Digital/IT Supply Chain Planning Specialist

For over 20 years, Abcam has been providing tools the scientific community needs to enable faster breakthroughs in critical areas like cancer, neurological disorders, infectious diseases, and metabolic disorders.

We believe that to continue making progress, we need to work together in new ways. We need your own unique perspective as well as this of our people to make an always greater impact on the world. This community needs people like you: dedicated, agile and above all audacious so we can truly bring progress forward.

We are seeking a talented Supply Chain Planning Specialist to join our team in Waltham, MA. In this role, you will play a crucial part in supporting the enhancement, validation, and maintenance of various supply chain planning applications. Working closely with business colleagues and technology partners, you will help drive new software features and functionalities to meet our evolving business needs. If you are passionate about supply chain management and have a background in IT/Digital supply chain, we would love to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business colleagues to understand future software functionality requirements, raising change requests with Abcam's managed services provider and raising ideas with Oracle to help drive new software features and functionalities
• Work with team members from the business, digital, and vendors to understand and document functional and data requirements that are needed to create technical specifications
• Cross-train and collaborate with other digital product managers who are responsible for other modules within the Oracle fusion stack, Kinaxis Demand and Supply Planning, and Manhattan Associates Warehouse Management System Software Manhattan Scale
• Interact with other teams, internal and external, to ensure application, data interface, and/or infrastructure issues are resolved in a timely manner
• Attend conferences and events with the wider Oracle user community to understand the product roadmap for Oracle's and Kinaxis' supply planning products
• Develop and own test scripts and participate in unit and cross-functional testing activities to support the quarterly Oracle patch cycle
• Work with Abcam's managed services provider to support the testing of functional enhancements and the resolution of defects
• Coordinate and manage small to mid-size projects between various internal and external partners to ensure work is completed in a timely and satisfactory manner
• Support other business initiatives as may be required

The ideal candidate will have a B.S. or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, with 3 to 5+ years of IT/Digital Supply chain experience. You must be a member of an organization's IT/Digital group or professional services or product development team of a Supply Chain Software company. More experienced candidates are welcome to apply. You should have at least 2+ years of experience in implementing, configuring, and supporting Oracle Fusion, Kinaxis, Oracle (on-prem) or equivalent industry-leading supply planning software.

A solid understanding of Supply Chain planning processes for the life science, bio-tech, or pharmaceutical industry is desired, but not mandatory. Good oral and/or written communication skills, presentation skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment are essential. You should also be skilled in converting business requirements into functional design, with a proven history of on-time, on-budget, and quality delivery of small projects. Experience in business requirement documentation, requirement tracing to testing, and user acceptance criteria definition, as well as knowledge and experience with SDLC methodologies such as Agile and modified Waterfall, will be highly valued.

We know that when it comes to benefits, no one size fits all. Flexibility and choice matter which is why, in addition to market competitive salaries, we offer you a flexible benefits package which is tailored to your unique needs and support your financial, physical and emotional wellbeing. This includes 18 weeks fully paid maternity leave, 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave as well as highly flexible working and much more. Besides, your development will be integral to your experience here. You will grow alongside other talented minds, in ways you may often find unexpected.

When people come together, incredible things happen. Here you'll work in a safe environment where you can be who you truly are. We'll champion and celebrate your uniqueness throughout your journey with us. This is how we excel at partnering with the scientific community no matter the challenge, ultimately helping solve the world's most critical diseases. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Abcam.

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