Warehouse Management and Inventory Management Specialist

Job Title: Warehouse Management and Inventory Management Specialist
Location: Remote
Duration: 6 Months

Salary Range: $60.00 - $62.00/Hour on W2 (Without Benefits).
Applicants must be willing to work on W2.

Clearance : Able to obtain Postal clearance.

Job Description:

• Deep understanding of Vehicle Maintenance Systems, Fleet Management workflows, and related business processes.
• Knowledge of Inventory Management Systems, including parts management, work orders, cost tracking, and supplier interfaces.
• Experience translating fleet operations requirements into well-defined technical stories and acceptance criteria.
• Ability to analyze upstream/downstream impacts across ~30 integrated USPS applications and external systems (AssetWorks SAAS).

Technical & Analytical Skills:

• Strong SQL skills for validating data, building test scenarios, and supporting defect analysis.
• Familiarity with Apache Kafka-understanding of message flows, schemas, and how data moves between systems.
• Experience validating API behavior, request/response structures, and integration rules.
• Ability to decompose complex processes into clear business logic, workflows, and testable requirements.
• Working knowledge of Oracle databases, including how to trace data transformations and troubleshoot issues with developers.
• Ability to interpret logs, understand data mappings, and work with developers/architects to shape technical solutions.

Delivery & Process Skills:

• Strong background in Agile/Scrum environments, including backlog refinement, writing stories, creating test cases, and participating in sprint ceremonies.
• Hands-on experience with project/work management tools, preferably VersionOne.
• Understanding of IT Service Management (ITSM)-incident, problem, change management (ServiceNow preferred).
• Ability to manage UAT and CAT testing sessions, including scenario development, user coordination, and tracking defects.
• Experience creating process documentation, user guides, SOPs, and support workflows.

Cross-Team Facilitation:

• Strong facilitation skills to lead discussions across multiple groups-business, developers, QA, vendors, and architects.
• Ability to serve as the liaison between business and technical teams, ensuring clarity of requirements and consistent communication.
• Skilled in running working sessions, gathering requirements, conducting impact assessments, and helping teams reach alignment.
• Comfortable escalating blockers and driving issues to closure across vendors and internal USPS teams.

Soft Skills:

• Clear and concise communication, including the ability to break down complex topics for non-technical audiences.
• Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, priorities, and timelines.
• Detail-oriented, especially in documenting requirements, analyzing defects, and validating system behavior.
• Proactive problem-solver, able to trace issues across interacting systems and propose logical paths to resolution.
• Collaborative and team-oriented, comfortable working with large enterprise teams and cross-functional stakeholders.

Additional Skills/Experience:

• Minimum of 13 years' relevant experience.
• A degree from an accredited College/University in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline is preferred.
• Able to perform all functional duties independently on high-visibility programs, or mission critical aspects of a given program.
• Able to oversee the efforts of direct reporting resources and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job.
• Experience training/mentoring less experienced personnel.
• Able to obtain Postal clearance.
• Excellent communication skills.

Hours of support:

• The standard work week for contract staff will be 5 days a week and 8 hours per day preferable Monday through Friday.
• Contract staff may be required to travel to support business efforts.