Senior Blue Yonder WMS Design Lead (Remote)

Fulfillment IQ; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Fulfillment IQ is seeking a senior Blue Yonder WMS Design Lead / Solution Architect to lead end-to-end solution design for complex warehouse transformation programs in the United States. The role requires deep Blue Yonder WMS expertise and the ability to influence stakeholders, drive design decisions, and collaborate with client IT and operations teams.

The Design Lead will own functional and technical designs, oversee configuration, integration, testing, deployment, and hypercare, and mentor

Qualifications

• 7+ years of WMS implementation or consulting experience, including substantial Blue Yonder WMS experience.
• Hands-on Blue Yonder design and configuration experience.
• Experience as a Solution Architect, Design Lead, or Techno-Functional Lead on at least one full-lifecycle Blue Yonder implementation.
• Strong operational understanding of warehouse processes: receiving, putaway, inventory control, replenishment, allocation, picking, packing, and shipping.
• Experience defining and validating WMS–ERP integration requirements with Oracle, SAP, or similar ERP platforms.
• Ability to lead design workshops and translate operational needs into functional designs, fit-gap analyses, and solution documentation.
• Experience supporting test planning, SIT/UAT execution, defect triage, and cutover readiness.
• Comfort working with distributed onshore/offshore teams across time zones.
• Strong client-facing presence and the confidence to push back on vendor and stakeholder assumptions.
• Based in the United States and able to travel up to 50%, based on client needs

Responsibilities

• Lead solution design workshops with client operations and business stakeholders across inbound, outbound, and inventory processes.
• Assess current-state operations and systems, including legacy and custom WMS platforms.
• Review Blue Yonder designs and configuration decisions for completeness, scalability, and fit to requirements.
• Develop and validate functional designs, process flows, fit-gap analyses, decision logs, and requirements traceability.
• Define and validate integration requirements with ERP, MHE/WCS, and other connected systems.
• Work with FIQ's global delivery teams to keep requirements, design, and execution aligned.
• Support test strategy, test scenario review, SIT/UAT execution, and defect resolution.
• Drive go-live readiness and hypercare, and carry lessons learned into future deployments.
• Maintain a clear record of risks, assumptions, dependencies, and open design decisions.
• Present design recommendations and tradeoffs to client and FIQ leadership.
• Contribute to FIQ's Blue Yonder practice through templates, accelerators, and best practices, and mentor junior consultants.
• Support pre-sales activities, including solution approach, estimates, and proposals

Skills

Blue Yonder WMS

WMS design

Solution architecture

Client leadership

Travel up to 50%

Job description

Fulfillment IQ is seeking a senior Blue Yonder WMS Design Lead / Solution Architect to lead end-to-end solution design for complex warehouse transformation programs in the United States. The role requires deep Blue Yonder WMS expertise and the ability to influence stakeholders, drive design decisions, and collaborate with client IT and operations teams.

The Design Lead will own functional and technical designs, oversee configuration, integration, testing, deployment, and hypercare, and mentor