Junior Application Consultant (PSO)

Company Description
At IFS you will work in a growing, global enterprise software company where informal hierarchies promote simplicity and trust with responsibility. We strive to deepen our expertise by taking on challenging and varying work assignments in a collaborative global environment together with committed colleagues. With professionalism and a strong customer focus in everything we do, from Product Development to Sales and Consultancy, we are proud to serve world-class customers all over the globe with our leading products.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.


You will be a part of the IFS Global Customer Organisation, and in a position to provide best in class support to a high growth, global business and with the opportunity to make your mark on the future of the company. Sound interesting? Then join us now!
Job Description
An Application Consultant (PSO) enables a customer to understand the proper combination, and weighting, of scheduling parameters required to enable the scheduling engine to achieve the optimization required to meet their business objectives.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Support senior team members to provide high quality PSO Application consultancy during implementations, upgrades and ongoing support to our customers in the Region.
Understand and document complex planning and scheduling requirements.
Set up and configure PSO to meet customer requirements / expectations.
Provide training to customer team members and other IFS consultants.
Remain knowledgeable and familiar on supported versions of the software.
Work closely with other IFS consultants to ensure complete solutions are provided to customers.
Maintain a degree of knowledge of methods and requirements for interfacing with external applications.
Document clear specifications for delivery by others (e.g. Partners, offshore, Customer, etc.).
Actively contribute to continuous improvement of existing IFS processes and methodology
Deliver a high degree of customer service (internally and externally).

Qualifications
Overall Required Competence
The candidate must be able demonstrate (or show a willingness to work towards) the following competencies:
Intermediate understanding of database concepts and data relationships is preferred.
Experience of working as part of a team is essential.
Proven ability to be motivated and self-driven when working alone.
Outstanding troubleshooting, problem-solving, attention to detail, and data analysis skills.
Strong understanding of xml to be able to analyse input and output data from the scheduling application.
The ability to review and interpret messages in log files to understand actions taken by the scheduling algorithm.
Strong interest in the implementation of software systems.
Must have good presentation, organisational, and documentation skills.
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office products.
The ability to work to deadlines, understanding the value and importance of milestone achievement.
Deep knowledge with workshop facilitation, presentation, organizational, and documentation skills.
Experienced with working on projects and an ability to manage sub-projects.
Ability to learn quickly, communicate ideas effectively, lead team efforts, and utilize flexibility and creativity to present a variety of solutions.
Must be able to analyse and/or design business processes.
Must be willing to travel up to 75%, or more if required, with potential for extended stints of continuous travel. Majority of travel would be limited to the Region but could extend outside the Region from time to time.

Required Education & Experience
Excellent English and Nordic language skills are essential.
An academic background with a Bachelor or Master’s degree in engineering, Business or IT is preferred.

Additional Information
INFORMATION
Interviews and selections are being made continuously. If you are interested, apply via our applicant tracking system.
As a step in our recruitment process, all final candidates will undergo a background check, to get us an understanding of our future employees.
IFS FACT
IFS develop and delivers enterprise software for customers around the world who manufacture and distribute goods, maintain assets, and manage service-focused operations. The industry expertise of our people and solutions, together with commitment to our customers, has made us a recognized leader and the most recommended supplier in our sector. Our team of 3,500 employees supports more than 10,000 customers worldwide from a network of local offices and through our growing ecosystem of partners. For more information, visit: IFSworld.com