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Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.\nEnsuring Customer Success - Embraces a customer-first mindset to deliver outcomes by linking customer needs and business priorities to aligned solutions, delivery, adoption, satisfaction, and realized value through sustained engagement that builds partnership and trust.\nEducation, Licenses, Certifications:\nCollege, university, or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related subject, or relevant equivalent experience required. This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.\nExperience:\nSignificant relevant experience required. 5-7 years of experience.\n The Solution Engineer Principal - Blue Yonder WMS is responsible for providing technical and functional leadership for Cummins' global warehouse management platform strategy. This role owns the end-to-end solution architecture, product roadmap, and enterprise-wide adoption of Blue Yonder WMS capabilities across distribution centers, manufacturing warehouses, and automated facilities.\nThe position serves as the primary liaison between business leadership, warehouse operations, product management, IT engineering teams, and Blue Yonder product organizations to deliver scalable, innovative, and future-ready warehouse solutions. The role drives strategic transformation initiatives including Cognitive WMS adoption, AI-enabled warehouse operations, automation technologies, workforce optimization, analytics modernization, and global deployment governance.\nKey Responsibilities:\nStrategic Product Leadership:\nDefine and execute the multi-year roadmap for Blue Yonder WMS across global logistics and manufacturing operations.\nAct as the enterprise subject matter expert and technical authority for Blue Yonder WMS, WLM, Automation, AI Agents, and Analytics capabilities.\nLead the modernization strategy from RP2009 and 2022/2024 environments to Cognitive WMS architecture.\nEstablish solution standards, governance models, design principles, and implementation frameworks for all warehouse deployments.\nPartner with business and IT leadership to identify opportunities for productivity improvement, automation, and digital transformation.\nGlobal Program & Deployment Leadership:\nLead the upgrade of 11 existing RP2009 sites and multiple 2022/2024 sites to the Cognitive platform while ensuring minimal business disruption.\nGovern the deployment of Cognitive WMS across multiple greenfield and brownfield warehouse implementations globally.\nGuide solution design and implementation for warehouses integrated with manufacturing facilities, automation equipment, and enterprise systems.\nProvide oversight and leadership across SIT, UAT, Cutover, Hypercare, and Go-Live activities.\nEstablish deployment playbooks, repeatable implementation templates, and operational readiness frameworks.\nAdvanced Warehouse Automation & Innovation\nDefine strategies for integrating warehouse automation solutions with production lines and manufacturing operations.\nPartner with Blue Yonder and automation vendors to implement emerging technologies and next-generation warehouse capabilities.\nEvaluate and drive adoption of AI-powered warehouse solutions \nSolution Architecture & Engineering Leadership\nOwn enterprise-level solution architecture and integration patterns \nReview and approve technical designs, architecture decisions, integration strategies, and development standards.\nEstablish coding standards, performance benchmarks, and deployment governance practices.\nAnalytics & Decision Intelligence\nLead the transformation of warehouse reporting and analytics using Blue Yonder Analytics Workbench and Cognitive Analytics capabilities.\nDefine enterprise KPI standards and performance dashboards for operational and executive leadership.\nPromote data-driven decision making across warehouse operations.\nPartner with BI teams to develop predictive and real-time reporting capabilities.\nQualifications\nRequired\n10+ years of hands-on experience with Blue Yonder/JDA/RedPrairie WMS implementations and support.\nExperience leading at least 5+ large-scale global WMS implementations, upgrades, or transformation programs.\nDeep expertise in Blue Yonder Cognitive Platform, WMS, WLM, and related supply chain 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