Supply Chain Readiness Advisor

The Supply Chain Readiness Advisor will be responsible for getting factories live on SAP guiding them through validating our process, cutover and ramp up. This role requires a deep understanding of supply chain processes, strong leadership skills, communication and the ability to manage stakeholders effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Readiness activities of the Supply Chain function develop a delivery roadmap to ensure successful UAT, OCM activities, and Go-Live Simulation.
• Business validation and simulation: collaborate with our project team and supply chain function to develop a testing strategy covering validation of our process and technology onsite. Deliver a resource planning and socialize approach with stakeholders.
• Training and Development:Design and build training programs to ensure that all manufacturing associates are adequately prepared for the transition to S/4HANA. This includes foundational learning, classroom training, and ongoing coaching and reinforcement

• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with key stakeholders, including site leaders, supply chain managers, SMEs, Galileo team, and IT teams, to ensure alignment and support for the
• Performance Metrics: Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the readiness of our processes, data, technology and people.
• Support and Coaching: Provide ongoing support and coaching to site leaders, SMEs, and end users to facilitate a smooth transition and adoption of new processes and systems.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field. MBA preferred.
• Experience: At least 15 years of experience in supply chain management, with proven experience in the implement phases of a program (business validation, testing, cutover and transition to steady state. Experience with S/4HANA implementations is a must.
• Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of supply chain processes and best practices in manufacturing CPG industry.

• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Ability to develop and execute change management strategies.

• Proficiency in training and development methodologies.

• Analytical skills to conduct impact assessments and monitor KPIs.

• Travel: Willingness to travel to multiple manufacturing locations as needed (50%).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in transforming supply chain (manufacturing, warehousing, quality management) organizations
• Advising and hands-on execution of multiple large-scale ERP implementations.
• Project management experience (Six Sgima)
• 15+ years SAP (S/4 HANA and ECC) experience and related supply chain modules.