TMS Functional Consultant

Posting Number:201966SLG
Job Title: TMS Functional Consultant
Location: Remote

Summary: The Functional Consultant of our client is a pivotal role that supports the define, design, testing, and execution of end-state solutions for ongoing client projects and internal customers during the implementation process. In addition to communicating directly with clients, this position is analysis intensive and requires a high comfort level with technology and working with large datasets.

Job Description:

• Align closely with Engagement Director and team, to ensure successful onsite project execution.
• Provides advice to clients regarding industry best practices and process methodology.
• Collaborate with Solution Architect to refine and then document design, data mapping, and integrations, including fundamental data requirements.
• Recommend when viable solutions exist outside of the Transportation Management System (TMS) software.
• Serve as a functional liaison, attending and contributing to meetings between project team, end users, and key client contacts, up to and including executive project sponsors.
• Generate training and education documents, such as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and User Guide materials.
• Analyze, clean, format, and summarize datasets to help support Design decisions and Build/Test activities.
• Ensure knowledge transfer is conducted with key client project team members and end users.
• Provides end user support during the 'go-live' and Hypercare period.
• Communicate and escalate project risks and issues, not quickly resolved, that may have a negative impact on the project schedule, scope, and/or budget.
• Maintain and update the project plan.
• Support internal projects to standardize project approaches, methodologies, and templates.
• Complete assigned and agreed to work within allotted time and with a high level of quality.

Requirements:

• Experience cleaning, summarizing, manipulating, and transforming large datasets.
• Ability to clearly document procedures and steps for a variety of business activities and processes.
• Comfortable presenting results and summary information to a Client-facing audience.
• Understanding of the process and purpose for executing and maintaining a requirements traceability matrix through the design, build, and testing phases.
• Comprehensive knowledge of transportation business operations including Truckload, LTL, Ocean, Air, Intermodal, and Parcel.
• Demonstrates expertise in carrier rate/tariff structures and delivery schedules.
• Experience with one or more industry Transportation Management Systems.
• Experience in the design, planning, and implementation of ERP software programs such as SAP.
• Experience using Smartsheet for project management is preferred.
• Experience with Freight Brokerage is preferred.
• Experience with International Logistics is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics or Industrial Engineering preferred.
• 3+ years of implementation experience, to include executing: project implementation flow of planning, design, build, testing, training, deployment, and hypercare.
• Experience in Management Consulting, or Organization Supply Chain Center settings preferred.

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Complete your candidate profile at www.searchlogixgroup.com and refer to posting 201966SLG or as a second choice, email your information and requirements to resumes@searchlogixgroup.com. Only candidates who appear to meet the above criteria will receive an immediate response. Other resumes will be added to our database of active candidates for one year for other positions that come available and are a match with their background.

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