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Project Name: Consultant Services for ERP/ETMS AnalysisLocation: Olympia, WA or RemoteDuration: Long Term
Transit has historically used the FleetNet Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software platform to manage our administration systems, general ledger, accounting, payroll, budget, human resources, accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchasing, capital improvement program, fleet maintenance, asset management, and scheduling. FleetNet was acquired by Avail Technologies (Avail) in 2017 and Transit recently implemented Avail’s Computer Aided Dispatch/Automatic Vehicle Location (CAD/AVL) solution within our system. The FleetNet user interface is outdated and has remained largely unchanged. Avail recently announced they are terminating support for the FleetNet platform effective July 1, 2023, and is being integrated into their MyAvail Enterprise Transit Management Software (ETMS) solution which Transit is committed to adopting. Along the way, Transit seeks to partner with a highly qualified and experienced consultant to help us determine if we should stay the course with MyAvail or if we would be better served to migrate to a completely different ERP solution. Doing so will require strong technical knowledge, project management, and leadership skills necessary to successfully spearhead the evaluation of our current needs and systems, potential solution selection process and implementation. Transit expects the selected consultant to help us determine the following:- Will the MyAvail solution meet our business needs and if not, what is missing?
- If any feature enhancements should be negotiated with Avail?
- Is Transit taking full advantage of the tools already available and if not, where are the opportunities for improvement?
- Will the MyAvail solution continue to meet Transit’s long-term business needs as our organization continues to grow and evolve?
- Are there better alternatives worth considering and what are the challenges associated to migrating to another ERP solution?
- Are there opportunities for realizing improved data transparency, operational efficiencies, and programmatic interconnectivity?
- Phase One: Analysis of Current Environment
- Phase Two: Specification Development
- Phase Three: Resource Procurement
- Phase Four: System Implementation
- Possess a breadth of public transit operational expertise and experience especially in relationship to ERP solutions.
- Have a strong working knowledge of transit skillsets and programmatic disciplines such as but not limited to: procure-to-pay, transactional procurement/purchasing, contracting, inventory-warehousing, budget forecasting, grants management, accounts receivables, accounts payables, payroll, human relations (HR) human capital management (personnel related data and management), facility maintenance management, public disclosure request and records management, asset management, customer relations management (CRM), information technology (Help Desk), best practices, standards, trends as well as understand the merits and pitfalls of the various solutions found in the marketplace, and ideally, integration with our Avail CAD/AVL solution cloud-based management software (MyAvail).
- Data Migration: Have strong knowledge and experience in methods used to migrate Intercity Transit's data from existing systems to new software platforms. Such data migration should include initial risk assessment, comprehensive process and system testing, data backups and fallback plans, crosswalk tools and communications to help with user training and transition.
- Be objective and unbiased while also proficient at guiding client decision making based on data, market research, economics, and sound reasoning.
- Have a track record for success as a project manager and systems integrator.
- Be skilled at consensus building and leading diverse stakeholder meetings.
- Be able to identify opportunities to achieve economies and efficiencies through value stream mapping discussions and brain-storming sessions.
- Possess strong problem solving and trouble shooting skills.
- Be able to efficiently gather and synthesize relevant market research data to aid in Transit decision making.
- Be a strong communicator and produce high quality reports, plans, and presentations.
- Be reliable, trustworthy, and committed to producing a successful outcome.
- Be knowledgeable of data collection techniques for use in Transit analytics is highly desirable.
- ID: #49503318
- State: Washington Olympia 98501 Olympia USA
- City: Olympia
- Salary: Depends on Experience
- Job type: Contract
- Showed: 2023-03-20
- Deadline: 2023-05-16
- Category: Et cetera