Senior WMS / AS400 Business Systems Analyst

Compensation & Location

Location: Torrance, CA (onsite 4 days/week)

Pay Range: $63.00 – $70.00 per hour (based on experience, geographic region, and internal equity)

Schedule: Full-time, long-term multi-year contract opportunity

Travel: Up to 25%

Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, 401k, Continuing and on-demand education

📍 Must be willing to work onsite in Torrance, CA 4 days/week

✅ Sponsorship is available for this role

‼️ ONLY W2 – NO CORP to CORP – NO 3rd Parties

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior WMS / AS400 Business Systems Analyst to serve as the Warehouse Management System subject-matter expert supporting parts distribution operations for a leading global automotive brand.

This role will support a combination of production support, system enhancements, and large-scale projects within the Parts Applications environment. The position is highly technical and functional, with responsibility spanning business analysis, requirements gathering, functional design, development, testing, implementation, architectural solutioning, and post-production support.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience with WMS PkMS, AS400 technologies, RPG IV programming, warehouse operations, and supply chain processes, along with the ability to work directly with business users, technical teams, and project leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the WMS systems SME and provide technical guidance and support to Parts Center WMS users and stakeholders

• Support production issues, system enhancements, and larger application projects

• Analyze and document business requirements and manage work items from initiation through completion

• Gather requirements, perform detailed analysis, and develop functional designs

• Create and execute unit, integration, system, and user acceptance testing plans

• Coordinate system implementations and provide post-implementation warranty support

• Define architectural solutions that meet application and business requirements

• Provide project and workstream status updates to the Project Manager or Team Lead

• Perform analysis and design activities representing approximately 30–40% of the role

• Perform development activities, including coding, unit testing, integration testing, system testing, UAT, implementation, and warranty support, representing approximately 30–40% of the role

• Perform architectural solutioning representing approximately 20–40% of the role

• Administer the Aldon Change Management tool

• Ensure WMS processes and systems comply with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements

• Coordinate technical support for AS400 communication protocols and connected warehouse technologies, including handheld scanners, voice systems, and Zebra printers

What You’ll Be Working On

• Warehouse Management System production support, enhancements, and projects

• Parts Center warehouse and distribution operations

• PkMS v2003

• AS400 applications and technologies

• RPG IV programming

• AS400 file and database configuration

• Warehouse handheld scanners, voice systems, and Zebra printers

• Functional and technical requirements

• Application architecture and solution design

• Unit, integration, system, and user acceptance testing

• System implementations and warranty support

• Supply chain and order fulfillment processes

• Inventory management and distribution center operations

• SOX-controlled systems and processes

Desired Skills & Experience

• Functional expertise with WMS PkMS v2003

• 10+ years of technical experience with AS400 technologies, including RPG IV programming, CLI programming, and AS400 file/database configuration

• Ability to understand AS400 journals

• Experience with Aldon, DBU, and/or Python

• Good understanding of MQ and FTP integrations

• Solid understanding of warehouse operational functions related to retail ordering and order fulfillment, preferably within the automotive service parts industry

• Experience with supply chain processes, including inventory management, order processing, and distribution center operations

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills

• Basic understanding of Transportation Management Systems (TMS), Yard Management Systems (YMS), and Labor Management functions is an advantage

• Advanced ability to create clear and comprehensive business requirements

• Advanced ability to create functional design and technical documentation

• Advanced ability to create effective test plans and test scripts

Working Conditions

• Full-time, onsite 4 days/week in Torrance, CA

• Travel up to 25%

• No regularly scheduled overtime