Project Manager - Supply Chain

Fluence (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader in energy storage products and services and digital applications for renewables and storage. With a presence in 30 global markets, Fluence provides an ecosystem of offerings to drive the clean energy transition, including modular, scalable storage products, comprehensive service offerings, and the Fluence IQ platform, which delivers AI-enabled digital applications for managing and optimizing storage and renewables. The company is transforming the way we power our world by helping customers create more resilient and sustainable electric grids. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.fluenceenergy.com/">fluenceenergy.com</a>. OUR CULTURE AND VALUES<br/>We are guided by our passion to transform the way we power our world. Achieving our goals requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed.<br/>We are Leading Fluence currently has thousands of MW of energy storage projects operated or awarded worldwide in addition to the thousands of MW of projects managed by our trading platform—and we are growing every day. <br/>We are Responsible Fluence is defined by its unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity. <br/>We are Agile We achieve our goals and meet our customer’s needs by cultivating curiosity, adaptability, and self-reflection in our teams.<br/>We are Fun We value the diversity in thought and experience of our coworkers and customers. Through honest, forthcoming, and respectful communications we work to ensure that Fluence is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. <br/><u>About this position:</u><br/>The Project Manager is responsible for working alongside Fluence’s IT and the respective functional units to drive the execution of strategic programs and initiatives.   Initiatives/Projects are typically defined to support the achievement of the Company’s strategic objectives, both financial and operational.  <br/>This Project Manager position will serve as a connection point to align the IT delivery of services and tools to the Functional Business needs of the Fluence’s Supply Chain department.   This person will lead the selection process and implementation of systems associated to the Supply Chain and Supplier Resource Management in the manufacturing space. <br/><br/>This position will also lead projects and project teams for Supply Chain by determining scope, deliverables, objectives, and project plans and ensuring alignment with both the company and Supply Chain priorities and strategies; determining key project metrics and translating project requirements into goals; analyzing solution approaches and best practices; partnering with key stakeholders to create implementation and/or transition plans, following through with implementation and post implementation support. <br/><br/>The role can span a variety of topics including process optimization, change management, technology evolution planning, standing up new business capabilities within the organization, or improving operational efficiencies.  Anticipated projects will have high visibility and require that the ability to manage the scope and communications up and across the organization.<br/><br/><br/> <h3>Responsibilities:</h3> <ul> <li>The individual will also lead the authorship of presentations, memorandums, and other deliverables to audiences that span multiple levels of the organization (including senior leadership). </li><li>Good and broad knowledge of Supply Chain/Supplier Resource Management/Manufacturing corporate functions  </li><li>General analytical skills for project evaluation including analysis of projects with economic, financial, risk and decision analysis </li><li>Experience in business case development and ability to effectively present business cases to business unit leadership </li><li>Experience leading system selections through implementation. </li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders </li><li>General knowledge of the practices, procedures, and principles of performance analysis (trending, root cause and gap analysis) benchmarking and audit compliance. </li><li>Ability to analyze organizational data and problems, interpret and recommend alternative courses of action, and implement intervention strategies to attain performance targets  </li><li>Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential risks, devise contingency and communication plans </li><li>Proficient with Microsoft Project and SharePoint </li><li>Ability to support multiple project simultaneously </li><li>Experience working in some level of manufacturing preferred</li></ul> <h3>Education And Experience</h3> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree required in Supply Chain Management (or a minimum of 7 years of experience working on related systems) with a minor or degree in Computer Science or Information Technology   </l