Remote WMS Manager for Multi-Site Operations & IT

Horizontal Talent; Greenwood (IN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizontal Talent is seeking a seasoned leader to manage warehouse management systems across multiple sites with remote oversight and periodic on-site visits. You will guide a cross-functional team, coordinate with operations and IT, and ensure configurations align with enterprise standards to keep distribution and fulfillment running smoothly.

The role emphasizes strong SQL abilities, collaboration across functions, and driving continuous improvement to enhance scalability, efficiency, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, supply chain management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience, including remote or multi-site teams.
• 3+ years with warehouse management systems and labor management systems (Manhattan Associates preferred).
• Strong understanding of warehouse operations, system support, and fulfillment or distribution environments.
• Advanced SQL skills for troubleshooting, reporting, and data analysis.
• Experience with user acceptance testing and regression testing.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Comfort working with issue tracking and project tools such as JIRA.
• Knowledge of SOX-related access and control practices.
• Ability to collaborate across functions and influence outcomes without direct authority.
• Strong communication, coaching, organization, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team responsible for warehouse management systems across multiple distribution, fulfillment, and market fulfillment sites.
• Provide day-to-day functional and technical guidance to team members and operations partners.
• Serve as the main connection between site operations and the corporate systems team.
• Own site-level system configurations and support alignment with operational needs and enterprise standards.
• Help resolve system issues by coordinating triage, root cause review, escalation, and follow-up with internal and external partners.
• Support enterprise initiatives and continuous improvement efforts that improve scalability, efficiency, and system performance.
• Partner with supply chain, industrial engineering, IT, and site leadership to implement solutions and standardize processes.
• Monitor inventory synchronization and help ensure system records match physical inventory.
• Support labor management system deployments and ongoing maintenance as needed.
• Analyze data, run reports, and write SQL queries to troubleshoot issues and support decision-making.
• Deliver training, onboarding, documentation, and process guides for users and site leaders.
• Participate in testing, pilots, site launches, system upgrades, and special projects.
• Represent the systems team in meetings, working groups, and planning sessions.

Skills

People leadership

SQL proficiency

WMS experience

Communication

Problem solving

JIRA

SOX knowledge

Cross-functional

Training delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / supply chain / related field

Tools

Manhattan Associates

SQL tools

Excel

Job description

Horizontal Talent is seeking a seasoned leader to manage warehouse management systems across multiple sites with remote oversight and periodic on-site visits. You will guide a cross-functional team, coordinate with operations and IT, and ensure configurations align with enterprise standards to keep distribution and fulfillment running smoothly.

The role emphasizes strong SQL abilities, collaboration across functions, and driving continuous improvement to enhance scalability, efficiency, and