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As part of our Technology Consulting – Intelligent Platform Solutions Groups (IPS) Blue Yonder Practice, you will lead technology innovations to design and deliver first-class business solutions for our clients at scale. We are looking for dynamic and committed professionals to join us as a Blue Yonder (JDA) WMS Solution Architect – Manager to drive business transformations using Blue Yonder Warehouse Management Solutions (WMS) and the broad range of ecosystem partners.
Responsibilities
* Develop integrated supply chain execution, warehouse management, and warehouse labor management solutions to achieve specific business outcomes.
* Collaborate with the Delivery Lead and other team members on business development, such as sizing and estimating new opportunities, creating proposals, conducting client reviews, and planning engagements.
* Act as the lead planner/architect for supply chain transformation initiatives.
* Identify, assess, and solve complex business problems within the area of responsibility.
* Independently lead a team to facilitate maturity assessments/gap analyses, solution assessment workshops, requirements gathering, design, and end-to-end implementation activities.
* Develop integrated supply chain execution and warehouse management solutions to achieve defined business outcomes.
* Interact with senior management at the client and within Accenture to gain buy-in for the solution approach, architecture, and design.
* Validate business requirements and conduct solution architecture and design workshops.
* Ensure delivery architecture, capabilities, and operations are consistent across the enterprise and meet requirements.
* Lead the team in configuring the system to support business requirements, design, and configuration.
* Support the team in conducting integration testing, user acceptance testing, and end-to-end regression testing.
* Guide the work of junior resources and support the team in establishing standard supply chain execution practices within the enterprise.
* Provide best practices and advise the team on integrating Blue Yonder/JDA WMS, WLM with client ERP systems.
* Exercise discretion and independent judgment in determining approaches to new assignments.
* Support the growth of the Blue Yonder IPS practice and capability-building initiatives.
Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum of 12 years of professional experience).
* Minimum of 7 years’ experience in architecture, design, and implementation of Blue Yonder/JDA WMS and WLM solutions.
* Minimum of 5 years leading medium to large projects.
Key Professional Skills
* Experience in the full lifecycle implementation of Blue Yonder/JDA WMS, WLM.
* Experience integrating Blue Yonder/JDA WMS and WLM solutions with other downstream execution/planning applications.
* Knowledge of integrating WMS with voice/material handling/SASRS systems.
* Experience leading a business team in developing and/or redesigning complex application scenarios.
* Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.
* Excellent communication skills (written and spoken) in German and English, along with strong interpersonal skills.
* Strong leadership and management capabilities.
Desirable Professional Qualifications
* Experience with other leading warehouse management solutions.
* Experience implementing or familiarity with supply chain/retail applications.
* Work in Retail/CPG, eCommerce sectors.
* Understanding of database structures and familiarity with various functional platforms and infrastructures.
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