About Us

Matson has been the leading ocean shipping and logistics provider throughout the Pacific since 1882. We are the supply chain lifeline for Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, and islands of the South Pacific. We also offer the top two ocean shipping services in the world’s largest trade lane - Asia to the U.S. West Coast. With our subsidiaries Matson Terminals and Matson Logistics, our business focus is exceeding customer expectations with quality, reliability, and integrity.

We strive to operate in an environmentally sustainable manner and promote land-based environmental programs in Hawaii, Guam, and Alaska. We help improve the communities in which we work and live through our community giving program that annually supports hundreds of local organizations. And we work to improve diversity, equity and inclusion in our company, communities and industry through an active social equity program.

Matson is a great place to work, and everyone who works with us becomes part of the Matson ohana or family. Join our team and help us move freight better than anyone.

Learn more at matson.com.

About the Role

The Enterprise Development Manager is responsible for managing and leading IT project development efforts for Matson brokerage unit. This individual has to provide technical solutions to business requirements/problems, work on new initiatives including budget estimates, manage deliverables, coordinate project timelines and issues with business units and provide direction to development teams. In addition, he should be able to support existing custom-built third party logistics (3PL) transportation management system (TMS) and make enhancements. Must work well in a team environment and with multiple departments within Matson.

What you'll do:

• Provide technical expertise and direction for the design, development and implementation of effective IT solutions for Brokerage business unit.
• Provide the design solutions to expand systems integrations to internal and external parties.
• Quickly adopt to industry trends and developments and apply that knowledge to improve our services to customers and carriers.
• Apply the knowledge to understand business problems and provide effective IT solutions.
• Translate business requirements into technical documents and provide direction to development teams.
• Coordinate with multiple technical teams on project estimates, cost and timelines.
• Enforce coding standards, coding best practices and consistently deliver high quality product.
• Suggest technical solutions to meet business requirements more efficiently and with greater reusability.
• Create and execute development plans across multiple projects and effectively communicate project status and timelines to business.
• Respond to and resolve business inquiries and concerns.
• Report customer issues to operational groups within Matson and provide follow-up to ensure a satisfactory resolution.
• Develop an understanding of the customer’s business, build relationships and identify opportunities for growth in all Matson services that are available.

You have these skills:

• Ability to build and maintain strong rapport and trust with customers, peers and leadership.
• Ability to work with others across the organization.
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral proficiency in English with an ability to effectively communicate in a variety of settings including one-on-one, small and large groups.
• Strong organization skills and ability to manage global teams and work in a team environment.
• Ability to learn Matson’s businesses, services and competitive strategies.

And these qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science.
• Seven (7) years of software development manager experience in developing and managing projects using Java and web technologies.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in information technology including Java programming skills and SQL.
• Strong technical knowledge in Java, Spring, Oracle and MySQL databases and Amazon AWS.
• Strong understanding of web technologies, web tools and browsers.
• Ability to demonstrate significant knowledge of Object Oriented programming concepts, Java, Web tools, RPA frameworks, Tableau and relational database concepts.
• Strong knowledge of client/server and internet systems architectures and suggest the use of appropriate tools and technology for the application.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools like Tableau, Presentation, Data collection and analysis.
• Willingness and ability to travel within US.

You're also great at:

• Building strong relationships with business units and delivers solutions.
• High-level presentation skills, experience in developing documentation, training materials and conducting training sessions.
• Demonstrate creative and innovative thinking and encourage teams to bring their ideas.

At Matson, we're looking for people to build a unified team to maintain our values of trust, integrity, and reliability. We welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and thoughtfully challenge assumptions.

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