S&S Truck Parts is a 70-year-old company which sells class 6, 7, and 8 truck parts through a network of strategic distributors. S&S Truck Parts is owned by Investcorp, a private equity growth firm, and is run by the family which started the business; with the focus on continuing the unprecedented growth achieved over the past 6 years.
Many will have the requisite skills, education and experience for this job, but only a select few will possess the less obvious intangible qualities needed to do it well. Amongst the distinguishing characteristics the successful candidate will likely have are a confident demeanor, “can do” attitude, unrelenting drive, an innate ability to drive results and, most importantly, be a team player.
This position is responsible for the design, development, unit testing, deployment, and production support of warehouse management systems (WMS) and transportation management systems (TMS) including application feature/function, interfaces with other systems, handheld and vehicle-mount systems, and reports. As a senior member of the IT organization, this position is also responsible for training and mentoring other developers and power users, supporting enterprise architecture activities, contributing to the development of best-practice materials, and helping to improve software development processes, tools, and techniques. Interaction with business leaders and end users is required, especially in the areas of requirements gathering, project estimations, solution design, solution delivery, and production support.
Essential Functions/Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and support warehouse, transportation, maintenance, and label printing systems to meet defined business needs
- Configure, deploy, and support paper and label printing systems across the operations department
- Design, configure, test, deploy, and support handheld and vehicle mount scanning and data entry solutions
- Lead requirements gathering, design, and project planning activities
- Work with users at all levels to analyze business requests and translate into solutions
- Provide production support for all warehouse and transportation systems, interfaces, printing solutions, and related database systems, including root-cause analysis, defect resolution, and documentation through support tickets
- Administer warehouse and transportation systems including user accounts and access levels, report schedules, production deployments, replication tools, batch interfaces, and database systems
- Keep all warehouse and transportation systems highly available, including after-hours support to resolve production issues
- Manage the capacity and performance of all warehouse and transportation systems
- Manage maintenance and enhancement requests with software vendors
- Attend work regularly as scheduled
- Support and exhibit established company values
- Other duties as directed by management
Success Factors/Key Metrics:
- Proven analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong customer service, teaching, and mentoring skills
- Demonstrable leadership and influencing skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a projects-based team environment
- Proficient in multi-tasking and managing multiple projects
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Flexible and can adapt to change
- Understanding of fundamental project management techniques and processes
Job Skills and Qualifications/Knowledge and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar field or equivalent work experience
- 5 years of experience architecting, developing, and supporting warehouse and transportation systems in a mid-size or larger company
- 5 years of experience developing and supporting label printing solutions
- 5 years of experience developing and supporting handheld and vehicle mount scanning and data entry solutions
- 3 years of experience integrating WMS systems with ERP systems and supporting extended business processes in the areas of sales order management, work order management, purchase order management, inventory transfers, and returned merchandise authorizations (RMAs)
- 3 years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server, programming SQL statements, and creating reports
- Proficient with ERP, WMS, and TMS data models strongly preferred
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications and Visio
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
