Staff Engineer - Supply Chain Technology

Genuine Parts Company•Jacksonville, FL

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Genuine Parts Company (GPC), a leading global service provider of automotive and industrial replacement parts, is seeking a Staff Engineer for its Supply Chain Technology team. This role will focus on building the next generation Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Transport Management Systems (TMS) for GPC's extensive operations. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technologist and engineering leader with a deep understanding of modern cloud technology stacks, agile delivery, and a proven track record of modernizing technologies. This position requires knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and techniques for solving business problems, along with strong collaboration, communication, and presentation skills. The role involves close alignment with business, application development, cloud platform, infrastructure, and security teams.

Requirements

Degree in Computer Science or Engineering fields, or equivalent experience
Minimum 8 years’ (12 + preferred) experience in software engineering & technology, specifically in Warehouse management applications
Experience in implementing WMS/TMS Apps(Ex: Manhattan – MASC (preferred), JDA, Oracle)
Excellent oral and written communication
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Comfortable with ambiguity and time spent outside of comfort zone acquiring new skills
Technically creative and open-minded
Experience in enterprise level software development experience (non-academic) with demonstrable experience in Java, REST, SOAP, Spring Cloud, Spring Boot, Microservices, Kafka, NoSQL, Containerization and Security
Experience in building and operating applications running on Public cloud environments (GCP) including DevSecOps practices
Knowledge of AI tools and techniques to solve business problems
Must possess experience running high throughput low latency end user-facing microservices

Nice To Haves

Manhattan Active platform (MASC) experience preferred

Responsibilities

Lead the development and build out of various functions of Warehouse Management and Transport Management Applications on Manhattan Active platform (MASC)
Lead technical implementation the Manhattan Active Warehouse Management and Transport Management systems
Reviews business context for solutions to company challenges as well as defining the vision and requirements for the solution, recommending potential options, selecting the most optimal option, and the development of a roadmap for the selected solution.
Initiate both group and one-on-one meetings with senior management in order to gain a clear understanding of business drivers, functional requirements and solutions
Collaborate with external consultants, vendors and partners in building architecture roadmaps and solutions
Lead design and architecture discussions for IT platforms engaging with other staff engineers, engineering teams across different business units to ensure secure and scalable solutions
Use AI tools and technology with ‘AI first’ mindset to solve business problems
Directs the identification and recommendation of appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements, or decommissioning options incorporating business and technology productivity, usability, and total cost of ownership
Communicates the architecture to the stakeholders and collaborates and coordinates with existing domain architects in the formalization and adoption of IT standards and procedures
Lead architecture, design and code reviews with engineering teams
Provides oversight on delivery to ensure industry best practices, standards, automation, quality, timeliness, operational readiness, continuous improvement and cost-effective solutions
Provide technical leadership and guidance to lead engineers and the technical team within a WMS domain
Should be able to participate on support calls as needed and ensure production issues are resolved in a timely manner
Travel as necessary to distribution center locations to support go-live initiatives.
Other duties as assigned.