Project Management Specialist Visa Sponsorship Jobs in Kentucky
Kentucky's project management specialist roles are concentrated in Louisville's logistics and healthcare sectors, Lexington's manufacturing base, and Northern Kentucky's financial services corridor. Major employers like Humana, Toyota, and Tempur Sealy have established sponsorship histories. International candidates with PMP credentials and sector-specific experience are competitive across the state.
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Job Title: Operations Systems Planner
Job Number: JO-2609-11383
Location: Walton, KY
Employee Group: Regular
Shift: Day
Travel: 0%
Site Name: Richwood Dist Center - 30
Is Remote Eligible: No
Operations Systems Planner
At Radial, our employees are the forefront of ecommerce, bringing beloved brands to consumers through our fulfillment and technology solutions. We are fueling the future of retail, which means you are, too. When you work for Radial, you join a global community of changemakers, where the work is critical, and the culture is fun. We depend on our workforce to overcome real-world challenges every day and encourage you to carve your own career path while shaping our future together. We currently have an exciting opening for a Operations Systems Planner.
Radial is the pre-eminent B2C and B2B eCommerce fulfillment solutions provider powering some of the world’s best customer experiences, specializing in tailored, scalable eCommerce fulfillment solutions for mid-market and enterprise brands.
Role Summary:
The Warehouse Operations Systems Planner ensures the fulfillment center has the system support, processes, and training required to achieve operational objectives; coordinates between systems, fulfillment center, and operations teams to develop and maintain detailed functional requirements and operational process flows; prioritize and manage the delivery, functional testing, and implementation of new functionality and enhancements; manage and validate data integrity; and analyze and evaluate key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify opportunities for continual improvement within the operation and system functionality.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for WMS system set up, configurations and launching of new clients.
- Work with WMS (Logiwa, Manhattan Active) and OMS (Pipe 17) for trouble shooting and resolving warehouse management system (WMS) and warehouse control system (WCS) issues.
- Responsible for system set up, configurations and launching of new clients.
- Interact directly with clients regarding WMS/WCS needs, and providing updates during client and operational meetings.
- Must understand system configurations as it relates to and impacts client billing.
- Monitors all conveyance and automation systems to ensure proper workflow.
- Assist in testing for system modifications and walk through the process operationally prior to install.
- Documents all system changes, exception reporting for all warehouse functions, root cause analysis and problem solving.
- Creates detailed SOPs for any changes to physical/systemic setup driven by the business.
- Leads and executes project work as well as client requests (promos, quality and inventory checks, slotting updates, research).
- Creates/updates slotting matrix used by Wave Planners to aid in making proper replenishment transactions.
- Monitors aged inventory transactions and investigates as needed.
- Work Change Carrier (orders that need to be re-rate shopped interfaced to the WMS).
- Research and assist with sku issues to include auditing item profiles and on hand inventory.
- Assist IT and Maintenance with operational sorter issues involving trays, chutes, scanners, and system.
- Assists with systems user set up, password resets, training.
- All other duties assigned by supervisor or manager.
Qualifications
- Experience working with Logiwa and Manhattan Active WMS AND Pipe 17 OMS reporting and troubleshooting preferred.
- Experience, 2-4 years of experience in warehouse, distribution, or manufacturing environment, working with conveyor sortation and other automation.
- Verbal skills/knowledge to describe specific conveyor areas to vendor/maintenance team should replacement parts be needed/installed.
- SQL experience required.
- Computer Skills – MS Office Suite, Smartsheet and e-Mail etiquette required.
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
- High School diploma or GED.
Travel:
This position is not remote.
Travel is not required.
Benefits:
- Opportunities to develop and explore career advancement.
- Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, paid life insurance and disability, employer HSA funding.
- Family planning coverage, including Fertility & Adoption benefits.
- 401K matching after 6 months with immediate vesting.
- Generous PTO.
- Educational assistance and more!
Radial is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual’s status in any other group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Radial is committed to ensuring that its online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an application, please contact us by emailing hroperations@radial.com. We will work to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online.
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Which companies sponsor visas for project management specialists in Kentucky?
Louisville-based Humana and Kindred Healthcare are among the more active sponsors in healthcare project management. Toyota's Georgetown manufacturing plant and its supplier network regularly sponsor specialists in operations and engineering-adjacent project roles. Tempur Sealy, Ashland Global Holdings, and financial services firms in the Covington-Florence corridor have also filed H-1B visa petitions for project management positions. Sponsorship activity varies by year and business need.
Which visa types are most common for project management specialist roles in Kentucky?
The H-1B is the most common visa category for project management specialists in Kentucky, provided the role requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as business administration, engineering, or information systems. Candidates with Canadian or Mexican citizenship may qualify for TN visa status under the NAFTA/USMCA professional category. Australian citizens can explore the E-3 visa. L-1 visa transfers are an option for specialists moving within a multinational employer to a Kentucky office.
Which cities in Kentucky have the most project management specialist sponsorship jobs?
Louisville generates the largest share of project management specialist sponsorship activity, driven by its healthcare, logistics, and manufacturing employers. Lexington is the second strongest market, with Toyota's Georgetown plant nearby anchoring demand in manufacturing project roles. Northern Kentucky cities including Covington and Florence benefit from proximity to the Cincinnati metro, where financial services and technology firms frequently post sponsored positions.
How to find project management specialist visa sponsorship jobs in Kentucky?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically by visa sponsorship availability, so you can browse project management specialist roles in Kentucky without sorting through positions that don't offer sponsorship. The platform covers employers across Louisville, Lexington, and Northern Kentucky. Filtering by role and state on Migrate Mate surfaces active listings from employers with documented sponsorship histories, which is a more targeted approach than general job searches.
What should international project management specialists know about working in Kentucky?
Kentucky does not impose state-level immigration or licensing requirements specific to project management specialists, but employers must still meet Department of Labor prevailing wage obligations when filing an H-1B Labor Condition Application. PMP certification from the Project Management Institute is widely recognized by Kentucky employers and can strengthen a candidate's profile. The state's manufacturing and healthcare sectors often prefer candidates with industry-specific project experience rather than generalist backgrounds.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored project management specialist jobs in Kentucky?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.