Blue Yonder TMS Specialist || Onsite in Austin, TX (Relocation will work)
DMS Vision•Austin, TX
•Onsite
About The Position
The Blue Yonder TMS Configuration Specialist configures, maintains, and optimizes Blue Yonder Transportation Management SaaS for inbound, outbound, and intercompany logistics processes. The role translates business and operational requirements into system configurations aligned with transportation planning, execution, settlement, and compliance needs across global supply chains. The specialist supports integrations and data management, configuration testing, deployment and cutover activities, and post-go-live stabilization. The role also analyzes transportation performance and recommends configuration changes to improve cost, service, and compliance while following governance, documentation, and change-control processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, or a related field.
- Strong hands-on experience configuring Blue Yonder TMS foundation components and business rules.
- Deep understanding of shipment planning and optimization.
- Deep understanding of carrier tendering and execution workflows.
- Deep understanding of freight costing, rating, and settlement.
- Experience with multimodal transportation, including road, air, ocean, and courier.
- Strong understanding of transportation and logistics business processes.
- Experience with SaaS configuration frameworks without custom code.
- Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools for requirements, defect, and change tracking.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of cross-functional delivery teams.
- Excellent communication skills with business, IT, and external partners.
- Structured, detail-oriented, and disciplined approach to documentation.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting global or high-volume transportation networks.
- Semiconductor, high-tech manufacturing, or complex supply-chain domain experience.
- Exposure to Agile or SAFe delivery models.
- Experience with carrier onboarding and transportation compliance processes.
Responsibilities
- Configure Blue Yonder TMS SaaS modules for transportation planning, execution, freight settlement, and visibility.
- Configure master data, including locations, networks, lanes, calendars, carriers, service levels, modes, and equipment profiles.
- Configure transportation policies, constraints, and optimization parameters to meet business rules.
- Translate business requirements into configurations for inbound, outbound, intercompany, and transfer logistics.
- Support shipment lifecycle processes, including tendering, status updates, appointment scheduling, and exceptions.
- Configure workflows, alerts, event management, and user roles and permissions.
- Support data mapping, configuration testing, and resolution of integration-related issues.
- Support unit testing, system integration testing, user acceptance testing, and regression testing from a configuration perspective.
- Resolve configuration defects and make adjustments based on test outcomes.
- Support cutover activities, production readiness, and post-go-live stabilization.
- Analyze transportation performance and recommend configuration changes to improve cost, service, and compliance.
- Support enhancements, new carrier onboarding, and evolving business requirements.
- Ensure configuration changes follow governance, documentation, and change-control processes.
