Software Engineer BY

CJ Logistics•Des Plaines, IL

8d•$105,000

About The Position

Are you a technical expert passionate about logistics innovation? We're seeking an energetic Software Engineer to design and implement a new Warehouse Management System (WMS) solution. In this highly analytical role, you will execute projects, ensure successful WMS implementations, and drive operational excellence. Why You’ll Love This Role: You’ll work with a team that values collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement Every day presents new opportunities to grow, lead, and make an impact Salary Range: Your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. We anticipate this role to pay a minimum base salary of $105,000, but actual base pay will depend on the successful candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience. Insert the statement. What You'll Do: You'll be a technical expert for the project team, ensuring the successful delivery of our WMS goals and development. You will act as a subject matter expert, aligning system functionality with customer needs and operational goals. Design and optimize Blue Yonder WMS functionality using WMS configurations or by developing and/or modifying existing MOCA commands, triggers, SQL scripts, or by utilizing Pagebuilder and JavaScript; ensuring all changes are delivered via standard rollout packages. Write and maintain stored procedures, triggers, functions, and scripts to support core WMS functionality, reporting, and automation. Collaborate with operations and project teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions and database logic that meet KPIs and SLAs. Perform system configuration and custom development to enable new features and workflows. Lead testing, troubleshooting, and debugging of MOCA/SQL code code and application logic within Blue Yonder Trace files to ensure reliability, performance, and quick resolution of issues. Create and maintain functional and technical design documents to capture development work. Provide technical support and hands-on training for operations teams, acting as a WMS subject matter expert. Evaluate system performance and propose improvements through database optimization, indexing, and query tuning. Partner with integration teams to ensure clean data flows (EDI, API, SFTP, etc.), with focus on downstream impacts to SQL-based applications. Act as a change agent to support transition from as-is to to-be systems and processes.

Requirements

3+ years leading WMS experience or programming expertise; including functional, technical, implementation or deployment.
3+ years of experience leading WMS Implementations, warehouse operations focused continual improvement, or other relevant experience.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, both external and internal, are key to this role
Demonstrated planning, task organizing and execution skills.
Working knowledge of popular agile software development methodologies, Lean, etc.
Working knowledge of SQL and Microsoft Office products
A willingness to travel approximately 10% of the time.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.

Responsibilities

Ensuring the successful delivery of our WMS goals and development.
Acting as a subject matter expert, aligning system functionality with customer needs and operational goals.
Designing and optimizing Blue Yonder WMS functionality using WMS configurations or by developing and/or modifying existing MOCA commands, triggers, SQL scripts, or by utilizing Pagebuilder and JavaScript; ensuring all changes are delivered via standard rollout packages.
Writing and maintaining stored procedures, triggers, functions, and scripts to support core WMS functionality, reporting, and automation.
Collaborating with operations and project teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions and database logic that meet KPIs and SLAs.
Performing system configuration and custom development to enable new features and workflows.
Leading testing, troubleshooting, and debugging of MOCA/SQL code code and application logic within Blue Yonder Trace files to ensure reliability, performance, and quick resolution of issues.
Creating and maintaining functional and technical design documents to capture development work.
Providing technical support and hands-on training for operations teams, acting as a WMS subject matter expert.
Evaluating system performance and propose improvements through database optimization, indexing, and query tuning.
Partnering with integration teams to ensure clean data flows (EDI, API, SFTP, etc.), with focus on downstream impacts to SQL-based applications.
Acting as a change agent to support transition from as-is to to-be systems and processes.