Japanese Business Services Senior Consultant – Digital Transformation Services

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We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Consultant to join our Digital Transformation Services (DTS) team. This role focuses on delivering digital transformation consulting and ERP implementation services for manufacturing organizations, with a primary emphasis on Japanese-owned automotive suppliers in North America and overseas markets .

The Senior Consultant will help clients optimize and transform business processes in the areas of Operations and Supply Chain Management . Responsibilities include business process improvement, ERP implementation, and technology-enabled transformation projects. A significant portion of the role will involve Plex ERP implementations and related manufacturing solutions.

Your Role

Your Work Will Include, But Not Be Limited To

• Lead and support digital transformation and business systems implementation projects for manufacturing clients, primarily within the automotive supplier industry.
• Serve as a functional consultant and become a subject matter expert in Order Fulfillment, Procurement, Inventory Management, and Production/shop floor processes.
• Facilitate business process discovery workshops and gather client requirements in both Japanese and English.
• Analyze current-state operations and design future-state business processes aligned with industry best practices.
• Lead business process improvement initiatives focused on operational efficiency, standardization, inventory optimization, and supply chain performance.
• Support implementation of Plex ERP and related manufacturing technologies.
• Configure business systems and support testing, validation, deployment, and go-live activities.
• Develop solution designs, business requirements documents, process maps, training materials, and project deliverables.
• Support data migration, data validation, reporting, and system integration activities.
• Deliver end-user and super-user training sessions in Japanese and English.
• Support proposal development, business development initiatives, solution demonstrations, client presentations, and thought leadership activities.

The Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business, Information Systems, Operations Management, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in digital transformation, ERP, business systems consulting, or manufacturing operations.
• Experience in automotive manufacturing or automotive supplier environments is required.
• Experience working for or supporting Japanese-owned manufacturing companies is required.
• Business-level proficiency in Japanese and English (speaking, reading, and writing) is required.
• Ability to facilitate workshops, training sessions, process design discussions, and executive presentations in both Japanese and English.
• Planning, MRP, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management processes.
• Experience implementing Plex ERP or other manufacturing ERP platforms.
• Understanding of automotive industry processes, including EDI, customer scheduling, inventory control, traceability, supplier collaboration, and lean manufacturing principles.