Resource Planning Consultant
Northwestern Mutual
Expert Services Consultant
aPriori Technologies
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Develop multiple customer relationships to drive product adoption and results to achieve full business value of the solution
- Handle the project management, scoping, and execution of technical and strategic aspects of the project, including solution configuration, user training, and usage mentoring, particularly in the sourcing use case
- Understand strategic elements of the account to ensure solutions provided are supporting customer in reaching business objectives
- Builds and demonstrates expertise on the aPriori software to enhance the value the customer is getting out of the tool, with an emphasis on how customers in the procurement space can leverage aPriori data to drive their costs down
- Awareness of aPriori software adoption and utilization trends, with a focus on driving renewals and capitalizing on expansion opportunities
- Up to 20% travel can be expected
Requirements
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills, both internal and external
- Technical knowledge of the product and in various manufacturing processes
- Knowledge in Product Design, Manufacturing, Cost Management, Sourcing, Supplier Negotiation, and Design-To-Cost
- Strong organization skills and the ability to balance multiple accounts
- Project management skills, including project planning, risk management, status updates
- Comfort interacting and communicating with customer project sponsors, project team members, and individuals
- Strong consulting skillset, ability to effectively respond to objectives and high-stress situations, and ability to guide the customer to the best supported solution
- Exceptional communication skills, a strong consulting skillset, and a deep understanding of technology.
- BS or MS in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering
- Recommended minimum experience is 3 years total technical experience
- Engineering background preferred
- Demonstrated success working on project teams with a record of high customer adoption and satisfaction
- Experience with full procurement transformation, including sourcing, process development, organizational change, and business process review is highly desired.
- Experienced in supplier negotiations
Benefits
- A competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, and vision for employees and their dependents
- life, disability
- flexible spending accounts
- 401k match
- career-growth opportunities
- flexible time
- paid time off benefits – including aPriori days
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
aPriori softwareproject managementproduct designmanufacturing processescost managementsourcingsupplier negotiationdesign-to-costrisk managementprocurement transformation
Soft skills
communication skillsfacilitation skillsorganization skillsconsulting skillsability to balance multiple accountsability to respond to objectivesability to guide customersinterpersonal skillscomfort in high-stress situationscustomer relationship management
Certifications
BS in Mechanical EngineeringMS in Mechanical EngineeringBS in Industrial EngineeringMS in Industrial EngineeringBS in Manufacturing EngineeringMS in Manufacturing Engineering
