Junior Functional Consultant - Cognizant

Job summary We are seeking an experienced Blue Yonder TMS Functional Consultant to support transportation management implementation enhancement configuration and production operations The consultant will work closely with business stakeholders transportation logistics teams technical teams and offshore delivery teams to translate business requirements into scalable Blue Yonder TMS solutions Responsibilities Blue Yonder TMS covers transportation planning optimization load building execution carrier management visibility procurement and freight settlement Key Responsibilities • Lead functional analysis configuration implementation and enhancement of Blue Yonder Transportation Management solutions • Gather requirements from transportation logistics supply chain and business stakeholders and translate them into functional specifications • Configure and support transportation planning optimization shipment execution tendering routing carrier management and freight settlement • Work on transportation modeling rates lanes calendars equipment locations carriers and routing guides • Support load planning consolidation multi stop multileg shipments and transportation optimization • Configure and troubleshoot auto tendering carrier selection shipment lifecycle and exception management processes • Work with integration teams on interfaces between Blue Yonder TMS and ERP WMS OMS carrier and external logistics systems • Participate in functional testing SIT UAT defect resolution production deployment and postproduction support • Analyze transportation processes and recommend improvements to cost service levels utilization and operational efficiency • Create functional specifications process flows configuration documents test scenarios and user documentation • Collaborate with technical teams on APIs integrations data mapping and external system connectivity • Provide Tier2Tier3 functional support and perform root cause analysis for production issues • Coordinate with offshore global development teams and manage deliverables across multiple workstreams • Participate in Blue Yonder upgrades releases and evaluate impacts of new TMS functionality • Support business users and provide training on new functionality and process changes Required Skills • Blue Yonder TMS Transportation Manager • Strong functional configuration experience • Transportation planning and execution • Transportation optimization • Load building and consolidation • Carrier management and tendering • Routing guides and rate management • Freight settlement audit • Shipment lifecycle management • Transportation modeling • Exception management • Functional requirements documentation • SIT UAT production support • ERPWMSTMS integration experience • Strong SQL data analysis skills preferred • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills • Blue Yonders current TMS capabilities include transportation modeling procurement optimization planning load building transportation management and network connectivity Preferred Experience • Blue Yonder TMS implementation or upgrade experience • Experience with JDA Transportation Management legacy JDA TMS • Experience in retail CPG manufacturing semiconductor logistics or distribution • Experience integrating TMS with SAP Oracle WMS or OMS • Experience with cloud based Blue Yonder implementations • Experience supporting largescale transportation networks • Knowledge of multimodal transportation TL LTL parcel rail and ocean • Experience with Agile Scrum methodology Candidate Must Have • Hands on Blue Yonder TMS functional experience • Strong transportation logistics domain knowledge • Configuration and implementation experience • Excellent requirements gathering skills • Strong communication and stakeholder management • Willingness to work 5 days onsite