Sr Technical Platform Specialist - Blue Yonder

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Novi, MI (Humboldt Drive) time type:
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Posted 3 Days Agojob requisition :
R0101711

Our IT Infrastructure Organization is actively searching for a Sr Technical Platform Specialist - Blue Yonder, who will be the “go to” for our business users needing assistance with advanced projects, changes, issues and/or problems, and in resolving those needs within the Blue Yonder platform. Lineage is at the beginning of a global role out of the Blue Yonder TMS platform and this individual will play a crucial role in the successful deployment and then ongoing maintenance of this platform.

Qualified individuals will have approximately 12 years of IT experience including Blue Yonder TMOD & TM and will approach this role with a global thinking mindset. This role combines part business analyst, part platform expert, and part program/project manager to help lead the platform roll-out and support the business after the successful execution. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in TMS systems (BY specifically), have a solid understanding of supply chain logistics, know or be able to coordinate needed expertise to provide solutions, and be adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure a seamless platform rollout and SLAs and enhancement needs are managed during steady-state.
The Senior Platform Specialist helps to shape the overall application/platform strategy and project portfolio by assisting in soliciting demand from the various business areas as well as ensuring valuable innovative technical solutions are brought forward and considered.

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We are unable to sponsor work authorization now or in the future for this role
** Key Responsibilities
*** Quickly learns the various current core business processes within all the trucking markets of Lineage globally and the underlying systems and manual processes that support those processes at a very high level
* Maintains and develops internal business relationships and IT relationships to learn and influence the various key business and IT stakeholders.
* Partners with business and technology partners to elicit, analyze, translate, and document requirements/needs and drives solutions to solve those needs
* Determines operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions.
* Determines platform solutions or configurations by studying information needs, conferring with users, and studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes.
* Works with executive and senior leaders to create and maintain an operating plan to achieve the strategic vision and operating platform that defines the people, processes, tools, and technology
* Provides internal support for evaluation of needed system functionality in existing and proposed applications to ensure solutions are optimized for quality and ongoing support.
* Helps to design and maintain integrations between the BY platform and other standard/strategic solutions globally.  Evaluates non-standard integration needs to determine the best step for those needs.
* Manages the delivery of configuration and/or development needs to mitigate business requirements.  Guides the business in the proper solution for those needs.
* Coordinates with business areas to ensure proper testing, documentation, and training for solutions
* Coordinates the project resources to ensure that projects are delivered on time and within budget
* Helps to ensure proper support and maintenance for IT systems are in place and participates in major incident management processes
* Helps to ensure proper licensing agreements are in place for COTS/SaaS application, cost are managed properly, and renewals are timely
* Helps to ensure proper SOX controls and security protocols are in place for systems within the Redistribution division
* Monitor system performance and propose enhancements to improve efficiency and user experience.
* Stay updated on industry trends and advancements in transportation management systems.
* Must be…