Solution Architect

Job Description

Appealing Points:

• Expert Solution Design: Lead the design and implementation of tailored supply chain planning solutions, ensuring effective configurations and upgrades to meet client needs.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with the Professional Services team, including team members ranging in age from their 30s to 60s, to deliver seamless and impactful solutions.
• Bilingual Communication: Leverage strong English and Japanese communication skills to effectively collaborate with clients and internal teams, ensuring smooth project execution.

Annual Salary: 12 Million yen and above

Job Responsibilities:

• Working with new and existing customers, you will provide expert guidance in leveraging our product offerings and deliver value in the following ways:
• Provide creative solutions to complex business problems while maintaining best practices;
• Guide and mentor the consulting project team during project;
• Drive client participation in project design activities;
• Leading Deployment Workshops to help customers achieve immediate value from their investment;
• Facilitating business process design and development that leverages Maestro capabilities;
• Resolving complex data and analytic configurations to ensure that the solution is producing the expected results;
• Configure the Maestro interface according to our customers distinct needs as defined within the Agile user stories and blueprint designs;
• Working with our customers to develop a roadmap to solve multiple supply-chain problems leveraging the power of Maestro;
• Providing high levels of customer service whenever the opportunity arises;
• Work with Account Executives and Client Partners to articulate the value of Maestro and be able to discuss our implementation methodology/approach.
• Support the services sales opportunities as the solution and technical leader working with the Account Executives and Client Partners

Job Qualifications:

• Multiple cycles of leading development teams in complex supply-chain solution design, development, and testing
• 10 to 15 years of relevant experience in business software consulting and/or manufacturing and demand management,
• Experience in engaging and negotiating  with C-level stake-holders
• Detailed knowledge of functional supply chain solutions such as ERP/MRP, Sales and Operations Planning, Demand Planning, Aggregated Supply Planning, Order Fulfilment, Capacity Planning, Inventory Management, and managing planning activities with distributors and contract manufacturers
• SAP ECC/APO implementation experience or other major ERP implementations
• Understanding of the solution development life cycle, including business requirements definition, review of functional specifications, development of test plans, testing, user training, and deployment
• Experience in electronics/high-tech manufacturing industries such as EMS, OEM hardware, etc. or experience in industrial, automotive, pharmaceutical, aerospace and defense industries
• Experience working with relational databases and java script
• A post-secondary degree in a related discipline
• Open to travel 75% on average and 100% occasionally and also can work effectively when working remotely from the client.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively in English and Japanese, both verbally and in writing

Technical skills:

• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Technical skills such as SQL, R, Java Script, Python, etc.
• Experience with manufacturing planning solutions such as Company, SAP, JDA, etc

Language Skill: Native level Japanese (JLPT N) and Business english level.

Company Description:

Company is a global leader in supply chain planning software headquartered in Canada, providing its cloud-based platform called Maestro to global companies across a wide range of industries, including automotive, consumer goods, high-tech, and life sciences, contributing to the clients’ supply chain optimization, cost reduction, and improved customer service