Analytics Solutions Lead Supply Chain Management

With a focus on Mobility, Operational Excellence, Value to our Customers and the Electrification of vehicles, you can expect to be part of something exciting. From the sleek design of our vehicles to the unique opportunities we offer around the globe, Nissan exemplifies ingenuity in everything we do. Our people are what drive the business forward.

Nissan is currently seeking a dynamic individual to fill an opening for a Analytics Solutions Lead – Supply Chain Management Innovation based at our facility in Smyrna, TN. 

This role has direct responsibility for supporting design, development, and implementation of an SCM portfolio of analytic & data solutions. This includes supporting SCM product owners, stakeholders, and external partners/vendors through the discovery process of defining the strategic objectives related to organizational use of data & analytical solutions, and facilitating the translation and execution of said objectives into a vision and project roadmap that supports synergies across Nissan’s SCM organization.

 Job functions Include but are not limited to:

• Fundamental project management, including project planning and management throughout the development life cycle.
• Leading project discovery phase by driving solution sessions and leading data discovery workshops.
• Facilitating the development of documentation to define workflow and associated processes while maintaining SCM stakeholder/product owner communications.
• Leveraging an analytical mindset to decompose complex problems or needs into consumable components and apply solid business logic to develop relevant strategic guidance, practical planning, and clear communications.
• Defining and staying within the scope of the project, developing project schedules, and monitoring overall progress including use of resources.
• Demonstrating a solid understanding of software development life cycle models and expert knowledge of both agile and traditional project management principles and practices; ability to blend these together to fit a project and business environment.
• Harnessing an entrepreneurial mindset with an ability to navigate through areas of ambiguity, identify and take ownership of issues, and drive them to resolution.
• Participating and managing NNA SCM Analytics Center of Excellence, which includes SCM Data Scientists and Data Insights analysts responsible for executing and supporting analytics projects.
• Executing or assisting in vendor sourcing processes (shopping baskets, NDA, DSA, SRAQ, PSA, MSA, MRA, BT & Gov consulting policy etc.).
• Establishing and maintaining external Vendor/consultant relationship as well as University engagements and partnerships.
• Staying up to date with emerging data and analytics trends and techniques

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: BS or BA in Business Administration, Business Analytics, Management, Supply Chain, or related discipline.
• Experience: 10+ Years in Supply Chain Management, technical consulting, or project management.
• Demonstrated ability to plan organization-wide strategies and effectively communicate to executives, supply chain managers, and analysts.
• Ability to manage and track multiple projects across various supply chain teams.
• Ability to create and manage relationships with outside vendors and internal teams.
• Work as a member of a team while also being a self-motivator with ability to work independently.
• Interest in technology, and comfort interacting with Nissan Digital Team members on tools and services/products available through the Nissan Digital Tool Stack.
• Knowledge & understanding of basic data architecture concept, experience with Snowflake a plus.
• Knowledge and understanding of analytics concepts and how they may be applied to supply chain.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education: MBA or MS in Business Analytics, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research or Supply Chain
• Knowledge and understanding of Agile project framework (experience as a Scrum Master or Product Owner is a plus) and working with project management tools (Jira).
• Experience using object-oriented scripting languages (e.g. Python, R) and interacting with workflow technologies (e.g. Salesforce, etc.).
• Familiarity with the latest RPA tooling and Intelligent Automation methodologies (e.g. UiPath).
• Demonstrated scoping and sourcing of analytics & workflow projects.
• People leadership experience.
• Strong ability to interact, communicate, present, and influence within multiple levels of the organization.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams on projects with multiple work streams & deliverables.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and technical skills with a passion to improve