BCG Platinion | Enterprise Solutions Principal - Planning Platforms

Full-time - Senior

Denver, CO

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About the position

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact. To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures-and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

Responsibilities

• Collaborative team player who seeks alignment and establishes relationships with cross-functional stakeholder groups.
• Advocate for Agile methodologies to tackle challenges and implement change.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and confident in navigating the unknown.
• Technical expert with extensive IT expertise driving novel solutions.
• Change agent who aligns and onboard teams to implement new processes and toolsets.
• Build strong relationships to influence stakeholders.
• Plan platform solution design and deployment, including feasibility studies and platform suitability assessments.
• Support core planning process redesign and alignment with platform capabilities.
• Lead full lifecycle implementations for Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Merchandising Planning, Financial Planning, and/or Workforce Planning tools.
• Develop integrated solution architecture designs for Planning Platforms.
• Manage organizational change for new planning solutions by driving stakeholder engagement and training programs.
• Establish KPIs and value metrics to measure platform success and ensure ROI realization.
• Facilitate technical and strategic working sessions and workshops.

Requirements

• Bachelor or Master's degree in mathematics, natural sciences, information technology, business management, or relevant field.
• 8+ years of practical experience leading Planning Platform implementations.
• Experience with Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, Anaplan, SAP IBP, SAP Analytics Cloud.
• Domain knowledge on Supply Chain, Merchandising, Finance, and/or Workforce Planning.
• Previous experience in a management role in four or more end-to-end Planning platform implementations.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, especially with senior executives.
• Outstanding analytical and conceptual skills.
• Strong customer and results orientation.
• Experience planning and managing medium to large-sized projects.
• Willingness to travel 30-50%.

Benefits

• Zero-dollar health insurance premiums for employees, spouses, and children.
• $10 copays for doctor visits and prescriptions for generic drugs.
• Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits.
• Vision insurance with coverage for glasses and contact lenses.
• Reimbursement for gym memberships and fitness activities.
• Fully vested retirement contributions made annually.
• Generous paid time off including vacation, holidays, and annual office closure.
• Paid Parental Leave and family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement.