Director, IT - WMS (SAP and Blue Yonder)

Company Description

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Job Description

The IT leader of Warehouse Management System (WMS) leads the execution of WMS strategy (implementation of strategic integrated WMS), continuous improvement of WMS platforms, and support of WMS across the organization’s distribution network.

This role is responsible for ensuring that the WMS ecosystem is optimized for operational efficiency, real-time visibility, inventory accuracy, and business scalability.

In addition, the Leader will spearhead the integration and operationalization of WMS related Agentic AI solutions to enable autonomous decision-making, improve workflow automation, and enhance system responsiveness across warehouse operations.

Key Responsibilities:

WMS Strategy & Leadership:

• Develop and own the WMS roadmap aligned with enterprise supply chain goals and in line with organization’s Supply Chain IT strategy.
• Collaborate with the business and lead implementation of SAP WMS and Blue Yonder WMS system solutions including upgrades, its integrations with ERP, TMS, and others, and optimize the configurations.
• Evaluate and deploy best-in-class technologies including emerging technologies like agentic AI to transform overall warehouse capabilities, streamline business processes, productivity and reduce error rates.

Business collaboration & transformation:

• Collaborate with Distribution and Warehouse Management team and other key stakeholders including IT to transform business processes in line with industry leading practices using industry leading WMS from SAP and Blue Yonder.
• Work with Distribution and Warehouse Management teams to ensure business realizes and maximizes the value from deployment of WMS solutions.
• Work with business on prioritization of the initiatives and continuous improvements requests factoring in broader Supply Chain and IT objectives and strategies.
• Own WMS related projects and deliver projects and continuous improvement requests in agreed upon time and budget.

Agentic AI Integration:

• Lead the adoption of WMS related Agentic AI capabilities to empower systems with autonomous decision-making, adaptive learning, and intelligent optimization.
• Use Agentic AI to automate routine tasks such as labor allocation, picking path optimization, demand-based replenishment, and exception handling.
• Integrate AI agents to interact with WMS, robotics, and IoT devices for dynamic workload balancing and proactive issue resolution.
• Partner with IT and data science teams to train and monitor AI agents and ensure alignment with operational KPIs and compliance standards.

Implementation & Optimization:

• Lead and manage end-to-end implementation and scaling of WMS across multiple sites. Deliver these transformation initiatives in agreed upon time and budget.
• Use data-driven insights to optimize warehouse layout, labor planning, and inventory accuracy.
• Ensure seamless synchronization and integration of WMS with upstream and downstream systems.
• Own continuous improvement of WMS solution.

Team & Vendor Management:

• Lead and mentor WMS analysts, solution architects, and operational technology staff.
• Oversee vendor performance and contract negotiations for WMS platforms, AI tools, and automation partners.

Change Management & Training:

• Drive organizational readiness through structured change management and user adoption strategies.
• Develop training programs to upskill staff in WMS functionality and AI-enabled tools.

Compliance & Governance:

• Ensure WMS and AI systems adhere to regulatory requirements, IT security protocols, and data privacy standards.
• Continuously monitor and audit system performance, data integrity, and uptime.

Qualifications

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