Planning & Engineering Advisor - Logistics Business

- Provides technical expertise and advice to senior/executive management on current and emerging systems trends, practices, opportunities and risks within area of expertise.

- Delivers analysis, interpretation and application of complex information in order to influence optimal business decisions.

- Leads high impact cross-functional projects and initiatives.

- Is future-oriented and drives strategic planning. Influences and supports cross-functional project teams in order to achieve optimal results for the business.

- Develops and maintains broad and in-depth knowledge of relevant Company standards, external requirements (including international or regional regulations), and current/emerging system trends and best practices within area of expertise.

- Provides strategic advice on complex or unique issues.

- Develops new or innovative solutions to diverse, high impact, complex problems.

- Involves providing unique, high impact, technical or expert advice to directors or officers within a region or internationally.

- Sources data and information from internal or external subject matter experts as required.

- Determines and drives the need for research as well as methods and procedures to be used.

- Conducts systematic in-depth research and analysis into issues of varying complexity within technical/technological areas of expertise.

- Initiates, defines and leads the development and communication of effective reports to key stakeholders, including senior/executive management.

- Leads high impact, divisional and corporate level projects and initiatives.

- Manages cross-functional project teams and involves internal and external subject matter experts as required.

- Seeks for the commitment of senior/executive management to project goals.

- Completes post-implementation review to identify lessons learned and recommend corrective actions.

- Identifies initiates and drives goal setting and planning activities.

- Coordinates cross-functionally across divisions to validate, negotiate, consolidate and communicate goals.

- Develops and presents a business plan for region or division to senior/executive management.

- Critically reviews business cases/plans across regions and divisions and identifies leverage opportunities and cross-project dependencies.

- Advises senior/executive team of trends/changes and developments within the area of expertise, along with recommended actions.