A Quality Assurance Manager focuses on prevention of mistakes and defects in manufacturing products. Develops procedures to ensure that quality standards are maintained. Manages all steps related to quality assurance as part of the quality management strategy of a company. May involve leadership of a team of quality assurance supervisors, specialists, and other associated staff members.
Automation Program Manager / QA Consultant (Go Live) Alchemy - 4.2 Nashville, TN Job Details Contract From $60 an hour 19 hours ago Qualifications Software issue identification Inventory management systems Regression testing implementation Bug Tracking (Quality assurance practices) Engineering development testing Test Case Documentation (Quality assurance practices) Presentations for conferences or internal meetings ERP systems Bug Reporting (Quality assurance practices) Warehouse management system Automated material handling systems Schedule management Collaboration with product development teams Presentation skills Issue tracking User acceptance testing Scope management Defect tracking tools Cross-functional team management Project stakeholder communication Cross-functional communication Test Planning (Quality assurance practices)
Full Job Description Key Responsibilities Test Strategy & Planning:
Develop a high-level, end-to-end test plan covering the full device flow — from automation hardware/conveyance triggers, through (WCS layer) logic, to ERP (receiving, put-away etc.).
Test Cycle Management:
Own and manage the test cycle schedule, including test case development, environment/data readiness, defect triage, regression cycles, and UAT sign-off criteria.
Cross-Team Coordination:
Work directly with automation/hardware teams, WCS product/engineering teams, ERP IT teams, and warehouse operations to align on test scope, dependencies, and readiness gates.
Integration & Interface Testing:
Ensure test coverage of system integration points — automation-to-WCS signals/events and WCS-to-ERP transactional integration (e.g., inventory updates,serial number tracking).
Defect & Risk Management:
Establish a defect tracking and triage process; identify, escalate, and drive resolution of blocking issues; maintain a go-live risk register.
Executive Reporting:
Produce regular, concise status reporting for executive leadership — test progress, defect burn-down, go-live readiness, and risk callouts — suitable for steering committee/leadership review.
Go-Live Readiness:
Define and track exit criteria/entrance criteria for go-live; support cutover planning and hypercare test validation post-launch. Required Qualifications 7+ years of experience in test program management, QA leadership, or systems integration testing, ideally within supply chain, warehouse automation, or logistics environments. Demonstrated experience testing systems that span WCS/WMS layers and ERP inventory systems Experience with warehouse automation go-lives — conveyance systems, sortation, robotics, or similar physical automation integrated with software control layers. Strong understanding of end-to-end test methodology: test strategy, test case design, UAT, regression, defect management, and readiness/exit criteria. Proven ability to manage cross-functional stakeholders (engineering, operations, vendors, IT) without direct authority. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to executive/leadership audiences. Comfortable working on-site in a warehouse/DCC operational environment in Nashville. Preferred Qualifications Experience with sortation/guidance systems (e.g., put-to-light/sort-to-light) or automated transport (e.g., AMRs/robotics). Deliverables High-level end-to-end test plan and test strategy document Test cycle schedule and tracking dashboard Defect/risk log with escalation cadence Go-live readiness assessment and exit-criteria checklist Weekly/bi-weekly executive status reporting through go-live
Pay:
From $60.00 per hour
Experience:
WCS/WMS layers : 5 years (Required) Warehouse automation go-lives : 5 years (Required)
