Responsibilities
- Develop solutions of varying size and complexity, owning concept development
- Translate customer business requirements into practical solution concepts and design direction
- Evaluate and compare solution options using structured methods to recommend the best approach
- Estimate timelines and required resources to support successful project execution
- Drive solution progress within project plans, working independently with guidance as needed
- Identify risks, gaps, and dependencies and escalate appropriately
- Apply judgment to solution options and support further analysis to strengthen recommendations
- Define data collection and analysis approaches critical to solution design
- Analyze customer data to develop design criteria and support defensible recommendations
- Produce clear, professional design reports that communicate requirements and solutions
- Define and qualify customer objectives and support opportunity pre‑qualification
- Partner with Sales and internal stakeholders to align on solution intent and assumptions
- Support customer and internal solution discussions and build trusted‑advisor relationships
- Develop understanding of customer operations and operating strategies
- Create clear written descriptions, layouts, drawings, and analytical outputs
- Support preparation of proposal documents that accurately represent the solution
- Stay current on technologies, operating strategies, and solution development methods
- Continuously improve solution development practices and may serve as an SME in specific technologies
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in logistics and automation
- Strong understanding of distribution center operations and material handling technologies
- Proficiency in data analysis, concept development, and modern analytical tools
- Bachelor's degree in a related field required; master's degree strongly preferred
- Willingness to travel 25–50%
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