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About the Role

The CM Specialist role is responsible for Configuration Management (CM) activities, ensuring all CM functions relative to identification, configuration change, status accounting, and audits are maintained in accordance with contractual requirements, CM practices, and QA standards. The role involves facilitating CM boards such as ECA, CRB, and CIB, and supporting the analysis and implementation of Enterprise Change Requests (ECRs). This is a 12-18 month contract position.

Responsibilities

Review proposed changes (ECRs) and request for variances (RFVs), identify affected projects/customers, and ensure contractual requirements for configuration are fulfilled.
Collaborate with the Program Management Office to identify customers with special configuration requirements.
Ensure adequate information is available for customer review and approval when required.
Perform impact analysis, ensuring all affected items are fully identified and listed on the ECR/CIM.
Assign proper ECR category and class of change.
Ensure proposed changes are fully developed and assessed from a CM perspective.
Verify that ECR details are clear, concise, valid, and meet all defined requirements.
Schedule ECA, CRB, and CIB meetings, prepare and distribute agendas, and record/distribute meeting minutes/actions.
Facilitate ECA meetings, ensuring no mixed effectivity and that business impact, change effectivity, final material disposition, and final cost of the change are captured in each ECR.
Facilitate CRB meetings, preparing ECRs with sufficient information for members to make informed business decisions.
Compile a detailed change implementation plan and schedule for approved ECRs.
Facilitate the CIB meeting to review change implementation plans and schedules with the cross-functional team to identify and mitigate risks.
Audit change packages to assure continuity between old and new datasets and release qualified datasets.
Ensure accurate traceability of product configurations and revise As-Built records based on change effectivity.
Assess RFVs to ensure departure from approved configuration is captured, CM requirements are fulfilled, and affected datasets & builds are identified.
Approve RFVs that meet CM requirements for further processing.
Apply approved RFVs to As-Built records.
Troubleshoot and resolve discrepancies related to serialization between PLM and ERP.
Maintain regular interface with internal customers to coordinate priorities, resolve issues, or provide guidance on CM processes.
Chair meetings as required.
Assist with CM procedures maintenance.
Support FCA/PCA activities as required.
Support the development/implementation of departmental projects/goals.
Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

An effective communicator, able to articulate complex solutions clearly and concisely.
Ability to interpret engineering documentation, product structures, and terminology.
Ability to create and manage detailed project schedules.
Exercises independent judgment in selecting and interpreting information with a CM mind set, handling deviations from standard methods and resolving difficulties.
Comfortable and effective within a fast-paced business environment with rapidly changing, or at times, competing priorities.
Analytical and problem-solving skills.
Self-starter with ability to work independently and within a cross-functional team.
Working knowledge of automated CM tools (PLM or ERP applications).
Proficient knowledge of job area.
May have practical knowledge of project management.

Skills

Configuration Management
Change Management
PLM
ERP
Project Management

Location

Toronto, Ontario

Work Type

Contract

Experience Level

4 years of prior relevant experience (with Bachelor's Degree)
2 years of prior related experience (with Graduate Degree)
8 years of prior related experience (in lieu of degree)

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree

Salary/Compensations

$85,500 - $115,000