Principal, Supply Chain Product Delivery Lead

Anaplan. As the engine behind back-office system connectivity, you might not recognize our name, but our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, and Bayer are just a few of the 2,000+ companies that rely on our best-in-class platform and its native AI capabilities to see, plan, and lead their businesses. By dynamically connecting financial, strategic, and operational plans in real-time, companies trust Anaplan to give them the power to anticipate change, address complexity, deliver operational insights, increase profits, and stay ahead of their competition.

 

What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our commitment to our customers’ success and our collective motivation to achieve ambitious goals. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, and we behave like leaders irrespective of title. When you work for us, you’ll be part of a winning culture that’s dedicated to creating opportunities for our customers, partners, and employees. We hope you’ll join us. Let’s create something incredible together!

The role is responsible for all aspects of project delivery associated with Anaplan’s Supply Chain Planning Application.  It includes contributing to the development of our implementation tools and techniques, leading client implementations, and managing the delivery team.  Critically, the role also involves providing supply chain planning expertise and insight to guide and advise our clients. 

You will have deep experience with supply chain planning, either through a career in consultancy/technology and/or operating in senior roles in supply chain functions. 

Familiarity in the implementation of supply chain planning tools is a must, although familiarity with Anaplan is not essential. 

As a senior individual within our global supply chain planning applications team, you will have a key voice in the ongoing direction and development of these applications. 

 

YOUR IMPACT 

 

• Support the software sales cycle by participating in the sales process, providing insight to the customer on the implementation approach and providing services quotations for inclusion in bid responses. 

• Develop the project scope based on the client’s requirements, detailing the capabilities, functions, and system integration. 

• Develop and document the SOW based on the project scope in terms of capabilities, responsibilities, activities, deliverables, assumptions and estimates. Also, develop the project timeline and resource requirements for the client and the implementation team. 

• Using Agile project methodology, deliver projects from the development of project plans, running workshops with clients, requirements gathering, sprint planning, user training, UAT, and solution implementation. 

• Apply supply chain experience to fully test the requirements for completeness and coherency, and to provide insight on options. 

• Provide a high quality of implementation driving positive and referenceable clients. 

• Risk management, proactively identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure successful project outcomes. 

• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and with robust governance. 

• Manage post-implementation support to record and resolve client-reported issues to ensure responses are managed within the SLA. 

• Conduct a quarterly business review with key stakeholders in support of the above. 

 

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS 

 

Operational 

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in Supply Chain Management with a hands-on familiarity with SC