Solution Engineer I - Manhattan /Supply Chain

Are you ready to explore the corporate side of retail? Then try TJX on for size. You’ll join a Fortune 100 company and the leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the U.S. and worldwide. At TJX, we are proud that, for 40 years, we have been providing amazing value to our customers, but the merchandise we sell is just part of our story. We believe our Associates bring our business to life, and we aim to support them by making TJX a terrific place to work. We are committed to leveraging the differences among our Associates, and believe that the diverse skills, experiences and background that they bring into the organization will help us continue to succeed.

Our retail chains include TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Sierra Trading Post and Homesense, as well as tjmaxx.com and sierratradingpost.com in the U.S.; Winners, HomeSense and Marshalls in Canada; TK Maxx in the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Poland, Austria and the Netherlands, as well as Homesense and tkmaxx.com in the U.K.; and TK Maxx in Australia. As a retailer committed to growth, success is always in style at TJX!

Job summary:

We have an immediate opening for a strong, hands on Solution Engineer I to join our North American Supply Chain Solution Delivery team. In this role you’ll will assist with leading the Supply Chain Solution Delivery Team in multiple IT disciplines including Functional, Non-Functional, Application, Testing, Quality Assurance and Deployment disciplines for delivering the Manhattan Associates Open Systems Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Distributed/Enterprise Order Management (DOM/EOM) and Supply Chain Intelligence (SCI) applications.

You’ll bring significant experience providing software engineering supporting the design of complex and enterprise scale systems to meet business needs for an international retail company. Provide technical leadership on designs that address critical business needs of a large-scale supply chain and logistics implementation of Manhattan products across multiple sites. Your strong experience and familiarity with other critical supply chain systems will include Pick to Light, Pick to Voice, Conveyor, Slot Optimization, and Labor Management systems. Your prior supply chain operational skills will provide a basis for real-world use and testing of our software systems. Using knowledge of industry best practices and business analysis skills you will help plan, analyze and define leading solutions to our rapidly growing North American and Canadian divisions including Marshalls, Homegoods, TJMaxx, and Winners.

Job description:

• Perform software engineering and configuration supporting the design of complex and enterprise scale systems to meet business needs for an international retail company.
• Provide technical leadership on designs that address critical business needs. Responsible for solution design decisions for multi-million dollar projects that impact productivity, efficiency and profitability of the company.

• Provide solution architecture and technical design guidance and assistance to project teams in the configuration, testing, implementation, and support of technical solutions.
• Provide technical subject matter expertise on multiple business applications/services including: critical, highly integrated enterprise business applications/services, end to end business application processes.
• Provide input into technical application roadmaps and design approaches to solve visible and complex business problems.
• Provide input into design methodologies and aligns them to established standards.
• Recommend technical solution alternatives based on variances of scope, budget, and timelines.

• Knowledge share and transfer experience to team members.
• Publishes and maintains standards and best practices
• Is able to interpret functional requirements and write technical specs that can be interpreted by the development team consisting of senior to junior level programmers
• Broad packaged application technology expertise in the Retail industry space.
• Proven ability to implement complex solutions in the supply chain space.
• Perform special projects, as assigned.

Qualifications:

Basic:

• Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or information systems
• 6+ years of overall Information Technology experience. Experience must include:

• At least 5 years of development experience of Manhattan WMOS, including SCI Reports, Jasper Reports, Multi Carrier Integrations, hands on experience configuring inbound and outbound warehouse workflows. Familiar with Manhattan Integration Framework.
• At least 5 years of experience in supply chain design, development, configuration, unit testing and implementation for medium to large scale retailers, preferably in the Manhattan Associates suite of Supply Chain systems
• At least 5 years of experience in Java EE/J2EE, XML, SOAP, Servlet, Web Service, Dev Ops and other relevant Java technologies, preferably in the Manhattan WMOS
• Implementation experience with WMOS within an agile environment
• Hands on experience with SDN installation, troubleshooting environmental and performance issues
• Experience with configuring and integrating Manhattan WMOS with Material Handling Equipment (DIF)
• Demonstrated knowledge of Oracle database technologies - Oracle SQL, Store Procedures, and DDL statements
• Experience interpreting functional needs and writing or editing solution designs for new systems, systems changes, or system enhancements.
• Demonstrated knowledge of software development lifecycle.

Preferred:

• Master’s Degree preferred.
• Experience with later versions of Manhattan WMOS is preferred.

What's In It For You?

TJX has campuses conveniently located off the Mass Pike and Route 495. With us, you'll not only enjoy working for an industry leader, but we also strive to provide a competitive salary and benefits package.

TJX considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. TJX also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.

Posting Notes: Marlborough || MA

Nearest Major Market: Boston
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