Programmer

About Crimson & Co and Argon Consulting

Crimson & Co is a global management consultancy that specialises in supply chain. With over 250 consultants worldwide across 7 countries, we specialise in operation transformation including supply chain, shared services and digital. Crimson & Co and Argon Consulting merged in 2018. We help clients achieve their strategic and operational objectives, working together to transform their businesses and generate lasting change. Our people have operational experience, are easy to work with and are trusted by clients to get the job done. We are one of the UK’s leading operations and supply chain consultancies, by Financial Times.

We are bringing the digital revolution to operations by applying the best innovations from the field of Internet of Things (IoT), Advanced Analytics and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to help our clients improve their competitiveness and generate new business models. We also help in automating warehouse operations by helping our clients evaluate and implement correct Warehouse Management System (WMS), based on various processes.

We are in Top 20 operations consultancy worldwide and one of the only two firms ranked ‘Very Highly’ for digital operations, by Gartner.

Crimson & Co business

Our team’s diverse experience and deep understanding of the bigger picture means we solve complex business problems in creative and innovative ways. Our clients trust us to get the job done. We work with blue chip clients such as Sony, Diageo, Carlsberg, BAT, GSK, Tesco and Merck and many more across the globe with a common approach to consulting and a single belief that the only thing that matters is making a real difference for our clients.

We dig deep to identify the root of the problem by applying a combination of scientific analysis, business acumen, and a dollop of common-sense. Creative and thorough in our approach and focused in delivery, we identify and implement practical business solutions alongside our clients.

As Programmer, you’ll participate in requirement analysis, user interaction, user experience design, development, unit testing, code review and deployment of client-application. You’ll contribute to the development of project estimates, scheduling and deliverables. Work closely with design of the product to ensure usability and user experience is at its finest. Also, to determine testing requirements to ensure full coverage and best quality of product. There are 3 primary division of the responsibilities

For all of the above it is necessary to understand business needs and translate into programable logic.

Responsibilities

Creating new and improving existing in-house tools; Creating dashboards and reporting tools; Supporting Robotic Process Automation (RPA) projects; Coordinate with team members (global or domestic) to understand operational needs; Can involve going on site, if need be; Participate in requirement analysis, architecture, user interaction, user experience design, development, unit testing, code review, and deployment; Conceptualize design and results based on data available, at ops level, to help customers take daily/tactical decisions; Contribute to development of project estimates, scheduling and deliverables; Creating tools and automating reports can be done using MS .NET (C#), Python, MS Power BI, RDBMS engines, MS Office (VBA)

Requirements

B.E. / B. Tech. Computer Science or MCA from a reputed University; 0-2 years of experience, with emphasis on .NET (C#); Should have experience with both Waterfall and Agile methodologies; Knowledge of SQL is mandatory; Knowledge of any RPA tool (preferably UiPath); Fundamental knowledge of concepts of Business Intelligence; Basic knowledge of RDBMs, data-warehousing and datamarts is mandatory; Excellent analytical, technical as well as oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills (MS Visio, MS PowerPoint); Experience in Microsoft Office; Attention to detail is mandatory, with strong problem solving, troubleshooting skills and ability to exercise mature judgement; Smart, motivated and ability to work in global cross-office teams

Nice to have

Python, VBA experience is a plus; DB performance tuning; Hands-on experience of Data Visualization tools like MS Power BI, Tableau, etc.; Version control systems, SVN or Git in particular; Knowledge of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) models; Demonstrated expertise with at least 1 full life cycle Analytics or Systems integration engagement across strategy, design and implementation; Any type of application training and support