Technical Architect - Transportation Management Systems

Blue Yonder; Scottsdale (AZ); Remote; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Yonder is seeking a Technical Architect for Transportation Management Systems to lead design and delivery of TMS solutions for customers across the Americas. This role is remote within the US or Canada with 50–75% travel in the US.

You will coordinate with customers, PMs, technical consultants and third-party vendors to optimize integration, testing and deployment, ensuring value delivery and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Blue Yonder TMS or similar supply chain solutions.
• Experience with ERP/Host integration and API testing.
• Strong presentation and communication skills for executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of Blue Yonder TMS solutions across the Americas.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure timely delivery and value realization.
• Assess integration requirements and guide project teams through deployment.

Skills

Technical analysis

Presentations

Education

Advanced degree in SC/Operations/Logistics/OR

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Job Title: Technical Architect - Transportation Management Systems (TMS)

Location: Virtual within the US or Canada

Travel is expected within the US at 50% - 75%

Overview

Core responsibilities focus your efforts as the lead technical consultant for Blue Yonder Transportation Management Systems solution implementations for customers across the Americas region. In this role, you will design best-in-class solutions using a suite of products in the Warehouse Management space, as well as being on the leading edge with our latest product innovations. You will be the technical liaison across key stakeholders, including key customer contacts, Project Managers, Technical Consultants, and 3rd Party Consultants, to drive the timely and successful delivery of the final solution.

What you'll do

• Drive the design, optimization, and implementation of Blue Yonder Warehouse Management software solutions for customers, utilizing industry best practices and process methodologies
• Apply domain knowledge to fully understand and identify how the Blue Yonder solutions can be configured and delivered to best meet customer requirements/business processes, with regard to
• Lead Technical and integration design to ensure clear construct and validation tasks and timeline
• Lead integration design with automation vendors
• Conduct and/or guide system integration, user acceptance testing and deployment phases of the project to ensure a seamless transition to our steady state associates
• Sustain the balance between project scope, timeline, and requirements to ensure successful time to value and definitive customer satisfaction
• Assess business needs that fall outside the standard solution and/or scope, and assess integration complexity, architecture constraints and/or product roadmaps
• Recognize and highlight incremental revenue opportunities with existing customers/projects
• Communicate business cases to PMG and PD regarding customer specific needs related to product functionality and enhancements

What we are looking for

Industry and Product Experience

• Minimum 3 years' experience working within Blue Yonder's Transportation Management Systems, either as a customer of Blue Yonder or as a consultant implementing Blue Yonder solutions for customers
• Additional relevant solutions consulting and implementation experience with other leading supply chain planning solutions such as HighJump Manhattan or SAP is a plus
• Current or prior experience working in a management consulting organization or Supply Chain Center preferred
• Experience in integrating ERP/Host systems with Blue Yonder's Transportation Management Systems
• Experience with using / testing APIs

Skills

• Strong technical analysis skills, awareness of tactical planning on overall supply chain required
• Ability to prepare and deliver presentations for user, management, and executive level audiences. Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills required

Education

• Advanced degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics or Operations Research preferred
• Bachelor's degree and relevant industry experience may be considered in lieu of advanced degree

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.