Industry Lead – Agriculture & Food

  • Full-time

Company Description

Hitachi is ranked as the 71st largest company in the world according to Fortune 500 and operating in 100 countries. The Hitachi Solutions division has 9,000 Microsoft Professionals. We are one of the largest Microsoft Dynamics System Integrator across the world with over 1,500 Microsoft Dynamics consultants. We have consistently won the Microsoft Dynamics partner of the year award from 2010 to 2017.

Hitachi was founded on a principle of delivering innovations that answer society’s challenges. With our talented team and proven experience in global markets, together we can Inspire the World! Hitachi prides itself on hiring a diverse workforce. We are more innovative when we bring people from all walks of life together. Our success is based on our employees who share a common commitment to innovation and creativity.

Job Description

JOB OBJECTIVES

Lead and manage Microsoft Dynamics ERP Project Engagements. This person will be responsible for building out the Agriculture Industry Practice at Hitachi Solutions. The Industry lead is responsible for conceptualizing the solution vision for the Agriculture ERP, executing on that vision, meeting prospecting customers, demonstrating industry expertise in those meetings and be able to build a $4Mn practice. This person should possess strong leadership skills and the ability to build strong relationships and alliances with key stakeholders.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Conceptualize and design the Agriculture Industry ERP solution and take it to the next level
  • Meet with prospective customers to demonstrate industry expertise and to walk through the solutions
  • Win deals in the Agriculture & Food Processing space
  • Oversee delivery of projects in the Agriculture and Food vertical and act as the business sponsor of the projects by validating the project solution design and providing industry guidance to the team
  • Speak at Industry Events to drive awareness and leads
  • This position would require travel to Customer Locations within SE Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

SKILL SET REQUIRED

  • At least 3 years of Business Process Re-engineering or Business Process Transformation expertise.
  • Experience with ERP implementations is highly desirable
  • Industry knowledge
  • Ability to create solution design documents

Qualifications

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s Degree is required
  • Masters in Agriculture or equivalent desired
  • At least 8 years of experience in the Agriculture and Food Processing Industry
  • Excellent English language verbal and written communications skills.

Additional Information

OUR COMPETITIVE EDGE
We work together in a dynamic and rewarding work environment. We have an experienced leadership team, excellent technology and product expertise, and strong relationships with a broad base of customers
and partners.
We offer competitive compensation and benefits package, regular performance review, performance bonuses, and regular trainings.
What is it like working here?
We pride ourselves on being industry leaders and providing an enjoyable work environment where our people can grow personally and professionally. Hitachi is the place people can develop skills they’re excited about.
We recognize our profitability and project success comes from our team—great people doing great things. As such, we pursue profitable growth and expanded opportunities for our team.
We offer challenging and diverse work across multiple industries and reward creativity and entrepreneurial innovation.
We respect, encourage, and support each individuals needs to continually learn and grow personally and professionally. We are committed to fostering our people.
We believe that investing in our community is just as important as investing in our organization. To that extent, we fundraise, volunteer, and allocate funds to support local charities.
We listen. Every employee has something important to say that can contribute to enriching our environment.
We compensate fairly. And while employees might come for the paycheck, they stay for the people. Our people are the reason we are exceptional. This is something we never forget.