At a Glance
- Tasks: Connect and improve logistics applications using cutting-edge integration technologies.
- Company: Join APL Logistics, a global leader in supply chain solutions.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, health cover, and a global bonus plan.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with excellent career development opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in logistics while collaborating with passionate colleagues.
- Qualifications: Degree in IT or logistics and 3 years of integration experience required.
The predicted salary is between 36346 - 55917 £ per year.
At APL Logistics, we focus on connecting supply chains across Automotive, Consumer, Industrial, and Retail sectors, globally. Join us and discover how our business within this industry is dependent on our network of passionate colleagues, clients, and partners. Together, we inspire business, drive trade, and make life run more smoothly for everyone – including you. What’s our secret? Never thinking in terms of ‘I’ and ‘You’. Inclusive, welcoming, and supportive: we work as one. And as one, we deliver.
Right now, we’re looking for a new colleague to join our Regional Applications Team. The Logistics Integration Specialist will have an active knowledge of application integration and will drive new integrations and improvements to existing integrations with other Enterprise applications in our organization, based on industry standard messaging over API and EDI, using platforms such as n8n and Azure products.
Responsibilities- Platform integration specialist, connecting the TMS to Enterprise applications and lo-code supporting solutions
- Implementation support – Identifying and validating IT business solutions to meet implementation requirements and align requirements with product strategy
- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Support application releases and rollouts, co-ordinating testing and feedback to development teams. Ensuring knowledge of new features is cascaded
- Definition of system governance and best practices
- Implement and manage application interfaces (API, EDI, Kafka) between the TMS and other internal systems, ensuring they meet organisational integration design pattern
- Vendor management – manage technical relationship and participate in their customer forums and communities to drive TMS development towards our needs
- Create and manage technology capabilities roadmap and prioritization
- Alignment with platform administrators in other regions to ensure consistency of process and adherence to standards
- Identify technology solutions to meet business and financial objectives
- Ensure alignment with company’s maxims and enterprise technology standards
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, information technology, supply chain engineering, or supply chain logistics
- Minimum 3 years of integration experience, ideally within Logistics industry
- Knowledge of integration patterns and associated technologies
- Extensive knowledge of EDI and API integration
- Python knowledge, for purpose of data translation and mapping
- Experience with lo-code and automation platforms such as n8n, Power Automate, LogicApps
- Fluent in English to a high-level
- Strong organization, time management and creative problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Participation in our global Cash Bonus Plan
- Health Cover
- Eligibility to join company pensions scheme after probation
- Annual contribution towards Health and Fitness
- Flexible working times & a hybrid work model
- Regular trainings and excellent development opportunities within APL Logistics globally
- Working in an open team with a supportive working atmosphere
The typical salary range for this position is: £36,346 - £55,917. The actual salary offer will take into account multiple factors including skills and experience. Please note that the salary details listed in role postings reflect the base salary only, not total compensation, which includes bonus and benefits.
Logistics Integration Specialist employer: APL Logistics
APL Logistics is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, offering a hybrid work model that promotes work-life balance. Employees benefit from extensive growth opportunities within a global network, allowing them to enhance their skills in logistics integration while contributing to impactful projects. With a strong emphasis on governance and strategic planning, APL Logistics provides a dynamic environment where your expertise can thrive.
