Key Responsibilities
- Act as the primary bilingual liaison between Japanese client stakeholders (HQ and regional teams) and the Oracle Cloud delivery team across requirement workshops, CRP/UAT cycles, and steering committee updates.
- Support supply chain process workstreams planning, order management, procurement, inventory, and manufacturing — and, where relevant experience exists, contribute to configuration, testing, and rollout activities on the Oracle Cloud platform.
- Translate and localise functional specifications, process flows, test scripts, and training materials between Japanese and English, ensuring technical accuracy is preserved.
- Facilitate real-time interpretation during design workshops, CRP demonstrations, and issue-resolution calls with Japanese business and IT stakeholders.
- Support fit-gap analysis and solution design for Japan-specific statutory, tax, and reporting requirements within Oracle Cloud (e.g. consumption tax, Japan GAAP nuances, e-invoicing).
- Coordinate with onshore Japan-based teams and offshore delivery teams to manage cultural and time-zone alignment, escalations, and status reporting.
- Contribute to test scenario validation, data migration reviews, and cutover planning for multi-country, multi-plant Oracle Cloud implementations in the automotive sector.
- Support change management and end-user training delivery for Japanese-speaking plant and business teams.
Required Qualifications
- Japanese Language Proficiency (Primary requirement): JLPT N3 minimum; N2 or above strongly preferred. Demonstrated experience using Japanese in a qualified/business context (client calls, documentation, workshops).
- Industry Background (Primary requirement): Prior experience on automotive OEM or Tier-1/Tier-2 supplier programmes — familiarity with JIT/JIS manufacturing, multi-plant/multi-country rollouts, and automotive-specific supply chain processes.
- Oracle Cloud Knowledge (Positive to have, not mandatory): Exposure to Oracle Cloud Suppl
📌 Japanese Bilingual Automotive Industry Expert (Bengaluru)
🏢 PwC
📍 Bengaluru