Senior Consultant – Aerospace & Defense

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Senior Aerospace & Defense Consultant guiding IFS enterprise software implementations for Australian customers. Defining solutions, training users, and supporting testing and Go Live across global teams.

Responsibilities:

  • Guide customers to improve their business through deep understanding of core IFS solutions and industry accelerators
  • Understand customers’ Aerospace and Defense businesses, industries, and local asset, service and maintenance practices and policies
  • Act as a trusted advisor by articulating and critically evaluating customer-specific business solutions
  • Seek opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen customer relationships
  • Understand customer business needs and guide effective usage of IFS products
  • Lead and own solution definition and scope for the Aerospace & Defense portion of IFS solutions
  • Identify and bridge gaps between customer business requirements and IFS products
  • Conduct customer training sessions and workshops
  • Guide and assist customers with testing and Go Live cut-over strategies
  • Keep up to date with regulatory and compliance requirements in the Aerospace & Defense domain
  • Manage, coach and mentor IFS colleagues
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of IFS products, processes and methodology
  • Work directly with IFS customers and partners on industry solution implementations
  • Collaborate with geographically distributed teams around the globe

Requirements:

  • Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Business, Information Technology or equivalent
  • Experience delivering Aerospace & Defense solutions in a similar role
  • Proven ability to lead and influence teams, colleagues, customers and partners
  • Ability to articulate and critically evaluate customer-specific business needs and solutions in a customer-facing role
  • Expertise in business process mapping and deployment
  • Strong problem-solving ability, analytical skills and strategic thinking
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, including stakeholder management, negotiation and influencing skills
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills at the executive level
  • Ability to work independently and within a team setting
  • Fluent in English, both oral and written
  • Ability to travel nationally and internationally
  • Knowledge and record of IFS product implementations
  • Industry-specific knowledge from target industries, including Aerospace, Defense, Manufacturing, Engineering and Construction, Energy, Utilities and Resources
  • Experience in Aerospace and Defense work with the appropriate security clearances
  • Knowledge and record of successful cloud-based implementations
  • Previous experience in consulting services
  • Solid knowledge of IFS products or similar ERP/EAM/FSM solutions
  • Formal project management training and certifications, such as PMI, Prince2 or IPMA
  • Business process certifications, such as APICS or CPIM
  • Strategic program certifications, such as Six Sigma Black Belt

Benefits:

  • Flexible work arrangements / employees can work remotely
  • Opportunity to work in a global, diverse environment
  • Commitment to sustainability
  • International exposure through project implementation and commercial execution
  • Opportunity to work with geographically distributed teams around the globe
  • Opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement of IFS products, processes and methodology