Blue Yonder TMS Functional Expert

Cynet Systems•Austin, TX

About The Position

We are seeking a highly experienced Blue Yonder TMS Functional Expert with deep EDI expertise to join our team. This role is crucial for the configuration, integration, and support of our Blue Yonder Transportation Management System. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of transportation operations and EDI mapping, with hands-on experience in various EDI transaction sets and connection types.

Requirements

8 to 15 years of experience.
Deep EDI expertise to own the configuration, integration, and support of Blue Yonder Transportation Management System.
Understanding of transportation operations as well as EDI mapping.
Experience with EDI transaction sets used across TMS operations (204, 990, 214, 210, 810, 997).
Experience with VAN, AS2, SFTP, and API connections.
Blue Yonder TMS.
EDI.
SAP.
Order Management.
Planning/Optimization.
Tendering.
Freight Audit & Pay.
EDI 204.
EDI 990.
EDI 214.
EDI 210.
EDI 810.
EDI 997.
EDI 999.
AS2.
SFTP.
API.
ERP.
WMS.

Responsibilities

Act as the SME for Blue Yonder TMS order management, planning/optimization, tendering, execution, and freight audit & pay.
Translate business requirements into configuration: routing guides, rate tables, business rules, carrier setup, and user roles.
Lead functional testing for upgrades, patches, and periodic releases.
Maintain functional design docs, configuration specs, and process flows.
Design and support EDI end-to-end.
Build and maintain EDI transaction sets used across TMS operations.
Own trading partner onboarding spec review, mapping, testing, and go-live for new carriers and customers.
Troubleshoot transaction failures and mapping errors across various connections.
Work with integration teams to resolve issues between TMS, ERP, WMS, and partner systems.
Lead or support SIT, UAT, and Day-in-the-Life (DITL) testing cycles with an EDI-specific lens.
Write test scripts covering standard, edge-case, and exception flows.
Validate mappings, acknowledgments (997/999), and end-to-end reconciliation.
Own defect triage and root-cause analysis through go-live and hypercare.
Provide L2/L3 support for TMS and EDI incidents within SLA.
Monitor transaction queues and error logs to prevent escalations.
Push for automation and standardization to shrink manual exception handling.
Act as the connective expert between business users, IT, and external partners on all things TMS/EDI.