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# Planisware Configuration Specialist

- **Company:** Everforth Apex
- **Location:** Warren, MI, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, JIRA, Software as a Service, Software Documentation, Planisware, Power BI, SAP (Applications), System Integration Testing, Enterprise Software Applications, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/a3b922b7-d9e9-4a77-af3c-b0294e5be6f9

## About the Role

Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field of study.

Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Functional Consultant, Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, or Planisware Configurator, including at least 3 years of hands-on Planisware configuration experience.

Technical Skills: Proven experience supporting Portfolio and Project Management (PPM) processes including Resource Management, Financial Planning, Demand Management, and Stage-Gate Processes. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and requirements gathering workshop facilitation skills are required.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Prior experience with Planisware Enterprise implementations.
 * Automotive, engineering, manufacturing, R&D, or product development industry experience.
 * Familiarity with SAP, Jira, Power BI, and enterprise reporting solutions.
 * Experience supporting SaaS-based enterprise applications.
 * Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid project delivery methodologies.
 * Planisware certification is highly preferred.

## Description

An experienced Planisware Configurator is required to support the implementation, enhancement, and ongoing optimization of the enterprise Planisware platform. This role serves as a critical liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, translating business requirements into scalable Planisware solutions that support portfolio management, project planning, resource management, financial planning, and strategic decision-making. The selected candidate will work closely with PMO, Product Development, R&D, Finance, Planning, IT teams, and implementation partners to configure Planisware capabilities, improve business processes, drive user adoption, and ensure alignment with enterprise portfolio management strategy., * Partner with business and IT stakeholders to understand objectives, processes, challenges, and reporting needs.

 * Facitilate workshops, requirements gathering sessions, and solution design reviews.
 * Analyze current-state and future-state business and IT processes to translate requirements into Planisware functional designs and configuration specifications.
 * Configure Planisware modules, workflows, forms, views, dashboards, reports, and portfolio structures.
 * Configure project lifecycle, stage-gate, resource management, demand management, financial planning, and governance processes.
 * Support setup and maintenance of user roles, permissions, and security configurations.
 * Identify opportunities to simplify and standardize portfolio and project management processes.
 * Develop test scenarios, validate configured solutions, and support system integration testing (SIT) and user acceptance testing (UAT).
 * Design and maintain dashboards, reports, KPIs, and executive scorecards to assist users in leveraging Planisware reporting capabilities.
 * Develop user documentation, job aids, training materials, and conduct end-user training sessions to drive platform adoption.