Senior Consultant (w/m/f)

at  Infor

General information
Country
Germany
City
Remote Location
Department
Consulting Services
Job ID
39187
Description & Requirements
The Infor Warehouse Management System comprises best in class solution components for distribution companies including high volume retail, defense, 3rd party distribution services, and covering most industry verticals.
The central focus of the role will be to perform the implementation consulting services for our clients in adopting Infor’s solutions primarily the Infor WMS and be a trustable technical advisor to our clients.
It is envisaged that the ideal candidate will be flexible to travel and adaptable to consulting work in the EMEA region as required and occasionally international travel may be required. The candidate must be willing to working with people from different ethnicity, cultural background and positions in the company.

Responsibilities:

• Work as part of a team, consisting of Technical and Functional consultants and Project Manager in an implementation.
• Able to work well with onshore and offshore consultants.
• Perform architecture planning, delivering technical training courses, propose technical solutions, configure applications, conduct workshops, support unit testing, deployment, go-live support, issue resolution and technical documentation.
• Responsible for overall integration design, agree handshakes protocol and define application and fields mapping.
• Advising customers on industry best practice supported by the Infor products.
• Provide technical advice to customers during the implementation.
• Issue management and resolution working hands in hands with on/offshore support personnel, international R&D team or local resource.
• Perform project implementation tasks using Infor project methodologies in accordance with the project goals and business objectives.
• Willing to continuously develop knowledge on new technology and method, and also keen to develop others in the pursuit of knowledge.
• Participate in pre-sales activities in providing estimates, proposing technical solutions and present technical pitch.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related area or a master’s degree.
• Minimum of 3 years working experience with WMS.
• Experienced in working with Automation systems in a Warehousing environment.
• Strong understanding of RDBMS and SQL knowledge is essential
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of at least one programming language such as Java or Python.
• Ability to communicate at all levels from project team to senior management from the customer
• Experienced in software implementation life cycle

Added advantage:

• Experience of warehouse operations using a WMS system
• Experience of WMS systems implementation
• Experience with Dallas Systems WMS /WM2000/ Exceed / SCE / Infor WMS
• Experience with the implementation of other WMS
• Experience with other major ERP systems.
• Previous experience in a consultancy environment would be an advantage

Personal Attributes:

• Strong problem solver with ability to analyse problems and produce steps for investigation or resolution, and able to work with others in the team to achieve the desired outcome.
• Possess strong sense of responsibility and ownership towards the duties, and able to support others in carrying out their responsibilities.
• Ability to take the lead, influence and manage situations to ensure that the right solution is agreed and implemented.
• High degree of attention to detail and able to preempt outcome and introduce measures to reduce risks.
• Strong ability to work as part of a team and share knowledge with others as required.
• Solid communication (written, oral) skills. Ability to communicate at all levels from warehouse operations to senior management
• To be able to prioritise work to meet strict deadlines
• A self-starter with the ability to work as an individual and collaboratively to ensure team goals are achieved
• Flexibility and a genuine desire to learn with keen interest in development of new technologies and method.
• Excellent time management skills, and make sure all required administration functions are completed in a timely manner.
• Strong desire for customer success and deliver quality work.

About Infor
Infor is a global leader in business cloud software products for companies in industry specific markets. Infor builds complete industry suites in the cloud and efficiently deploys technology that puts the user experience first, leverages data science, and integrates easily into existing systems. Over 60,000 organizations worldwide rely on Infor to help overcome market disruptions and achieve business-wide digital transformation.
For more information visit www.infor.com
Our Values
At Infor, we strive for an environment that is founded on a business philosophy called Principle Based Management™ (PBM™) and eight Guiding Principles: integrity, stewardship & compliance, transformation, principled entrepreneurship, knowledge, humility, respect, self-actualization. Increasing diversity is important to reflect our markets, customers, partners, and communities we serve in now and in the future.
We have a relentless commitment to a culture based on PBM. Informed by the principles that allow a free and open society to flourish, PBM™ prepares individuals to innovate, improve, and transform while fostering a healthy, growing organization that creates long-term value for its clients and supporters and fulfillment for its employees.
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• Work as part of a team, consisting of Technical and Functional consultants and Project Manager in an implementation.
• Able to work well with onshore and offshore consultants.
• Perform architecture planning, delivering technical training courses, propose technical solutions, configure applications, conduct workshops, support unit testing, deployment, go-live support, issue resolution and technical documentation.
• Responsible for overall integration design, agree handshakes protocol and define application and fields mapping.
• Advising customers on industry best practice supported by the Infor products.
• Provide technical advice to customers during the implementation.
• Issue management and resolution working hands in hands with on/offshore support personnel, international R&D team or local resource.
• Perform project implementation tasks using Infor project methodologies in accordance with the project goals and business objectives.
• Willing to continuously develop knowledge on new technology and method, and also keen to develop others in the pursuit of knowledge.
• Participate in pre-sales activities in providing estimates, proposing technical solutions and present technical pitch