the Engagement Manager - Blue Yonder - Supply Chain

Location: anywhere in the US

Travel: Must be willing and able to travel up to 80%, depending on client requirements

Base Salary: $178-225K

You will drive and oversee strategic supply chain solutions using Blue Yonder Category Management in Supply Chain across varied industries such as Retail and Consumer Goods Industries.

You will focus on ensuring that project deliverables align with strategic business objectives and ensure value realization through the solutions implemented.

Key Responsibilities

• minimum of 13 years of supply chain experience
• expert in Supply Chain orchestrating end-to-end solutions in client operations using Blue Yonder Category Management
• manage comprehensive project cycles from conception to completion, including budget, scope, and project risks.
• lead cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions that integrate seamlessly into client environments.
• foster strong client relationships, acting as the primary point of contact for all project-related communications.
• drive innovation within supply chain processes through strategic use of Blue Yonder Category Management leveraging industry best practices to enhance client competitive advantage.
• advocate and implement Agile and DevOps methodologies to streamline project execution.
• perform business discovery sessions, solution design, fit gap analysis, product implementation, site rollouts, enhancements, upgrades/migrations, and life cycle management using Blue Yonder Category Management Platform.
• document and communicate all Blue Yonder techno-functional aspects of design.
• perform root cause analysis, debugging, and understanding of E2E technical data flows

Required Experience & Skills

• extensive consulting & project management experience with a focus on supply chain solutions in different industries, preferably in Retail and Consumer Goods segments.
• deep expertise in Blue Yonder Category Management and its application to business transformations.
• possess thorough functional and technical knowhow of Blue Yonder category management platform and did the above project within the last 3 years
• experience working in at least one Retail and CPG customers in the Supply Chain Space
• at least 2 years of experience leading a development team / doing implementation with Blue Yonder Category Management application
• experience in optimizing and maintaining the BY/JDA platform (patches, upgrades, archive job maintenance is an advantage
• analyzing the results and configurations of the category management tool
• Experience in high-level strategic decision-making and resource allocation.
• advanced certifications in project management and Blue Yonder Category Management solutions
• skills in Blue Yonder SCPO database schemas, PL/SQL and Demand Fulfillment module will give given preference.
• basic understanding across all the Blue Yonder planning and execution modules

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $178,000.00 - $225,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Open to Relocation

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Blue Yonder: 7 years (Preferred)
• Management Consulting: 4 years (Preferred)
• Supply Chain: 10 years (Preferred)
• CPG and or Retail: 3 years (Preferred)
• Blue Yonder Category Management: 3 years (Preferred)
• Blue Yonder Implementation in Retail or CPG: 3 years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Kansas City, MO (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Kansas City, MO: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 75% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person