Minimum 6 years of relevant experience; typically 10+ years preferred.
Experience in configuring or building applications in a product environment.
At least 6 years of experience in Supply Chain Management solutions delivery.
Proven record of completing 3 or more full application lifecycles/deployments.
Familiarity with Transportation Management solutions (SAP, Oracle TMS, Blue Yonder, etc.).
Experience with both SaaS and On-Premise solutions.
Responsibilities
Lead application configuration management strategies to align with business goals.
Oversee release management processes for application updates and deployments.
Establish communication channels with users for application support.
Conduct advanced application support activities to meet business needs.
Engage with stakeholders to ensure project alignment and success.
Develop processes for prioritizing incident tickets and user requests.
Foster relationships with software vendors and negotiate contracts.
Monitor the performance of applications to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
Review and approve improvements for complex application support processes.
Manage team performance and development to achieve organizational goals.
Benefits
Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
Inclusive team culture that supports employee achievements.
Access to advanced technologies and impactful projects.
Full Job Description
Job Purpose and Impact
The Director, Application Development Manufacturing Transportation job leads the team responsible for maintaining, integrating and implementing software applications for Logistics & Transportation capabilities within the organization. This job manages and provides guidance on software selection, implementation, application testing, quality assurance, configuration, installation and support to ensure smooth, stable and timely implementation of new software and updates to installed applications.
Key Accountabilities
APPLICATION CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT: Leads execution and develops strategies for application configuration to align with business goals.
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT & DEPLOYMENT: Provides broad oversight for release management processes and the programming, configuration, testing and deployment of fixes or updates for application version releases.
USER COMMUNICATION & SUPPORT: Establishes an open channel of communication with users and provides broad oversight and guidance on application support requests and needs.
APPLICATION SUPPORT: Leads the team to conduct advanced and complex application support activities to deliver on business outcomes.
STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT: Identifies and drives engagement with key internal and external partners, understanding their needs and maintaining effective communication to ensure project alignment and success.
INCIDENT & REQUEST MANAGEMENT: Develops broad reviews on incoming incident tickets and user requests to ensure prioritization in accordance to service level agreements.
VENDOR MANAGEMENT: Fosters positive relationships with software vendors and negotiates relevant contracts.
PERFORMANCE MONITORING: Tracks the performance of configured applications and makes adjustments to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
APPLICATION PROCESSES & PROCEDURES: Reviews and approves recommended improvements for moderate to advanced and highly complex application specific support processes and procedures.
TEAM MANAGEMENT: Manages team members to achieve the organization's goals, by ensuring productivity, communicating performance expectations, creating goal alignment, giving and seeking feedback, providing coaching, measuring progress and holding people accountable, supporting employee development, recognizing achievement and lessons learned, and developing enabling conditions for talent to thrive in an inclusive team culture.
Qualifications
Minimum requirement of 6 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 10 years or more of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Configuring or building applications in a product environment
Ideal 6 years of relevant work experience in Supply chain Management solution delivery.
The candidate should have experience completing multiple (at least 3 or more) full application lifecycle/deployments.
Having worked in one or more Transportation Management solutions like SAP, Oracle TMS, Blue Yonder, etc.,
Working experience on both SaaS & OnPrem solutions
