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Senior Application Engineer - Logistics & Distribution
£43,000 to £53,000 pro-rata plus great benefits (Work Level 5)
8-month secondment/FTC
Manchester city centre (hybrid working)

Please Note: Due to the Christmas period, screening and interviews for this role will take place in January 2024

We're open to applications from candidates who may require flexible working arrangements. There'll be an opportunity to discuss your flexible working requirements during the interview process, and at offer stage.

We're looking for a Senior Application Engineer to join us on an 8-month fixed-term contract in Manchester to provide technology-related support and guidance to our Logistics colleagues; making sure that the systems in place are fit for purpose. In this role you'll work in a hybrid way - splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).

As a Senior Application Engineer at Co-op, we'll look to you to design and deliver a range of solutions, from software to infrastructure, as well as providing day-to-day technical support to both internal and external partners. If you can bring us the experience in logistics and distribution technologies that we're looking for, we can offer you chance to make a big impact on the way we do business.

What you'll do

• Provide application design, build, and implementation support related to our logistics and distribution technologies (e.g. Manhattan)
• Monitor and manage the day-to-day service delivery on a 24/7 rotation
• Facilitate and lead workshops to identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Work closely alongside senior leaders across Co-op
• Co-ordinate and lead small teams to deliver project activities within overall business change projects

This role would suit people who have

• Experience of warehouse & transport management systems development (e.g. Manhattan, TES, Paragon) within a logistics and distribution environment
• Experience working in technology; running change and operations for multiple, business critical applications and services
• Good communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to translate technical language for a non-technical audience
• The ability to coach, support, and mentor colleagues; supporting them in their development

Why Co-op?

If you've got the skills and experience we're looking for, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You'll also get:

• Private healthcare
• 28 days holiday pro-rata (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• YuLife - an app that rewards you for exercising with discounts and vouchers for your favourite brands

Building an inclusive work environment

At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

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