Systems Integration Manager

Today's customer occupies a new power position. They want the best product at the most convenient location and the lowest price. And they expect delivery the next day-if not today. Loyalty is no longer dictated by brand, but by the type of service you can provide. Fall short just once and your customer may be gone. Competing in this landscape comes down to the strength and execution of your distribution strategy. No longer viewed as a cost of doing business, distribution becomes a focal point for business growth-your ultimate competitive advantage. But it's a difficult problem to solve. It takes optimizing numerous complex, interrelated factors - like where to locate fulfillment centers and inventory, when to add capacity, how to optimize transpor­tation - to get the greatest return for the business. These can be 'bet the business' type decisions since the consequences will impact the business for years to come. And even harder than choosing the right path, is getting all the stakeholders to support it. The Distribution Experts® At Fortna, we help the world's biggest brands transform their distribution operations into a competitive advantage. We can help you map the flow of goods, engineer custom distribution operations, select the right equipment, and take your operations to a higher level. By partnering with Fortna our clients are better able to make and keep bold promises to their customers. For example: Accelerating Revenue Growth When ASICS America clocked a healthy 20% surge in revenue for its athletic shoes and apparel, company leadership wanted to capitalize on the brand's momentum. Fortna mapped out a growth strategy, which included the design and construction of a highly efficient 520,000 square-foot distribution facility. The result: ASICS was quickly able to double its product output and keep its financial growth racing ahead. Keeping Customers Happy MSC Industrial Supply Co. had a winning idea to improve customer satisfaction: provide next day delivery and offer the latest cut-off time for busy companies to order any of its more than 600,000 stocked products. Fortna studied MSC's complex warehouse operations and found an innovative way to speed up order cycles without overhauling its operations. The result: happier customers and the largest cost savings initiative in MSC Industrial's history. Driving Business Forward When O'Reilly Auto Parts acquired its largest competitor, it needed to merge both companies' distribution operations and to deliver immediate financial results. Fortna partnered with O'Reilly to shift the integration into overdrive. The result: an expertly engineered 19-facility distribution network able to serve a combined 3,800 stores with 120,000 SKUs.Job Summary The Systems Integration Manager will lead an interdisciplinary technical team to drive the solution delivery function for our clients and ensures a successful ramp-up of the delivered solution. Skills and knowledge basis will reside around Engineering, Controls, software technology, robotics, and equipment from across the supply chain industry. You will be a subject matter expert for bridging the gap internally in project teams as well as externally with Clients, Suppliers and or Installers. Finally, this role will have responsibility for gaining system acceptance respective to internal and Client testing. Responsibilities Ensure internal and external teams are aligned respective to the solution, the integration and requirements Drive collaboration throughout project technical teams and third-party partners to successful execution against project requirements Lead the development and execution of testing plans of all equipment and software involved to validate technical solution aligns to project performance requirements. Ensure that controls and software systems, inclusive of third-party partners, work seamlessly as an integrated system to deliver versus the orient requirements Monitor the acceptance tests of equipment supplied by third party partners. Define the acceptance test procedures of the entire system and lead the execution of these tests. Manage the ramp-up of a system by definition of the ramp-up scenario and continuously monitoring of these scenarios together with the client and Fortna-team Education / Work Experience: Bachelor's degree and minimum of 5 years of experience in one of the following disciplines: industrial, mechanical or civil engineering, business or industrial or construction management. Experience should be in one or more of the following: Distribution center (DC) environments Integration management Supply Chain consulting related work Program/project leadership and/or supply chain executive leadership positions Knowledge / Skills / Competencies: Expert business acumen competencies, demonstrating extensive understanding and advanced skills with demonstrated application. An Expert understanding of managing both indirectly and directly across multiple work-streams and projects. Demonstrated ability to manage remotely. Leads by example through developing broad project leadership that effectively assigns responsibilities and set clear expectations while assuring a high level of understanding. Constantly communicates both up and down stream while coaching and developing others. Highly advanced understanding of listening, verbal, and written communication competencies and skills with extensive demonstrated application of the skills. Highly advanced skills for solving complex problems and developing solutions as well as teaching and developing others. Highly advanced and demonstrated skills developing and managing budgets across multiple projects, work-stream, and programs. Demonstrated ability to manage projects for both on-time and on-budget metrics as well as coaching and developing others. Exceptional time management competencies demonstrated through extensive experience both delivering and managing others in the delivery of highly complex programs and projects on-time and on-budget. Highly advanced presentation development and delivery skills. Highly advanced Client management and project leadership skills, demonstrated through extensive consultative experience and knowledge. Highly Proficient understanding of MS Office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project & Visio) Ability to travel domestically and internationally

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Education: Master's Degree, preferably in one of the following disciplines: Engineering, Project Management, Business