What are the responsibilities and job description for the Consultant position at GAINSystems?
About the Role:
As a Supply Chain Consultant, you will be part of the client consulting team. In this role, you have two primary responsibilities:
- Consult with new clients to define the set up for implementation and long-term success.
- Provide implementation guidance for the technical set up during implementation and for future product feature releases.
The projects are significant in scope, with full implementations from 3 to 9 months. You will work directly with operational personnel and executive management at client corporation.
To best support and enable our client success, some travel will be required. You will typically have 1 trip per month for client engagement and implementation support.
Job Responsibilities:
Lead joint client – consultant teams to implement new business process architecture (business and functionality requirements, application/system configuration, front-end workflow optimization, and business reports provided from the system).
Work closely with client IT resources to help identify data integration requirements.
Drive successful project implementation by executing project management tasks including development of high-level plans/milestones and detailed work plans, coordination of support resources, change management, and issue resolution.
Participate in designing product development specifications with internal UX designers and technical team members to improve GAINS functionality for specific client applications.
Candidate Requirements:
- Strong problem solving and analytical abilities required. Quantitative capabilities in the areas of Statistics, Operations Research and/or Econometrics.
- Direct experience working with large complex data sets (ex. Excel, R).
- Experience leading and driving success of complex projects with multiple stakeholders (ex. software implementation, process optimization, significant change management).
- Ability to work effectively in a matrix-management environment (influence).
- Must have excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills.
- Ability to thrive in ever evolving business environment that results in great innovations with our clients for success.
- Ability and willingness to both learn and teach the software.
- Ability to self-manage time and communicate progress with appropriate stakeholders.
- 2 years relevant professional experience.
- Bachelor’s degree required (B.S. preferred)
At GAINS, we recognize that diversity and inclusion make our teams stronger. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and welcome everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, domestic partner status, veteran status or medical condition. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.