Blue Yonder WMS Technical Consultant (Senior Engineer)

Ready to utilize your skills in BY Dispatcher and grow your career with TCS? Are you passionate about implementing new warehousing operating models to support wider business growth? We have an exciting role for you as a BY Dispatcher Senior Engineer who can contribute to the growth and expansion of the logistics landscape.

As a Blue Yonder WMS Technical Consultant (Senior Engineer), you will be a visionary force in revolutionizing our warehousing operations through cutting-edge technologies. Drawing on your extensive expertise in warehouse and technical architecture, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing state-of-the-art solutions that optimize our warehouse processes, increase efficiency, and reduce operational costs. Your role entails collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, analyzing optimal tech architecture requirements, and developing strategies tailored to our unique needs.

With a focus on system integration and developing extensions, you will drive innovation in our warehouse environment, ensuring a seamless transition to automated operations. Join us in shaping the future of warehousing through your architectural expertise and contribute to our organization's competitiveness and growth.

Key responsibilities:

• Designing Solutions: Develop and design end-to-end solutions for the warehouse, considering factors such as process optimization, system integration, robotics, and IoT technologies.
• Assessing Warehouse Needs: Collaborate with stakeholders to assess the current warehouse operations, identify areas for improvement, and determine the technology requirements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness.
• Technology Evaluation: Research and evaluate emerging technologies and vendors to identify the best-fit solutions for the organization's specific needs and budget.
• System Integration: Ensure seamless integration of 3PL systems with existing warehouse management software (WMS) and other relevant IT systems to enable real-time data exchange and process synchronization.
• Customization and Configuration: Customize automation solutions to align with the unique workflows and processes of the warehouse, configuring automation systems to meet specific operational requirements.
• Performance Monitoring: Implement monitoring and analytics tools to continuously assess the performance of automation systems, proactively identify bottlenecks or issues, and make data-driven improvements.
• Stakeholder Communication: Maintain clear and effective communication with internal and external stakeholders, providing updates on project progress, addressing concerns, and managing expectations.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies in warehouse automation, identifying opportunities for ongoing enhancements and efficiency gains.
• Problem-Solving: Act as a subject matter expert to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to automation systems promptly.
• Scalability: Ensure that automation solutions are designed with scalability in mind to accommodate future growth and changing operational needs.
• Product Thinking: Define and drive technology roadmap across product groups, incorporating industry trends. Translate business initiatives into technology requirements.
• System Design: Expert in cloud technology and clean modern architecture. Able to define strategy and provide direction at this level.
• Built-in Quality: Takes ownership of the built-in quality of a product portfolio when it comes to higher customer satisfaction, improved velocity, delivery predictability, better system performance, and improved ability to innovate and scale.

Your Profile

Key skills/knowledge/experience:

• BY Dispatcher Experience: Experience in working with Blue Yonder Dispatcher design and implementations.
• Agile: Expert knowledge and experience of Agile, Scaled Agile practices including Scrum and Kanban.
• Warehouse Operations Knowledge: A deep understanding of warehouse operations, including processes, workflows, inventory management, and order fulfillment, is essential to identify areas and provide solutions which will give significant benefits.
• Systems Integration: Strong skills in system integration to ensure that automation solutions work harmoniously with existing warehouse systems, including software and hardware components.
• Data Analytics: The ability to collect and analyze data generated by warehouse management systems to make informed decisions and optimize operations further.
• Engineering and Design: Proficiency in designing layouts and configurations for WMS systems, considering space utilization, safety, and efficiency.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Industry Knowledge: Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, advancements, and best practices in warehouse automation, robotics, and supply chain technology.
• Leadership: Experience in leading and motivating teams, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring project deliverables are met.
• Customer Focus: A customer-centric approach to understanding and meeting the specific automation needs and goals of the organization and its clients.

Good to have:

• Familiarity with WMS software and how it integrates with automation systems is vital for seamless data exchange and warehouse control.
• Experience in working with UK retailers.

Rewards & Benefits:

TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing: Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998. We believe in building and sustaining a culture of equity and belonging where everyone can thrive. Our diversity and inclusion motto is ‘Inclusion without Exception’. Our continued commitment to Culture and Diversity is reflected across our workforce implemented through equitable workplace policies and processes.

You’ll find a welcoming culture and many internal volunteering and social networks to join (these are optional). Our diversity, inclusion and social activities include 12 employee networks such as gender diversity, LGBTQIA+ & Allies, mental health, disability & neurodiversity inclusion and many more, as well as health & wellness initiatives and sports events.

We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.

If you are an applicant who needs any adjustments to the application process or interview, please contact us.

Next Steps:

Due to a high volume of applications, we will be unable to contact each applicant individually on the status of their application. If you have not received a direct response within 30 days, then it should be deemed unsuccessful on this occasion.

Application Process:

• Online application
• Technical discussion
• Managerial discussion
• HR discussion

Join us and do more of what matters. Apply online now.