Design Lead/Architect, Manhattan WM
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, 37247, USA
Listed on 2026-10-25
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IT/Tech
IT Business Analyst, Systems Engineer, SAP Consultant, IT Consultant
Job Title: Design Lead/ Architect, Manhattan Active WM
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Job Location:
United States (Remote)
Location Flexibility: Remote, US based
Employment Type: Contract, 12 months (renewable), full-time hours. Full-time employment with Fulfillment IQ Inc. is also available.
Hiring Timeline: Immediate
Reporting Line: SVP, Enterprise Systems
Final date to receive applications: Open until filled
Eligibility: Open to candidates residing in Georgia (Atlanta preferred), Texas, Florida, or Tennessee.
About Fulfillment IQ (FIQ):Fulfillment IQ is a supply chain engineering and transformation company that helps brands, retailers, and 3PLs design, build, and scale high-performance logistics operations.
We work at the intersection of strategy, supply chain, and technology where we solve complex, real-world problems across warehouse design, automation, order management, transportation, and end-to-end supply chain execution.
Our teams combine deep domain expertise with strong technical capability, delivering outcomes through consulting, systems implementation, and proprietary platforms that accelerate time-to-value and reduce delivery risk.
If you enjoy working in complex environments, partnering closely with clients, and seeing your work make a tangible impact on how global commerce moves, this is the place where your skills and judgment truly come to life.
Role Overview:You will be a functional design authority on a global Manhattan Active platform, translating complex operational and customer requirements into scalable solutions on Manhattan Active WM, embedded in a large, multi-customer program. The core of the job is protecting a shared global template: running Fit-to-Template and GAP analyses, challenging unnecessary customization, and guiding configurators and engineers through go-live. The role works US Eastern or Central business hours, with travel of up to 40%, including international travel to Latin America.
Mandate:- Lead functional solution design for Manhattan Active WM implementations and template enhancements
- Run Fit-to-Template and GAP analyses and decide between standard functionality, configuration, process change, integration, or extension
- Protect the global template: challenge unnecessary customization and consolidate recurring needs into reusable functionality
- Translate approved designs into clear configuration requirements and extension specifications
- Guide configurators and extension engineers, and support testing through go-live and stabilization
Qualifications:
- Technical: 5+ years in WMS/OMS solution design, functional architecture, product consulting, or implementation
- Technical: strong, hands-on functional expertise in Manhattan Active WM, including its configuration concepts, capabilities, and limitations
- Technical: designing across complex integrations, with a working understanding of APIs and extension development and their functional implications
- Functional: deep understanding of warehouse processes (receiving, inventory, replenishment, picking, packing, shipping) and proven Fit-to-Template and GAP analysis.
- In-depth knowledge of functional and integration orchestration across WMS, WES, ASRS, AMR, GTP, WCS, ERP, OMS, LMS, TMS, Parcel Management systems, etc.
- Experience in designing WMS for retail distribution centers, eCom fulfilment centers, Omni Channel fulfilment centers, 3rd Party Logistics facilities, etc.
- Functional: supporting implementations from design through testing, deployment, and stabilization, with the confidence to challenge proposed solutions
- Language: professional working proficiency in English, written and spoken. Spanish is a plus.
Functional Architecture and Solution Design
- Translate operational requirements into documented functional designs and solution specifications
- Evaluate options across standard functionality, configuration, process adjustment, integration, and extension
- Create solution design, functional and enhancements design, proof of concepts (POCs), Host / Automation / MHE integration design, configuration documents, documentation of work flows, use cases and reporting requirements of the supply chain and WMS implementation projects
- Contribute to continuous development of the global Manhattan Active template
- Apply design principles, configuration guardrails, and architecture standards
- Support functional change requests, impact assessments, and the template roadmap; elevate deviations
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