IT Consulting

Client Job Description: MS Dynamics 365 Solution Architect

Location: Seattle, WA (Onsite)

The Opportunity:
Act as a trusted adviser and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (ERP) Supply Chain SME to clients in an implementation project.
Demonstrate a strong proficiency in Supply Chain Management (Product Information Management, Inventory Management, Warehouse management, Transportation Management and Manufacturing).
Own the overall technical solution strategy, architecture, design, and oversight for enhancing and extending Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations in both implementation projects and support engagements.
Oversees highly complex demonstrations (e.g., business value workshops, architectural design sessions, and proof of concept (POC) sessions, pilots) of end-to-end Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations Supply Chain. Ensures demonstrations enable customers to identify and solution with clear criteria and next steps.
Manage the overall stage of a project, including the scope, timeline, budget, and resources.

What you need:
Experience in working at a client's site.
Functional expertise including in-depth knowledge in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (ERP) Supply Chain application
At least 15 years IT industry total experience with minimum 5 years Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (ERP) Supply Chain application architecting/solutioning/configuration and full life-cycle implementation. Preferably retail and fresh food business experience.
Proven track record of successful implementations projects
Strong problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills and organizational abilities
Ability to multitask, work in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment, and effectively prioritize multiple tasks of varying complexities.
Stakeholder Management and change management skills.
Proven track record in business development.

Bonus points if:
Microsoft Dynamics 365 certifications: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (ERP) Solution Architect Expert and Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations Supply Chain intermediate product specific (Functional) certifications (highly preferred)
Based out of Seattle, WA location.
Microsoft Valuable Professional (MVP) credentials
Job Description: Expectations from this role:
1. Works with stakeholders at every level of the organization soliciting strategic imperatives from senior leaders and executives; supporting business unit managers as they leverage business architecture and product development artifacts to create and implement client business plans.
2. Provide direct input into the governance cycle that supports the achievement of key goals, planning and execution of various scenarios, and delivery of bottom line value to the business
3. Help client business and leadership team with problem definition
4. Lead business and technology consulting projects to deliver client objectives
5. Perform assessments of client business processes, organizational change, IT processes, and technology landscape; identifying transformational recommendations
6. Develop a business and technical architecture strategy based on situational awareness of various business scenarios and motivations.
7. Apply a structured business architecture approach and methodology for capturing key views of the enterprise.
8. Guide a team to capture the tactical and strategic enterprise goals that provide traceability through the organization; and are mapped to metrics that provide ongoing governance.
9. Guide a team to describe the primary business functions of the enterprise and distinguish between customer-facing, supplier-related, business execution and business management functions.
10. Guide a team to define the set of strategic, core and support processes that transcend functional and organizational boundaries; identify and describe external entities such as customers, suppliers, and external systems that interact with the business. Identify which people, resources and controls are involved in the processes.
11. Guide a team to define the data shared across the enterprise and the relationships between the data.
12. Guide a team to capture the relationships among roles, capabilities and business units, the decomposition of those business units into subunits, and the internal or external management of those units.Typical performance measures:
1. Transformational value delivered to customer
2. Utilization in billable roles
3. Customer feedback
4. Number of certifications obtained
5.Number of reusable components designed for CoEsPerformance Areas:
Design and Implementation Support:
1. Understand the business requirements from the analyst and create a mapping document, if required (specific to integration)
2. Evaluate technical requirements (e.g. number of interfaces required, maps required for each interface etc.); understand the design concepts to be used
3. Study the best practices for design and jointly design the solution; review the design for potential flaws; verify the design with CoE

Practice Development:
1.Provide feedback on current gaps with internal processes that can be improved

Knowledge Management:
1. Identify best practices, tools and solution accelerators for products in the solution area; bring in the existing solution accelerators, reusable assets, etc.
2. Review the solutions and identify opportunity to create reusable assets, solution accelerators, etc.
3. Stay up to date with new developments in the product and technology solution area under purview
4. Analyze the best in class solutions and design aspects, track industry trends and draw insights

Solution Development:
1. Build understanding of new solutions and develop delivery capability
2. Assist in creation of new solutions by providing inputs and insights

Product Selection:
1. Collaborate with the product selection group to identify the best suited product to meet the project requirements; provide inputs on product features, as required

Technology Consulting Advisory:
1. Engage with client stakeholders during advisory engagements
2. Gather information relevant to the client's context and conduct detailed analysis using technology solution frameworks
3. Lead consulting team to deliver to client's expectations
4. Seek guidance from Consulting Manager as required
5. Arrive at draft recommendations based on analysis
6. Provide thought leadership on implementation of specific technology
7. Engage with client stakeholders

Alliance Management:
1. Engage with the technology specialists of the product vendor to identify ways to leverage the product
Skill Examples:
1. Uses Domain / Industry knowledge to contextualize the solution to the industry, assess the domain specific risks to the solution, review the business requirements captured and assess the gap. P in business requirement workshops to generate ideas w.r.t domain specific KPIs, reporting requirements, etc.
2. Use COTS Product Features / Functionality knowledge to understand the technical/functional dependencies of the product work flow/custom component (native and outside product). Independently analyze the customizations completed and required to the base product, applying the best practices in her/her own area of work. Impart training on the various functional modules of the product or custom components/solutions provided, configure or change a module/change custom code in the product independently
3. Uses Competitive Products Landscape knowledge to relate how the same business events are handled in different products; leverage reusable solutions across products
4. Uses Different Implementations knowledge to relate own area of work to the big picture of the project. Expand the approach for the specific functionality and highlight potential gaps and risks as necessary
5. Uses Technology Concepts knowledge to identify technical risk and define mitigation strategies during coding. Validate, review and make recommendation to complex queries, recommending appropriate framework, approach, solution to meet the functional and non functional requirements and create HLD for the project. Guide junior team members in creating the LLD, create POC to validate new tools and solutions, compare and contrast technology landscape options for the customer, identify and leverage the most appropriate tools to set up the build environment, build training materials and assessments for technologies, conduct project training and assist in ramp up
6. Uses specialized knowledge of process consulting to drive changes in customer organization. Conduct workshops independently, lead a consulting engagement, play the role of a trusted advisor within UST and with clients on process harmonization,. converting leads to opportunities and cCoach team members.
7. Uses Project Management Tools and Techniques knowledge to plan and manage simple, small or medium size projects/ modules as defined within UST. Identify risks and mitigation strategies and implement the same to manage simple, small or medium size projects/ modules, identify critical path and manage dependencies within a small project
8. Uses Project Governance Framework knowledge to create / customize RACI matrix and governance framework for small or medium size projects. Support development of the communication protocols, establish and follow an escalation matrix for small or medium size projects, create reporting mechanisms for small / medium projects/ modules as defined within UST
9. Uses Project Metrics knowledge to understand relevance in project . click apply for full job details