About the position:
Do you want to be part of a company leading the Category & Space Management industry to store-specific planogramming?
Cantactix Solutions Inc. is the industry expert in using JDA Category & Space Management software to improve the operations of retailers and their suppliers. We are 3-time winners of the Blue Yonder Partner Leadership Award and work with many leading Retailers and Consumer Packaged Goods companies. Our sustained growth has provided the opportunity to expand our team and seek driven, forward-thinking, and creative individuals. If you believe the planogram is a strategic element of the consumer end of the supply chain, take your professional experience to the next level and join us as a Category Management Technical Consultant.
In this role, you will:
- • Work on project teams with Cantactix, which leverage internal technical and category management expertise to deliver results.
- • Partner with our clients to determine the best way to technically optimize their current or new implementations of their space management processes.
- • Provide Technical expertise in Design, Development, Unit Testing, and Implementation.
- • Utilize the JDA Category Management suite of products (Space Planning, Floor Planning, Planogram Generator, Category Knowledge Base, and Assortment Optimization).
- • Interface with customers and user share groups to gather application requirements, present technical aspects of the app, and understand problems with the app.
- • Work effectively in collaboration with other employees inside and outside the department with whom tasks must be completed.
- • Under low to moderate direction, prepare specifications, designs, test descriptions, and work breakdowns and estimates.
- • Facilitate technical requirement workshops geared toward understanding the client’s needs and provide a tangible blueprint for success.
- • Apply existing & emerging technologies to deliver innovative solutions.
- • Work virtually from anywhere in North America.
Desired skills and experience:
- • An undergraduate degree, diploma or better in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Science, or equivalent discipline or equivalent level of industry-related experience
- • SQL Server Development
- • Experience in software development using .NET technologies (C#, ASP .NET)
- • LINQ
- • PowerShell
- • Unit and functional testing as an ingrained part of your workflow
- • A demonstrated ability and interest in picking up new technologies
- • A love of learning and working in a dynamic and fast paced environment
Things that aren’t required but would raise you above the rest:
- • Experience in Category management or Retail systems
- • Web application development experience (WPF)
- • Work with WEB/REST/SASS Services
- • SQL Server and Oracle experience
- • A demonstrated ability and interest in picking up new technologies
You will have the opportunity to work as part of a dynamic team of Category Management leaders and develop into a world-leading expert in using JDA Category Management Software to solve retail problems. In this role, you will have the privilege of leading projects that will further the company’s growth and influence its strategic direction.
You have a Business or IT degree and 3-5 years of technical experience with proven ability in delivery services or equivalent experience. Knowledge of applications architecture, solution design, and integration principles with a detailed understanding of applicable planogram methodology is a must. You must have the desire and ability to understand new technology environments, concepts, and architectures quickly. You are detail-oriented and have a proven track record of managing projects. You can interact with and influence managers at all seniority levels. You are committed to customer service and continuous learning.