Application Architect Manhattan Active Warehouse Management

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• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify forfree medical coverage in ourHealth Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelors degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity working mothers female executives and scientists.

The Opportunity

Our location in Waukegan IL. currently has an opportunity for an Application Architect - Manhattan Active Warehouse Management. This Manhattan Warehouse Management Solution (MAWM) configuration specialist will provide in-depth technical expertise and direction in the development and support of client area application systems/programming requirements and processes. For various size projects and system changes they oversee and directly contribute to development and implementation of cost-effective solutions.

WHAT YOULL DO

For the assigned function of WMS:

• Partner with the functional groups to assess business needs utilizing structured interview processes to establish business priorities and document clear requirements
• Conduct investigation and collaborate with other technical subject matter experts to provide technical advice on adoption or integration of innovative technologies and corresponding business impact.
• Develop alternative technical solutions; advise on options risks costs and benefits and impact on other business processes and system priorities.
• Serve as a Manhattan Active functional configuration expert to develop test and implement significant new capabilities. Configure applicable module(s) to design optimal solution.
• Review validate and enhance design conduct performance monitoring and capacity planning; install test and upgrade releases and associated products.
• Evaluate Manhattan Active notes new functionality and upcoming releases for assigned modules.
• Recommend operational improvements or devise innovative approaches to technical or process issues to meet business objectives.
• Develop motivate and provide direction to technical team in a way that facilitates the creation of a team environment and enables team to fulfill the departments operation objectives.
• Lead in the development of standards and procedures and publish/communicate findings via IOIs presentations white papers etc.
• Comply with all applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOULL BRING

Required

• Bachelors degree in computer science engineering business administration or another relevant discipline
• 8 years combined experience in Information Technology Computer Science or Computer Engineering in each of the following:
• 8 years experience in full life cycle of WMS projects.
• 8 years experience of Warehouse processes module design configuration testing including:
  • Hands on experience in configuration extensions SCI reporting of Manhattan Active Warehouse solutions (MAWM) and Warehouse Master data
  • Warehouse: Inbound receiving inventory management put away Quality inspection picking packing and shipping and Integration to related warehouse Processes and peripheral solutions
  • Supply chain systems implementations development configuration and support including warehouse management systems (WMS) warehouse control systems (WCS) and material handling equipment (MHE)
  • Planning methods and deep knowledge of various strategies
  • Experience with peripheral systems and equipment such as label printing solutions printers scanners MHE equipment such as conveyors PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers) pick by light solutions
  • Sound knowledge of interface mapping and integration with legacy/3rd party applications that support the warehouse eco-system.
  • Handling and Storage Unit Management

• Experience in facilitating resolution of cross-team integrated topics
• Expertise in identifying root cause through analysis
• Strong understanding of Technology teams and processes
• Understanding of business operations and how they relate to customer support
• Experience and knowledge in integrating SAP with non-SAP systems including internally developed and off-the-shelf software.

Preferred

• Hands-on experience configuring and supporting Manhattan Active Warehouse Management (MAWM)
• Hands-on experience developing MAWM extensions with Manhattans ProActive developer tool
• Hands-on experience deploying MAWM configurations and extensions between environments using Configuration Director toolset
• Hands-on experience or working knowledge of SCI reporting with MAWM
• SAP ECC and S/4 HANA integration knowledge.
• Experience managing individual assignments within large WMS implementations strongly preferred
• Cloud based implementation and strongly preferred

Misc: This is an onsite role at Abbott locations in IL. This is not a remote role/opportunity.

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