Director Oracle Cloud Supply Chain Management (Chelmsford)

Prestigious Enterprise Company is currently seeking a Director of Oracle Cloud Supply Chain Management. Candidate will lead Oracle center of excellence to provide solutions that align with business strategy and objectives, promote changes to streamline processes, reduce cost, and drive lean supply chain processes. This is a hands-on role for a global implementation of Cloud and maintain Oracle E-Business applications suite. The Director, Oracle Cloud Supply Chain Management will be a key member of the Business Applications team and will lead Oracle center of excellence to provide solutions that align with business strategy and objectives, promotes changes to streamline processes, reduce cost, and drive lean supply chain processes. This is a hands-on role for a global implementation of Cloud and to maintain the Oracle E-Business applications suite.

Responsibilities :

Define the vision, strategy and roadmap for Oracle Cloud SCM within the organization : covering modules such as Procurement / Procure-to-Pay, Inventory Management, Order Management, Manufacturing, Product Hub, Planning, Supplier Management, Costing and GTM.

Lead implementations, upgrades and optimizations of Oracle Cloud SCM : oversee project planning, resource management, risk management, quality assurance.

Serve as subject-matter expert (SME) on Oracle Cloud SCM : provide functional and technical guidance, ensure adherence to best practices, enable business-process redesign in alignment with the system capabilities

Oversee the end-to-end supply chain lifecycle supported by the system : demand planning, procurement, inventory and fulfillment, manufacturing / production, cost management, logistics, supplier collaboration

Work closely with senior leadership (VP / Director level) to align supply chain and IT strategies; present status, benefits, KPIs, business cases.

Manage team(s) of functional leads, technical architects, consultants and vendor partners : recruit, mentor and develop talent; define roles and responsibilities; ensure delivery performance.

Drive continuous improvement : monitor system and process performance, identify opportunities for optimization and cost reduction, stay current with Oracle Cloud SCM enhancements and industry supply-chain trends.

Manage, Design, configure, and implement Application projects that align with Operations business objectives.

Facilitate business and systems analysis discussions, and translate findings into clearly defined Business Requirements Document, Functional Design Document

Participate in System Integration testing and User Acceptance testing with the business users to ensure a high quality delivery

Develop validation test plans, user and system procedures and training materials for customizations, upgrades and patches.

Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in computer / information science required

Master's Degree preferred

Minimum 15+ years of solid experience in leading Oracle ERP supply chain configuration, Quality, Planning, and deployment. Preferred to have Cloud ERP and WMS experience including several years in leadership role required

Proven abilities in translating business needs into system solutions and driving the necessary changes to streamline processes

Proven track-record in implementing and delivering Oracle Cloud SCM (or Oracle ERP / SCM) modules across at least several of these areas : Procurement, Inventory & Costing, Order Management, Product Management, Manufacturing, Planning, Product Hub

Strong functional knowledge of supply chain processes, and strong technical knowledge of Oracle Cloud SCM architecture, integration, reporting. For example : OTBI, BIP, FBDI, ESS jobs, APIs, REST / SOAP, Oracle Integration Cloud

Solid experience and knowledge with lean supply chain, global planning, global trade management and PLM

Proven ability to manage internal and outsourced resources to drive action and achieve results.

Proficient with project management tools.

Familiar with SDLC process, and Six-sigma principles

Strategically thinking and decision making skills.

Experience working in a multi-org, multi-site environment.

Ability to work effectively on multiple activities and projects.

Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Ability to create Oracle adhoc database queries to provide information when standard reports are not available