Title:  Consultant

Descartes Unites the People and Technology that Move the World
The need for efficient, secure, and agile supply chains and logistics operations has become ever more critical and complex.  By combining innovative technology, powerful trade intelligence and the reach of our network, Descartes helps get goods, information, transportation assets, and people where they’re needed, when they’re needed. 

We’re one of the most broadly deployed logistics and supply chain technology companies in the world. More than 26,000 customers around the globe use our cloud-based solutions to transform the way they move inventory and information to enhance productivity, better serve customers, thrive competitively, keep pace with evolving regulations, and respond to rapidly changing market conditions. Descartes is publicly traded (Nasdaq:DSGX, TSX:DSG) with headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and offices and partners around the world. With record financial performance for more than 16 years, we lead the industry in innovation investment. Every day, logistics service providers, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and other logistics-intensive businesses of all sizes rely on our scale, stability, and comprehensive solution footprint to move what’s most important to them. Learn more at www.descartes.com. 
 
We’re growing fast and invite you to join our amazing team. 

In your function as Senior Technical Consultant, you will be responsible for the analysis, design, and configuration of our Descartes product suite for Customs, Transportation Management, and Routing solutions. You will work as part of international project teams and be part of the EMEA Professional Services organisation of Descartes.  

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Analyse the process of our clients to determine the optimal fit for our solutions. 

• Define solution scope, design and configure the Descartes solutions based on customer requirements and the Descartes’ product suite. 

• Define, document, run, and support User Acceptance tests, based on previously set solution design. 

• Support our sales and pre-sales teams in setting customer specific demonstrations to demonstrate the value that the Descartes products deliver.  

• Support our product management teams in setting new product requirements and ensure that customer-specific product enhancements are on the product enhancement roadmap.  

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Minimum 3 years of relevant education from college/university or 5 years of relevant experience.      

• Excellent communication and consultancy skills both verbal and in writing in English and Swedish. 

• Strong knowledge of SQL querying, at least 3 years. 

• Knowledge of file formats such as Flat files, XML, ASCII, EDIFACT, and Web services 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures of Logistics and Transportation Industry and Customs. 

• Experience in documentation and presenting progress reports to customers. 

• Experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.  

• Preference will be given to candidates who have relevant operational experience.  

• Preference will be given to candidates who have experience with international logistic operations and in-depth knowledge of customs processes and legislation. 

TRAVEL REQUIREMENT 

This position may require occasional travel. Mainly Europe. 

LOCATION 

This role will be based in Malmö – Sweden but flexible.  

Join Us 
As we scale, we’re looking for new doers, collaborators and innovators to join Descartes in uniting the people and technology that move the world as the Global Leader in Logistics and Supply Chain Technology. We’re entrepreneurial, hardworking, geeky-in-a-good way problem solvers. Guided by our values, we nurture a TEAM focused culture that invests in people and creates opportunities for advancement across a broad spectrum of career paths. We prioritize work-life balance and foster an environment with the space to take ownership, to be heard, and to carve a path for your individual accomplishments to help drive our success. At Descartes, everyone has a voice and the best idea wins, regardless of who makes it. We offer competitive compensation, great benefits, remote and flexible work hours, and the opportunity to join a company on an awesome mission with a great existing team and trajectory.

Descartes also has a deep sense of environmental responsibility. Learn more about how we helped our customers save over 552,000 metric tons of CO2 in 2020 by reducing fuel and paper consumption: https://www.descartes.com/who-we-are/social-responsibility-sustainability/environmental-impact.  Join a team that’s committed to working with customers to conserve resources and enhance sustainability. 

If you feel you have 70% of the qualifications we are looking for, and Descartes sounds like the team and the mission you want to be part of, apply now. We can't promise it will be a fit, but we do promise to consider your experience. 

Through COVID-19, we implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview and onboard candidates by video using Microsoft TEAMS. We record interviews and use them strictly for quality assurance, training and general record keeping purposes. Should you have any questions about this process, please connect with our hiring team in advance of scheduled interviews. We value the safety of each member of our community because we know we're all in this together. 

We are an Equal Employment employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law. For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please review our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at Descartes.com.