BJ's Wholesale Club

Technical Program Manager – Automation & Robotics

BJ's Wholesale Club

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Illinois • Massachusetts • United States

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Salary

💰 $115,000 - $146,000 per year

About the role

  • Reporting into the Director, Robotics and Automation, the Technical Program Manager will increase BJ's supply chain capacity, in a growth environment, by managing the introduction of automation, robotics and systems into the BJ’s warehouse environment.
  • Driving down overall supply chain cost by increasing efficiency through robotics, automation, and system integration.
  • Working with the Director, execute the robotics and automation business plan.
  • Adapting that plan as people, market technology and company objectives evolve across BJ’s warehouses.
  • Proven industry experience automating warehouse processes, systems and increasing labor capacity through robotics.
  • Increase labor productivity and space utilization by implementing robotics and automation solutions across the warehouse footprint.
  • Direct experience implementing robotics and automation for common warehouse operational tasks including pallet sortation, pallet load/unload, automated guided vehicles and custom pallet build for in-store and B2B receipt.
  • Experience training TM’s on these technologies.
  • Analyze order picking and packing technologies to develop a more responsive operation that increases accuracy and throughput.
  • Maximize investments in WMS and TMS and investigate technology bolt-on options to further enable the supply chain to meet growing demand with greater efficiency.
  • Experience implementing warehouse control and execution systems.
  • In Omni operations, work with cross functional teams to lower order fulfillment cost.
  • Optimize in-club picking/packing processes for labor efficiency.
  • Analyze micro-fulfillment as a method to increase speed, agility, and responsiveness while decreasing cost in the context of dynamically changing eCommerce demand.
  • Integrate B2B sales systems and in-club processes, including new types of facilities to optimize order flows, in-club staging and labor utilization.
  • Develop and train others in the operation of all types of automated manufacturing equipment and processes, generate detailed work instructions.
  • Define, oversee, and commission the implementation of newly developed automation systems.
  • Manage, schedule, and budget assigned projects.
  • Improve efficiency for current work and systems.
  • Lead and work cross-functionally with Learning & Development(L&D) and facility engineers to develop and deliver robotics training for deployment, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
  • Partner with L&D to develop and deploy Team Member training.
  • Provide technical guidance in making design choices for BJ’s for warehouse deployment.
  • Drive continuous improvement, adaptation, and growth.
  • Expert in technical project planning, engineering implementation and delivery – including concept design and architecture reviews.
  • Develop and connect technical plans to measurable outcomes through understanding of business and innovation goals.
  • Manage risks related to people, process, and technology.

Requirements

  • 5+ years’ work experience in warehouse or manufacturing environment, working directly with emerging technologies, specifically Robotics.
  • Experience supporting the build-out and running of transformation pipeline.
  • Experience developing automation solutions for warehouse applications.
  • Experience using OEE metrics to monitor and improve automation equipment.
  • Experience defining automation equipment/process path specific KPIs and dashboards for both Operations and Support teams.
  • Minimum bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, relevant engineering degree or mathematics. MBA preferred.
  • Experience with Warehouse and Transportation Management Systems as well as Warehouse Control and Execution systems.
  • Generally comfortable with IT systems, strong knowledge of complete Microsoft Office suite.
  • Ability to understand and develop constructive partnerships with functional business partners on a day-to-day basis and ability to negotiate with business partners at all levels of the organization.
  • Clear and effective communication, attention to detail, ability to process information with high levels of accuracy.
  • Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including supervising cross-functional teams, training team members, strong presentation skills, and the ability to track pilot tests and communicate results.
  • Strategic business judgement to understand drivers of performance.
  • Data driven and objective lens to view operational performance.
  • Ability to build constructive relationships with senior leaders in Operations as well as SMEs in the home office and field.
  • Ability to manage high volume of work, multiple tasks, meet project timelines.
Benefits
  • Weekly Pay: Get paid every week so that you can manage your money on your terms.
  • Free BJ’s Memberships: Enjoy a complimentary The Club Card Membership, plus a free Supplemental Membership for someone in your household.*
  • Generous Paid Time Off: Take the time you need with vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave.*
  • Flexible and Affordable Health Benefits: Choose from three medical plans, and access optional dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), and flexible spending account options to fit your lifestyle.*
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: Build your financial future with a company match (available to team members 18 and older).*
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Accumulate funds through after-tax payroll deductions that can be used to purchase shares of BJ’s common stock at a 15% discount.*
  • *Eligibility requirements vary by position.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
roboticsautomationwarehouse management systemstransportation management systemswarehouse control systemsOEE metricsKPI developmentproject managementengineering implementationdata analysis
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationattention to detailnegotiationrelationship buildingstrategic judgementtrainingcross-functional collaborationproblem-solvingtime management
Certifications
bachelor's degree in mechanical engineeringrelevant engineering degreemathematics degreeMBA