Manager, Operations - Supply Chain Management

Role Responsibilities

The Manager, Operations SCM (Supply Chain Management) oversees a team of Business Analysts that provide in depth analysis and project leadership in support of 1GX operations and the 1GX production environment. The Manager and their team are considered subject matter experts in one of the following functional areas: Human Capital Management (HCM)/Payroll, Finance, or Supply Chain Management (SCM). 

Responsibilities: 
Some of the responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Providing operational leadership for 1GX application implementation projects, working with the application service provider and 1GX clients to plan, develop, and deliver major additions, enhancements, and re-engineering initiatives pertaining to the applications. 
• Managing a team of subject matter experts that provide analysis and project management leadership in support of the 1GX solution (modules and applications), specific to their functional area (HCM or FIN or SCM).
• Overseeing the in-depth analysis, configuration, design, testing support, quality assurance, and implementation of 1GX application upgrades, releases, modules, and functional enhancements. 
• Ensuring client business requirements are considered, business impacts and risks are identified, and solutions proposed by service providers are appropriate, effective, cost efficient and consistent with corporate strategic directions.
• Overseeing 1GX applications projects in accordance with established project management practices and in alignment with GoA strategic direction and applicable policies, agreements, and standards. 
• Managing implementation phases for projects, including execution of activities in accordance with project plans, monitoring projects and making necessary adjustments, managing reporting project activities, and reviewing quality of work of the Business Analysts to ensure project standards are met.
• Collaborating with the 1GX Business and Information Excellence (1GX B&IE) team in relation to organizational readiness, communications, and training functions associated with projects.
• Providing leadership and expertise to Business Analysts and other unit staff working on projects. 
• Working with the 1GX Strategic and Operational Excellence (S&OE) team, to support the development of the 1GX strategic, business, and operational plans, policies, standards, and reports.
• Ensuring 1GX Process and Technology Excellence (P&TE) Director is informed of relevant and emergent issues and supports development of briefings, action request responses, and recommendations.
• Building and maintaining collaborative relationships with government stakeholders, the 1GX solution integrator and other service providers, including responding to requests for advice and guidance and providing recommendations for issues, challenges and opportunities associated with the 1GX solution and its various modules. 
• Providing professional development opportunities (performance plans, training and development plans, succession plans).
• Providing clarity regarding purpose, goals, priorities, objectives, and roles.

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APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.
 

• Drive for Results: Knowing what outcomes are important and maximizing resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization, while maintaining accountability to each other and external stakeholders.
• Build Collaborative Environments: Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes
• Systems Thinking: The work done within the APS is part of a larger integrated and inter-related environment. It is important to know that work done in one part of the APS impacts a variety of other groups/projects inside and outside the APS. Systems thinking allows us to keep broader impacts and connections in mind.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• University degree in a related field such as Business Administration, Business Analysis, Commerce, Computer Science, Information Technology.
• Minimum of four (4) years of related management experience in a diverse and complex environment. 
• Extensive experience in the SCM functional area.
• Extensive experience in the functional areas such as finance, supply chain management or treasury.
• Experience in SAP or similar ERP applications such as SuccessFactors, S4/HANA, Ariba, Concur, and Kyriba, OpenText. 
• Experience in project management principles, methodologies, processes, and best practices
• Experience in system design, including business process requirements with consideration for cost, audit requirements and practicality.

Equivalencies:

• A related two-year diploma in related discipline from a recognized post-secondary institution and six (6) years related experience; or
• A related one-year certificate from a recognized post-secondary institution and seven (7) years related experience.

Assets:

• Experience in a large organization, preferably in a public-sector environment. 
• Certified Business Analysis Professional designation and/or Project Management Professional designation.
• Experience in Project management framework, methodologies, and best practices, including those related to planning, project management, resource management, risk analysis, controls, issues management, and progress monitoring and reporting.
• Experience in Cloud solution, ERP systems and application development and enhancement methodologies, practices, and tools.
• Experience with Project and system development lifecycle, including change, transition, and implementation management concepts.
• Strong understanding of stakeholder consultation and engagement principles.
• Experience with ERP systems similar to 1GX applications and data, including interactions between various modules and components of the solution (finance, human capital management, supply chain management and treasury).
• Experience with ERP systems similar 1GX solution access and permissions management frameworks, segregation of duties, governance and risk management, quality assurance, user acceptance testing and test environment management, data scrambling, application security and privacy, system integration and performance, 1GX controls framework, service request management, key performance indicators, etc.
• Budget and planning knowledge. 

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 
Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.
 

Notes

Term of Employment: Permanent, Full-time position  
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 36.25 hrs/week - Monday to Friday
Location: Edmonton 

This position is eligible for hybrid work.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level. 

Applicants are advised to provide a cover letter summarizing information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies. 

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. 

 

Links and information on what the Government of Alberta offers to prospective employees.
 

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages- working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.ca
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
• Special leave directive – https://www.alberta.ca/special-leave-directive
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.