Industrial Engineer II - Warehouse Control Systems at GEODIS in Brentwood, TN

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Description

Primary Duties:

• Manages vendor relationships with our warehouse control systems (WCS) implementation partners
• Determines required warehouse management systems/warehouse control systems/labor management systems interfaces required to meet functional requirements
• Acts as a subject matter expert when collaborating with other design engineering team members to ensure designs are supported with appropriate application of material handling equipment and automation
• Participates in scope confirmation sessions with client and conducts gap analysis to ensure issues are resolved; identifies changes to the scope when they occur and provides necessary documentation and escalation
• Acts as liaison between technical IT resources (data centers, networking, developers) and the WCS vendor resources
• Leads CIRT calls to troubleshoot and fix technical issues related to WCS systems when the system fails
• Holds WCS vendor accountable to develop a reason for outage report (RFO) when any WCS system fails
• Opens and manages WCS change requests and issues with off-site support
• Identifies risks and mitigation plans to reduce company exposure and risk on project and communicates to management
• Develops and recommends opportunities to improve overall warehouse control system functioning and logic
• Supports business development by assisting in pursuits of new business and providing operational expertise and systems knowledge
• Trains associates on how to preform WCS task through the UI
• Conducts daily, weekly and monthly system health checks
• Oversees and manage material handling equipment and warehouse control system commissioning, including test script writing, schedule development, data preparation, test execution and issue resolution
• Provides engineering leadership and executive team with monthly WCS updates
• Informally mentors and leads less experienced engineers in order to develop their understanding of complex distribution center automation
• Researches and maintains knowledge of emerging industry practice
• Other duties as required and assigned

Requirements:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors Degree in industrial engineering, electrical engineering, computer ccience or related field with sufficient experience
• Minimum 5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination education and experience
• Combination of experience in WCS software, material handling automation, and warehouse management systems implementation is preferred
• 3PL warehousing, distribution center or fulfillment experience preferred
• Varied industrial or distribution background such as food and beverage, retail and apparel, FMCG, healthcare, or automotive is preferred
• PC literate with experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Access and Excel

Essential Skills:

• Excellent analytical/problem solving capabilities and presentation skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills that demonstrate a proven ability to develop relationships with a range of internal and external customers
• Excellent leadership, planning, and organizational skills
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manual
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced, metric-driven environment and adapt quickly to changing priorities’
• Ability to be flexible in work schedule and location
• Ability to travel up to 50%