIREMENT
• - Ability to create processes from a business need or issue
• - Experience managing medium (6-8 month) to large (8-12+month) projects
• - Proven ability to manage to deadlines and meet cost constraints
• - Proficient at managing multiple efforts simultaneously
• - Excellent interpersonal skills.
• - Ability to maintain and develop relationships within the project team
• - Ability to develop new strategies and options for new projects
• - Understanding of the business processes as needed by the project
• - Excellent organizational and documentation skills
• - Excellent knowledge of the systems development lifecycle
• - Proficient in business process flow diagramming
• - Ability to facilitate Brainstorming sessions to gather requirements
• - Ability to perform robust business process analysis and recommend solutions
• - Literacy with MS Word, MS Excel, and basic project planning tools
• LEVEL DISTINCTION
• - Typically works on medium to complex cross functional projects
• - Works with minimal to no supervision
• - Has 6-9 years experience in project management, Process or Industrial Engineering experience
• - Excellent communicator who adapts based on the level of the audience
• - Produces work product of the highest quality with minimal review by supervisor
• - Builds and maintains business relationships and monitors customer perceptions of the deliverables
• - Monitors market / industry trends and emerging technologies to identify areas for competitive advantage.
• - Experience with advanced supply chain systems preferred
• - SAP or major ERP system experience is beneficial, but not required
• - B2B communications (EDI, XML, FTP) experience is beneficial but not required
• - Chinese language skill is beneficial but not required

Keyskills :
business process analysiscontinuous improvement facilitationprocess flowerp systemsupply chainsuper userproject riskbusiness casebusiness process reengineeringprocess reengineering