About the Role
Centric Software is seeking a skilled professional to lead innovative product-concept-to-commercialization platform deployments. This role involves providing technical leadership, managing deployment projects using Agile methodology, and conducting in-depth business process analysis to align with Centric 8 configurations. The ideal candidate will drive efficiency and confidence for clients in dynamic markets.
Responsibilities
- Deliver Centric 8 Agile deployment projects on-time, per schedule per responsible technical and business goals.
- Provide technical leadership and support to pre-sales and implementation teams.
- Manage deployment projects per Centric’s Agile deployment methodology.
- Conduct customer business process analysis, information modeling, and mapping to Centric 8 configurations.
- Provide customer guidance on process-system alignment practices, desktop procedures, process-system validation and training.
- Coordinate and collaborate with the customer implementation team and Centric teams for successful delivery.
- Analyze customer business process requirements to propose Centric 8 (OOTB) Solutions.
- Consult, deploy, tune, configure, optimize, and install Centric software stack within the customer’s IT environment.
- Produce models (i.e. UML models, Centric 8 configurations) to capture business process requirements.
- Analyze requirements and design solutions to address customer business scenarios within the product scope.
- Ensure a clear understanding of customer’s technology requirements; provide support for Proposal and Project teams.
- Map and document the Domain Model (Data/Object Model) to meet customers’ requirements.
- Identify, delegate, and execute project tasks including installing and configuring software, deployment training, data migration, and deployment support.
- Mentor other consultants during the delivery of Centric Software-based solutions.
- Provide input into future solution functionality, implementation methodology, and configuration standards.
- Ensure that quality software engineering processes and Agile practices are followed.
Requirements
- Bachelors or Masters Degree, preferably in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, or similar.
- Minimum of 2 years experience with involvement in real-world PLM and enterprise system integration deployments.
- Experience with FMCG, Apparel, Footwear, Fashion, F&B, Cosmetics, and Luxury markets and industry best practices.
- Experience in PLM technologies and implementation/ configuration skills.
- Proven project management experience as evidenced by successful project delivery.
- Strong and confident customer-facing/consulting/expectation management skills.
- Availability for overnight travel.
- Availability for possible calls at night time or morning time with global colleagues.
- Fluent in Japanese and English.
- Experience with modeling methods and techniques (e.g. UML) and enterprise process and information modeling.
- Experience in J2EE and web standards stack; software installation, IT troubleshooting, and optimization.
- Skills in performance tuning optimization and troubleshooting relative to the software stack web environment.
- Experience with Windows operating systems.
- Experience deploying and configuring Web Applications.
- Experience with web standards and XML, CSS, HTML, and JavaScript.
- Experience with SQL, relational database systems (Oracle and MSSQL).
- Experience in enterprise-scale usability, performance, and enterprise delivery system considerations (J2EE), and enterprise system integration (with ERP).
- Experience deploying, tuning, and optimizing enterprise-scale applications for High Availability performance.
- MS Office tools including MS Project and Visio, and related scripting languages.
- Expertise in core PLM technologies including document management, PLM, system integration, data and process migration and conversion, security and access control, enterprise scalability and performance management, general project management, change management, and customer/ supplier collaboration processes.
- Expertise and domain knowledge of the Apparel industry and or Global Product Sourcing and FMCG processes and industry best practices.
- Experience in process-system re-design and adoption methods as evidenced by deployments in the industry.
- Deployment skills and experience.
- Expertise in the areas of solution development and project management.
- Highly developed problem-analysis and solving skills.
- Ability to develop multi-level relationships of confidence and trust with customers and cross-functional colleagues.
- Exhibit a collaborative working style.
- Ability to adapt to a rapidly evolving technology and commercial environment.
- Technology enthusiast with mature technical leadership skills.
- Confident and multi-level communication skills (oral and written).
- Business and commercial awareness.
- Manage client expectations effectively.
- Understand how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.
- Communicate effectively with customers to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions with project management.
- Exhibit strong self-learning and hands-on ability in new solutions and technology.
- Managing change - Adapting efforts to facilitate change in dynamic environments.
- Team building - Actively working to build a strong team spirit and a sense of commitment.
- Ensuring results - Taking action to ensure that work is delivered to a high standard.
- Communication - Communicating effectively to ensure others are fully briefed and listening to ensure mutual understanding.
- Managing Information - Using management information to take appropriate business decisions and initiatives.
- Internal Networking - Establishing contacts in the organization and interacting effectively with them.
- Credibility - Making an impact and establishing credibility with internal and external customers.
- Ensuring Results - Taking action to ensure work is delivered to a high standard.
- Problem Analysis - Analyzing complex problems to evaluate alternatives and identify sound options.
- Problem Solving - Resolving problems in order to clarify situations and create a way forward.
- Calculated Risk Taking - Making sound business decisions which balance risk with reward.
- Market Orientation - Having a business perspective on developments in the external market place.
- Customer Focus - Ensuring that both the current and anticipated needs of customers are met.
- Creativity - Coming up with new ideas and original proposals.
Skills
- PLM
- System Integration
- Agile Deployment Methodology
- Centric 8 Configuration
- Business Process Analysis
- Information Modeling
- IT Tuning
- Optimization
- Enterprise Environments
- Web-based System Development
- Database Stored Procedure
- XML
- J2EE
- Web Standards
- SQL
- Relational Database Systems (Oracle, MSSQL)
- High Availability
- Application Server (JBoss)
- Database (SQL Server, Oracle)
- Load Balancing
- Clustering
- MS Office Suite (MS Project, Visio)
- Scripting Languages
- Document Management
- Security and Access Control
- Project Management
- Change Management
- Customer/Supplier Collaboration
- Apparel Industry Domain Knowledge
- Global Product Sourcing
- FMCG Processes
- Adobe Creative Suite
- OptiTex
- Process-System Re-design
- UML Modeling
- CSS
- HTML
- JavaScript
- ERP Integration
Location
- Global
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Mid-level
- Senior-level
Education Level
- Bachelors Degree
- Masters Degree
About the Company
- Centric Software is a global leader providing an innovative and AI-enabled product-concept-to-commercialization platform for retailers, brands, and manufacturers.
- We equip retail, fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home, and consumer goods brands with pioneering best-of-breed solutions.
- Our technology powers brands to streamline processes, drive efficiency, and operate with confidence.
- We are experiencing rapid growth and are looking for brilliant people who want to challenge the status quo.
- Centric Software empowers the world’s leading retailers, brands, and manufacturers in fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home, food & beverage, cosmetics & personal care, and multi-category retail to become smarter, leaner, and more sustainable.
- Our philosophy is to attract the best customers by building the best solutions—crafted by the best teams across the globe.
- We push boundaries, transform industries, and shape the future of how products are made, launched, and managed.
Equal Opportunity
- Centric Software provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status or genetic information.
