Project Advisor, Supply Chain

Job Summary

The Project Advisor for Supply Chain position works on both tactical and strategic projects for the Supply Chain organization within the Operations division using an internal customer perspective. This role could be a Subject Matter Expert, (SME), on a project team, a liaison between project teams, could lead a project team and/or contribute individually to a project. The Project Advisor will typically work on projects from initiation of solution options through delivery, implementation, and follow-up to ensure successful outcomes. Must be able to coordinate cross-functional teams, lead effective meetings, and measure overall progress. Projects managed are large in scope. The Project Advisor is responsible for bringing projects to a successful completion both on time and in budget, ensuring the company's ability to meet its strategic objectives. Leverage systems knowledge, including SAP, and Master Data Management expertise partnering with Supply Chain, Operations, and IT to define requirements, develop functional specifications, supporting SAP capabilities and supply chain improvement initiatives. Provide strategic guidance to align solutions with business objectives, data governance standards, and operational best practices.

Responsibilities

• Conduct needs assessment for projects assigned.
• Analyze and present solution options for each project assigned.
• Identify and evaluate best in class performance measures that are critical to the projects, and or task assigned.
• Work with People Leaders and Subject Matter Experts (SME) to incorporate these metrics into daily management activities.
• Contribute information and analysis to organizational strategic plans.
• Assist any assigned project team in strategic meetings and follow up with documented meeting notes.
• Actively contribute to being part of a cohesive project team and cross functional program teams and may work independently with external sources to achieve collaboration and results.
• Identify and resolve project management issues within the project team.
• Guide the Supply Chain team to plan and schedule project timelines and milestones as follows: Lead brainstorming sessions and strategic conversations, research, and analysis to ensure each project's challenges have potential resolutions that are discussed with all relevant parties.
• Monitor project activities, progress, milestones, and cost/budget in accordance with the organization’s long-term strategy.
• Report project status on a weekly basis to corresponding departments and communicate with management consistently.
• Secure and justify all projects including funding.
• Expedite and coordinate a multitude of interrelated activities, resources, and project risks with the available resources and changing priorities.
• Provide planning, leadership and focus to manage deliverables, scope and objective of major projects and sub-projects.
• Coordinate activities, tasks, and assignments for various full-time and part-time project members, contract resources, and cross functional partners.
• Support project planning, solution design, testing, implementation, and post-deployment optimization while ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives.
• Present and discuss project status with various levels of the organization as needed.
• Identify and resolve any project related issues such as scheduling, requirements and scope of work.
• Involve management when necessary.
• Actively and consistently prioritize and pursue cost improvements through process, procedure, and methods control.
• Understand Mizuho OSI's business objectives and the relationship between the Operations and Supply Chain objectives.
• Support and follow the Corporate Vision, Mission & Values Statements while maintaining the services and quality levels set by Mizuho OSI.
• Understand, follow, and support Mizuho OSI's internal Quality System policies, procedures and work instructions including but not limited to applicable external regulations (21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 820 Quality System Regulations and applicable International Standards).