TMS Solutions and Development Manager

TMS Solutions and Development Manager

The TMS Solutions Developer – Truck Mate is responsible for developing, configuring, integrating, and supporting technology solutions within the Truck Mate Transportation Management System supporting the FST Logistics Express division.

This role partners with Operations, Customer Service, Billing, Finance, EDI, Data, and Technology Solutions teams to translate business requirements into scalable, reliable solutions. Responsibilities include Truck Mate configuration, IBM Db2 SQL development, integrations, reporting, workflow automation, troubleshooting, testing, technical documentation, and application support.

The ideal candidate combines transportation or logistics knowledge with strong development, database, integration, and analytical skills to improve operational efficiency, data quality, customer service, and the overall reliability of the Truck Mate environment.

Responsibilities:

Truck Mate Development & Configuration

• Develop, configure, test, deploy, and support Truck Mate solutions, including workflows, business rules, security, rating structures, reports, and operational settings.
• Design and develop SQL queries, utilities, scripts, interfaces, and automated processes that improve business operations and reduce manual effort.
• Evaluate business requirements and recommend the most effective combination of system configuration, process improvement, reporting, integrations, or custom
• Utilize supported Truck Mate APIs, web services, database objects, and development tools while ensuring solutions remain secure, maintainable, and compatible with future
• Support Truck Mate upgrades, patches, deployments, testing, and production

IBM Db2 Development & Data Management

• Develop, maintain, and optimize IBM Db2 SQL queries for reporting, troubleshooting, reconciliations, integrations, and operational processes.
• Maintain a strong understanding of the Truck Mate database structure, including tables, relationships, views, indexes, and data dependencies.
• Troubleshoot database performance, data quality, connectivity, and transaction issues while partnering with infrastructure teams, DBAs, Trimble, and vendors.
• Ensure database changes follow established testing, documentation, security, and change management standards.

Integrations & Automations

• Design, develop, support, and monitor integrations between Truck Mate and enterprise systems including McLeod, Samsara, Net Suite, Connected Dock, EDI platforms, customer portals, reporting platforms, and other transportation technologies.
• Develop and maintain APIs, web services, EDI transactions, flat-file interfaces, middleware integrations, and database extracts.
• Create interface mappings, reconciliation processes, monitoring, alerts, and error-handling procedures.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve system efficiency through technology.

Business Analysis and Solutions Delivery

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand operational workflows, gather requirements, and design scalable technology solutions.
• Support transportation processes including order entry, dispatch, planning, shipment visibility, billing, settlements, customer reporting, and operational execution.
• Lead solution design discussions, recommend process improvements, facilitate testing, support user acceptance testing (UAT), training, and implementation activities.

Reporting and Analytics

• Develop and maintain operational, customer, financial, and management reporting using Truck Mate and Db2 data.
• Support governed data extraction into SQL Server, Power BI, and enterprise reporting
• Validate report logic, business rules, calculations, and optimize reporting

Application Support and Change Management

• Provide advanced application support for Truck Mate, integrations, reporting, and related
• Investigate production issues, identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and develop troubleshooting documentation.
• Maintain documentation for system configurations, integrations, reports, database objects, and support procedures.
• Follow established development, testing, source control, release management, and change control processes.
• Participate in after-hours…