Sr Appl Launch Manager

About the role

The Senior Application Launch Manager will lead projects implementing Kenco’s Warehouse Management (WMS) systems from a functional and technical perspective across the company's network of sites. The position involves addressing business needs with systems related to Kenco’s platform, serving the warehousing/logistics industry as we complete the initial implementation at our operational sites.

Responsibilities

• Writes business requirement documentation for configuration, customizations, and integrations.
• Develops documented customizations for the WMS, LMS, or WCS.
• Leads the coordination of all project activities during the life of a project.
• Designs and executes test plans.
• Manages project risks and creates mitigation plans.
• Communicates project expectations to team members and stakeholders.
• Assembles and manages risk, including mitigation planning.
• Defines project success criteria and disseminates them to involved parties.
• Conducts project post-mortems and creates recommendations reports.
• Prepares necessary artifacts for project closure turnover to production support.
• Mentors junior level resources assigned to the project.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, Supply Chain Management, Computer Science, or a related field required.
• Minimum 6-8 years’ experience in project management and implementation launching WMS and/or LMS.
• Proficiency in SQL required.
• Experience integrating WMS systems with ERP systems (SAP for example) required, WCS (Warehouse Control Systems) a plus.
• Ability to create a positive and professional business relationship with internal and external clients as well as third-party service/product providers.
• Knowledge of distribution center/logistics concepts—understand best practices, conversant in warehousing terminology, ability to read and visualize "to be" model based on experience, and able to look beyond current practices.
• Must be creative and strategic in order to make decisions that provide the best possible solution and supports company goals.
• Must be able to utilize problem-solving techniques to identify root cause of failures and solutions to meet customer requirements.
• Must be able to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously without affecting deadline commitments.
• High degree of professional confidence and credibility with the presence and communication skills to represent IT-related concepts effectively with executive-level management.
• Strong business planning and analytical skills, including market intelligence, metrics, financial analysis, and business model development.
• Highly motivated and self-sufficient, requiring little to no guidance completing assigned tasks.

Benefits

• Medical insurance including HSA, HRA, and FSA accounts.
• Supplemental insurance including critical illness, hospital indemnity, accidental injury.
• Dental Insurance.
• Vision Insurance.
• Basic Life and Supplemental Life.
• Short Term and Long Term Disability.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• 401(k).
• Paid Time Off approximately 2 weeks (accrual begins on Day 1 of employment).
• Employer Paid Holidays—10 days.