Manager Supply Chain Advisory (WMS/Manufacturing)

JDA Software; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Yonder seeks a Manager, Supply Chain Advisory (Solution Advisor) for its Discrete Manufacturing team to support supply chain transformation for WMS customers. This role blends domain expertise, analytics, and stakeholder engagement to drive improvements across network design, inventory, demand planning, S&OP, and technology-enabled processes.

As an individual contributor, you will partner with customers and cross-functional teams to guide solutioning, support adoption, and ensure alignment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 5 years of experience in a customer-facing supply chain advisory, solution consulting, or consultative sales role.
• Must have solid experience with WMS.
• Strong communication skills to translate supply chain and technology concepts for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Customer-focused mindset with a commitment to quality delivery and measurable value.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted advisor to customers by providing strategic insights and practical Blue Yonder solutions aligned to business requirements.
• Identify and present additional solution opportunities to existing customers to address evolving supply chain needs.
• Participate in customer engagements, discovery workshops, and design sessions, documenting requirements and contributing to solution blueprinting activities.
• Provide foundational subject matter expertise across supply chain management, operations, and enabling technologies.
• Support solution demonstrations using prepared business stories and data, including basic configuration changes or data uploads.
• Conduct analysis and contribute to recommendations that align configuration decisions with operational and financial outcomes.
• Collaborate with sales, consulting, and product teams to support customer adoption activities and ensure alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
• Maintain working knowledge of Blue Yonder solutions, industry trends, and competitive dynamics.
• Build strong customer relationships through consistent delivery of high‑quality work and implementation support.
• Identify potential opportunities for enhancement or expansion and escalate insights to senior advisory team members.

Skills

Customer-facing skills

Solution advisory

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field

Tools

WMS (BY/JDA)

SaaS deployment

Data integration

Job description

## Manager Supply Chain Advisory (WMS/Manufacturing)Apply: Dallas: Full time: Posted Yesterday: 263063**Role: Manager, Supply Chain Advisory**Location: US Remote**Synonymous Business Title (s):** *Solution Advisor, Pre-sales Solution Advisor***Overview:**We are seeking a pragmatic, consultative **Manager, Supply Chain Advisory (Solution Advisor)** for the *Discrete Manufacturing (Industrial & High-Tech)* team to support supply chain transformation initiatives, specifically for **WMS** customers. This role combines strong domain expertise, analytics, and stakeholder engagement to drive improvements across network design, inventory, demand planning, S&OP, and technology-enabled processes.The Manager, Supply Chain Advisory contributes to the development and delivery of customer-focused, cost-effective solutions by supporting solution design, delivering analytical insights, and assisting in the deployment of tailored capabilities aligned to business needs. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will partner with customers and cross-functional teams to guide solutioning, support adoption, and ensure alignment with Blue Yonder solutions, while playing a key role in solution quality and customer value realization. ***This position is an individual contributor (IC) role with no direct people management responsibilities.*****What You’ll Be Doing:*** Serve as a trusted advisor to customers by providing strategic insights and practical Blue Yonder solutions aligned to business requirements.* Identify and present additional solution opportunities to existing customers to address evolving supply chain needs.* Participate in customer engagements, discovery workshops, and design sessions, documenting requirements and contributing to solution blueprinting activities.* Provide foundational subject matter expertise across supply chain management, operations, and enabling technologies.* Support solution demonstrations using prepared business stories and data, including basic configuration changes or data uploads.* Conduct analysis and contribute to recommendations that align configuration decisions with operational and financial outcomes.* Collaborate with sales, consulting, and product teams to support customer adoption activities and ensure alignment throughout the project lifecycle.* Maintain working knowledge of Blue Yonder solutions, industry trends, and competitive dynamics.* Build strong customer relationships through consistent delivery of high‐quality work and implementation support.* Identify potential opportunities for enhancement or expansion and escalate insights to senior advisory team members.**What We’re Looking For:**Qualifications:* Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field.* **5 years of experience in a customer‐facing supply chain advisory, solution consulting, or consultative sales role**, ideally supporting manufacturing customers (Industrial or High-Tech).* **Must have solid experience with WMS** (Warehouse Management Systems), ideally BY WMS/JDA WMS within manufacturing environments.* Strong communication skills with the ability to translate supply chain and technology concepts for technical and non‐technical audiences.* Customer‐focused mindset with a commitment to quality delivery and measurable value.Preferred Qualifications:* Demonstrated ability to lead or co‐lead blueprinting and design exercises with customer stakeholders.* Experience deploying and configuring SaaS solutions, including awareness of change management considerations, integration points, and project lifecycle phases.* Ability to deliver Blue Yonder solution demos using business value narratives, differentiation, and customer‐relevant scenarios.* Working understanding of technical architecture, data flows, APIs, and enterprise integration strategies.* Ability to connect configuration decisions to operational KPIs and financial outcomes.* Experience positioning Blue Yonder solutions in competitive contexts.* Experience with Blue Yonder solutions or similar enterprise supply chain platforms preferred.-------------------------------------------The annual salary range for this position is $120,334.55 - $151,665.44The salary range information provided, reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual salary will be commensurate with skills, experience, certifications or licenses and other relevant factors. In addition, this role will be eligible to participate in either the annual performance bonus or commission program, determined by the nature of the position.At Blue Yonder, we care about the wellbeing of our employees and those most important to them. This is reflected in our robust benefits package and options that includes:* Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision* 401K with Matching* Flexible Time Off* Corporate Fitness Program* A variety of voluntary benefits such as; Legal Plans, Accident and Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and much moreAt Blue Yonder, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging in which everyone can share their unique voices and talents in a safe space. We continue to be guided by our core values and are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer. We understand that your career search may look different than others, and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience.