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The Design Lead will work closely with client business and IT stakeholders, FIQ delivery teams, integration teams, and warehouse automation partners to ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with Blue Yonder standard capabilities.\nEngagements may include large retailers and 3PLs, template-based multi-site rollouts, legacy WMS migrations, complex distribution operations, and highly automated distribution centers involving ASRS, AMRs, WCS/MHE, sortation, conveyance, print-and-apply, parcel, and other material-handling technologies.\nThis is a highly client-facing leadership role requiring deep Blue Yonder WMS expertise, strong solution architecture capabilities, and the ability to influence stakeholders, challenge requirements, and drive teams toward a common solution.\nMandate:\nOwn the end-to-end functional and technical solution design for Blue Yonder WMS implementations. \nTranslate business processes and operational requirements into scalable Blue Yonder WMS solutions. \nEstablish solution design principles and ensure configuration teams remain aligned with approved requirements, architecture, templates, and design decisions. \nChallenge requirements and proposed customizations where standard Blue Yonder functionality can meet the business need. \nDetermine the appropriate use of standard functionality, configuration, extensions, customization, and integrations. \nProvide design governance throughout configuration, testing, deployment, and hypercare. \nLead integration design discussions across ERP, middleware, WCS/MHE, automation, parcel, transportation, and labeling platforms. \nIdentify solution risks, dependencies, assumptions, and design gaps early and drive them to resolution. \nServe as a trusted Blue Yonder WMS advisor to client IT and business stakeholders. \nHelp establish FIQ's Blue Yonder delivery methodology, templates, accelerators, and reusable assets. \nMentor Blue Yonder consultants and support development of FIQ's WMS capabilities. \nSupport pre-sales activities including solution strategy, estimates, proposals, demonstrations, and client presentations. \nMust Have:\n7+ years of WMS implementation or consulting experience, including substantial Blue Yonder (JDA/RedPrairie) WMS experience, on enterprise programs \nHands-on Blue Yonder design and configuration experience. You must be able to judge design quality and challenge vendor and partner answers. Testing-only or support-only backgrounds will not be a fit \nExperience as a Solution Architect, Design Lead, or Techno-Functional Lead on at least one full-lifecycle Blue Yonder implementation \nStrong operational understanding of warehouse processes: receiving, putaway, inventory control, replenishment, allocation, picking, packing, and shipping \nExperience with new implementations, or with migrations from legacy or custom WMS platforms \nExperience defining and validating WMS-ERP integration requirements with Oracle, SAP, or similar ERP platforms \nAbility to lead design workshops and translate operational needs into functional designs, fit-gap analyses, and solution documentation \nExperience supporting test planning, SIT/UAT execution, defect triage, and cutover readiness \nComfort working with distributed onshore/offshore teams across time zones \nStrong client-facing presence and the confidence to push back on vendor and stakeholder assumptions \nBased in the United States and able to travel up to 50%, based on client needs \nSolution Design & Architecture:\nProven ability to lead end-to-end WMS solution architecture and functional design from requirements through deployment. \nAbility to convert business requirements into: solution architecture, functional design, configuration direction, Integration requirements, process flows, technical specifications, and POCs/prototypes where appropriate. \nStrong ability to distinguish between standard WMOS functionality, configuration, extension, customization, and integration. \nExperience evaluating customization requests and determining whether requirements can be addressed through standard WMOS functionality or configuration. \nExperience establishing and governing global/template solutions across multiple sites. \nConfiguration & Integration Governance:\nExperience directing WMOS configuration teams and reviewing configuration for: functional correctness, design compliance, completeness, scalability, template alignment, and solution quality. \nAbility to identify gaps between approved design and actual configuration. \nExperience managing design decisions and ensuring traceability from requirements through configuration and testing. \nStrong understanding of configuration dependencies and downstream impacts of design decisions. \nStrong understanding of WMS integration architecture and ability to define interface requirements and integration specifications. \nExperience integrating WMOS with ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, or equivalent systems. \nExperience working with middleware/integration platforms and client-owned interfaces.\nUnderstanding of warehouse automation and material-handling integrations, including.\nWCS/MHE/ASRS/AMRs/Sortation/Conveyance, Print-and-apply, Parcel/shipping systems and Label management. \nClient Leadership:\nExperience working within complex enterprise implementation programs involving multiple workstreams and technology teams. \nStrong ability to manage technical risks, assumptions, dependencies, and design decisions. \nStrong client-facing communication and stakeholder management skills. \nComfortable working directly with CIO/IT leadership, WMS teams, warehouse operations, enterprise architects, integration teams, and automation partners. \nAbility to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. \nDemonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment when there are competing requirements or design opinions.\nNice to Have:\nMHE, WCS, or WES integration experience (e.g., conveyor, sortation, AS/RS) \nHands-on MOCA or SQL experience for data validation and troubleshooting \nExperience with Blue Yonder hosted or cloud deployments, including recent releases \nExperience in vendor-led delivery models, where the vendor owns configuration and the partner owns design assurance \nRetail, wholesale, or multi-site distribution experience \nPre-sales, solutioning, or estimating experience \nExperience mentoring consultants or helping build a consulting practice \nPrior experience at Blue Yonder or a leading Blue Yonder implementation partner\nKey Responsibilities:\nLead solution design workshops with client operations and business stakeholders across inbound, outbound, and inventory processes \nAssess current-state operations and systems, including legacy and custom WMS platforms \nReview Blue Yonder designs and configuration decisions for completeness, scalability, and fit to requirements \nDevelop and validate functional designs, process flows, fit-gap analyses, decision logs, and requirements traceability \nDefine and validate integration requirements with ERP, MHE/WCS, and other connected systems \nWork with FIQ's global delivery teams to keep requirements, design, and execution aligned \nSupport test strategy, test scenario review, SIT/UAT execution, and defect resolution \nDrive go-live readiness and hypercare, and carry lessons learned into future deployments \nMaintain a clear record of risks, assumptions, dependencies, and open design decisions \nPresent design recommendations and tradeoffs to client and FIQ leadership \nContribute to FIQ's Blue Yonder practice through templates, accelerators, and best practices, and mentor junior consultants \nSupport pre-sales activities, including solution approach, estimates, and proposals \nWhat Success Looks Like in the First 90 Days:\nBlue Yonder WMS solutions are well-designed, scalable, supportable, and aligned with business objectives. \nConfiguration teams consistently deliver against approved designs and templates. \nStandard Blue Yonder functionality is maximized and unnecessary customization is minimized. \nIntegration and automation dependencies are identified and addressed early. \nDesign decisions are clearly documented and understood across the program. \nClient stakeholders view the Design Lead as a trusted Blue Yonder WMS advisor. \nProjects achieve high-quality outcomes 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Whether you're leading a client relationship, shaping a solution, or building internal capability, your decisions have a visible impact.\nWe operate with a high-trust, high-standards culture that values clear thinking, collaboration, and accountability without unnecessary hierarchy or bureaucracy.\nWork That Matters. You'll help solve real operational challenges that directly impact global commerce, customer experience, and supply chain performance.\nCareer Growth That Matters. 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