This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others. In 2018, Costco contributed over $39 million to organizations such as United Way and Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the second largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in twelve countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. As proof, Costco consistently ranks in the top five of Forbes “America’s Best Employers”.

Costco is looking for an experienced iSeries Software Developer to support the Manhattan Associates WMi application used to fulfill grocery and fleet orders in Costco Business Centers. This position will be responsible for enhancing, maintaining, and troubleshooting our current 2009 version of the Manhattan WMS, as well as partnering with Systems Analysts and other development teams for software enhancement and configuration, and integration with other systems such as Order Management, Warehouse Execution Systems, etc.

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ROLE

• Enhances the WMi software as necessary to support the prioritized business needs.
• Develops, maintains and ensures coding standards are followed.
• Mentors less experienced team members on WMi programming concepts and tool suite.
• Trains other staff members as needed on WMi functionality.
• Responsible for all unit and integration testing, training, and start-up of all systems or modifications.
• Collaborates with business leaders and users to clarify current operating procedures and functional objectives, as well as drive process and system improvements.
• Identifies opportunities for workflow/process improvements, and interacts with other areas to jointly develop ways to enhance productivity and efficiency.
• Provides WMi application support including application configuration, issue resolution, and testing.
• Ensures all incidents are resolved against SLAs.
• Interfaces with vendors to troubleshoot and resolve software issues.
• Helps ensure consistent WMi system processes across facilities.

• Performs 24x7 on-call support as scheduled or as needed. Travels occasionally for onsite deployments as needed.

REQUIRED

• Experience in iSeries/RPG programming.
• 3 plus years’ experience implementing, configuring and supporting Manhattan’s iSeries-based WMi solution, including:
  • Configuration/Administrator-level knowledge of WMi components, API's, related interfaces and configuration.
  • Experience in developing product extensions and interfaces to ensure proper functionality and integration with other systems.
  • Proven ability to partner with other technical teams to ensure WMi solutions are integrated properly.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Strong conceptual, analytical, problem-solving, troubleshooting and resolution skills.
• Able to work effectively and produce consistent results with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrates a positive attitude, is self-motivated, responsible, conscientious, and detail oriented.
• Ability to effectively mentor less experienced team members on programming and testing techniques.
• Good understanding of corporate IT policies, procedures, and standards.
• Able to support off-hours work as required, including weekends, holidays, and rotational on call.

Recommended

• Detailed knowledge of Warehouse Management/Fulfillment concepts and system solutions.
• Strong work ethic, demonstrated attention to detail and excellent time management skills.
• Experience with Distribution technologies like Mobile, RF, label printers, and Material Handling Equipment.
• Appropriate certification or equivalent experience.

Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• Resume

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Pay Scale:

Level 2: $105,000 - $135,000

Level 3: $125,000 - $160,000

Level 4: $150,000 - $180,000

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits — medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, commuter benefits, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan, SmartDollar financial wellness program, to eligible employees.

Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to IT-Recruiting@costco.com

If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. In some cases, applicants and employees for selected positions will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B