Job Description

LEARN THE WORLD OF ORACLE CLOUD AT AST!

If you're an ambitious new grad or have been working for a few years out of college, we encourage you to apply for the role of Associate Consultant with AST, which begins with AST Academy. Last year's Academy was extremely successful and are grads have already joined projects as full-time Oracle consultants!

The mission of AST Academy is to create a transformative learning experience, focused on developing deep business and technical abilities, as well as problem solving, communication, and leadership skills. AST employees are experts in the most powerful and cutting edge solutions, and training is vital to our Talent Development Strategy and a key differentiator in our industry as a global systems integrator.

As an associate consultant, your analytical, interpersonal, creative thinking, business management and leadership skills will be called upon from day one. You will begin by learning what we do and how we do it and then be placed on interesting and challenging projects, as you work side by side with some of the best in the business.

What You'll Do

Attend our four week, fully-paid training at AST Academy. Starting with the basics of the consulting world to advanced training in Oracle, you'll learn the world of Oracle cloud, in Enterprise Resources Planning, Human Capital Management, Financials, Supply Chain, and more.
After you've successfully completed AST Academy, you'll shadow senior consultants and work on AST?s Cloud engagements, eventually becoming a full-fledged Oracle Consultant.
You'll use your education and skill set to open new doors you might never have known existed and join a team of talented and amazing people, who are changing the way businesses work in challenging and innovative ways.

What You?ll Bring
A bachelor's and/or master's degree from an accredited university, in the field of Supply Chain Management or similar field.
A willingness to learn and a love of technology.
As soon as it's deemed safe, the ability to travel to clients as needed, once you're up and running and we're confident in your future success.
Must be local in the Midwest, preferably the Central time zone.
Must have authorization to work permanently in the US without sponsorship now or in the future for this position.
Must be able to join by Monday, November 9, 2020, which is the kickoff day for this years AST Academy.

What we bring: AT AST, we know our people are the key to our success and that means having happy and healthy employees. The pros of working at AST extend well beyond your paycheck. As an employee, you will have access to AST?s Total Rewards program. We offer medical, dental, and vision benefits, with plans to suit you and your family?s needs, as well as retirement, disability, and life insurance. We also offer additional benefits, such as commuter benefits, legal insurance, pet insurance, sabbatical leave, education reimbursement, parental leave, and much more.

Our Culture: At AST, people make the difference. We?ve discovered over our 25 years in business, the more we invest in our talent, the greater the return. We foster a culture of trust, ownership, and innovation at every level of the organization. All doors are open and everyone?s ideas matter, giving our people the ability to quickly understand our customers? needs and translate those needs into action. While we celebrate individual wins, we always strive for shared success. We are One AST.

Statement of Non Discrimination : AST is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, making all employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic or classification protected by law.

This job was posted on Tue Jun 14 2022 and expired on Tue Jun 14 2022.

Minimum $32K /yr

$94K /yr Average

Maximum $248K /yr

Tasks

Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.

Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities.

Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands.

Arrange for delivery, assembly, or distribution of supplies or parts to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules.

Confer with department supervisors or other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes.

Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, or engineering.

Confer with establishment personnel, vendors, or customers to coordinate production or shipping activities and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays.

Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.

Record production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw materials, or quality control measures.

Calculate figures, such as required amounts of labor or materials, manufacturing costs, or wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers.

Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, or customer information, so that status reports can be completed.

Compile and prepare documentation related to production sequences, transportation, personnel schedules, or purchase, maintenance, or repair orders.

Maintain files, such as maintenance records, bills of lading, or cost reports.

Contact suppliers to verify shipment details.

Plan production commitments or timetables for business units, specific programs, or jobs, using sales forecasts.

Establish and prepare product construction directions and locations and information on required tools, materials, equipment, numbers of workers needed, and cost projections.

Provide documentation and information to account for delays, difficulties, or changes to cost estimates.

Skills

Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Knowledge

Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.