Sr Solution Architect - BY TMS- Consulting

Scope

• Core responsibilities include playing the role of **lead functional consultant** for Blue Yonder Transportation Management Systems solution implementations for global customers.
• In this role, you will **design best\-in\-class solutions** using a suite of products in the Transportation Management space, as well as being on the leading edge with our latest product innovations.
• You will be the **functional 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 Transportation 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 regarding
• Lead solution design to ensure clear construct and validation tasks and timeline
• 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

• 12 to 18 years of experience in Supply Chain domain.
• Minimum 5 years of specific 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.
• Experience with the software development life cycle and end to end IT project implementations. Must have been the core member of at\-least 3 IT project implementations.
• Additionally relevant solutions consulting and implementation experience with other leading supply chain planning solutions such as Oracle, Manhattan or SAP is a plus.
• Current or prior experience working in a management consulting organization or Supply Chain Center preferred.

Skills

• Strong business analysis skills, understanding and usage of statistical algorithms, inventory optimization concepts, 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.
• Proficiency with IT tools, databases and programming languages – Excel, SQL, Postman etc.

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

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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.