WMS Application Lead - Remote

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Summary

Responsible for one or more applications/modules and provides technical leadership in improving, enhancing, developing and supporting/maintaining said applications/modules within Ryder's IT Architecture.

Provides guidance to the IT support teams as well as providing support to projects and teams requiring the configuration and modification to the core applications/modules and integration of technology solutions. Participate in architecture design, performance monitoring, module evaluation, and buy versus build decisions. Responsible for end-to-end administration tasks that span the platform and includes various activities such as analysis and design, troubleshooting, development and testing, implementation of monitoring solutions, documentation, and support of managed packaged upgrades, communicating maintenance windows and outages. Supervise and communicate development, project status, dependencies, and risks and mitigation strategies to the project team, business stakeholders and leadership. Provides technical expertise to the business.

Critical functions include operational and technical roadmaps, defining metrics and reporting.

Participates and contributes to process improvement initiatives by proposing and/or undertaking system configuration changes that support the overall improvement initiative. Helps end users understand system processes and usage rules, as well as, enforcing those processes and rules. Proficient in the understanding of the systems' back-end processes and underlying data, such that he/she can provide insight during improvement initiatives, as well as effective troubleshooting when problems arise.

Essential Functions

• Configures the system to support Business and IT needs, user requests, process changes, and improvement initiatives. Create a close working relationship with Business partners to identify pain points and provide better services.
• Evaluate and recommend new solutions and maintains knowledge of emerging technologies within their technology discipline while perform in-depth analysis in current state setup, workflows and capabilities with the goal of enhancing the usage of the Platform.
• Execute weekly and monthly platform maintenance activities including weekly systems activity progressions, Close-outs, software upgrades and maintenance improvements to ensure the platform is running at top performance. Communicates system changes, process updates, maintenance windows, and outages to impacted end users.
• Supports large project initiatives in the role of the system’s Subject Matter Expert. Proposes solutions related to the supported system, as well as, identifies risks related to proposed system changes. Key participation in planning and requirements workshops, design reviews and other meetings where Product Owners and Subject Matter Experts may discuss the platform. Work closely with Solution Architects and Team leads to layout pros and cons of various solutions. Communicate status updates to stakeholders.
• Provide application design recommendations that align with long and short-term IT and business strategies and provide expertise for the integration of applications across the business.
• Manages end user requests (e.g. system access requests, reports, research requests, job scheduling, etc.) and provides data analysis and queries to support IT and other business initiatives.

Additional Responsibilities

• May be asked to support one or multiple projects or project functions, as bandwidth allows.
• Research and track emerging technology to develop business solutions and applications.
• Mentors others on the technical, functional, and process knowledge and skills needed to achieve results at the optimum level of performance.
• Provide advanced knowledge, skills, and experience within technology discipline.
• Ability to worked on Agile Scrum or Kanban methodology.
• Provides guidance and enforces system processes and usage rules.
• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to communicate and persuade management at all levels.
• Develop and administer enterprise-wide onboarding training, recurring refresher training.
• Drive the adoption of the platform best practices and development standards for technical and project teams to follow.
• Complete IT Audits for User/License assessments.
• Engages in online, classroom, and/or self-training to continue developing system expertise.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to analyze and solve problems
• Ability to read and/or listen and understand information and ideas communicated
• Develops and delivers effective presentations: Present information and ideas to others clearly and understandably
• Ability to effectively facilitate meetings, work sessions, and training
• Aptitude to learn a new business and systems
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to create and maintain professional relationships within all levels of the organization (peers, work groups, customers, supervisors)
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
• Flexibility to operate and self-driven to excel in a fast-paced environment
• Capable of multi-tasking, highly organized, with excellent time management skills
• Detailed oriented with excellent follow-up practices
• Technically savvy with ability to quickly learn new systems and effectively assume administrator responsibilities
• Forging strong relationships with both the clients and project teams that will contribute to your growth and development
• SQL scripting or similar scripting capabilities (fundamental skills at minimum) intermediate preferred
• Strong background in IT Security, specifically IT Risk, Vulnerability Management and system best practices advanced required
• System analysis capabilities (including data analysis) and process improvement capabilities (business and/or technical) advanced required
• Ryder business knowledge / practices / processes beginner preferred

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Informatics or Engineering, other majors to be considered on an individual basis
• Seven (7) years or more Experience working in an IT environment and having been exposed to various IT-related responsibilities and terminology required
• Five (5) years or more System administration of a PPM platform, such as Planview, ServiceNow, enterprise software package, such as an HR system, Financial System, ERP System, Project Management Systems, Incident Management System, etc. required
• Five (5) years or more Experience in process improvement – whether in a business or technical environment required
• SQL scripting or similar scripting capabilities (fundamental skills at minimum) intermediate preferred
• Strong background in IT Security, specifically IT Risk, Vulnerability Management and system best practices advanced required
• System analysis capabilities (including data analysis) and process improvement capabilities (business and/or technical) advanced required
• Ryder business knowledge / practices / processes beginner preferred
• Other System administrator certification(s) from commercially recognized product(s)

Travel: 1-10%

DOT Regulated: None

Applicants from California, Colorado, New Jersey, New York City, and Washington:

Salary is determined based on internal equity; internal salary ranges; market

data/ranges; applicant’s skills; prior relevant experience; certain degrees or

certifications, etc.

The salary for this position ranges from $110,000.00 to $130,000.00. Employees may also be eligible to receive an annual bonus, as applicable.

Ryder offers comprehensive health and welfare benefits, to include medical,

prescription, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance options, as well as

paid time off for vacation, illness, bereavement, family and parental leave, and a tax advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan.

Job Category: Systems Administration

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Salary : $110,000 - $130,000