Warehouse Senior Solutions Design Engineer (remote)

Ryder Supply Chain Solutions • USA - Remote KY, KY

2d • $100,000 - $108,000 • Remote

About The Position

Solutions Design Engineer II are responsible to support the growth of our Supply Chain Solutions & Dedicated Transportation Solution offerings by developing, designing and winning new business. This role involves designing solutions that deliver financial value to our Customers, demonstrating an understanding of our Customer's business, and providing feasible designs that are aligned with our Customer's needs. The engineer will help the pursuit team with shaping wins plans consistent with our solution design, providing sustainable designs that are aligned with Ryder's operational & technical capabilities, and writing and delivering a compelling proposal that influences the customer decision to select Ryder. The Solutions Design Engineer II will also support awarded business throughout the startup process, successfully transitioning design and proposal assumptions to Operations and SCE CI resources through the Customer Due Diligence process. This role supports a pursuit from start to finish and will be an active team member throughout the various stages of the pursuit all the way through successful transition during startup. Key activities include specializing in a single design discipline, using advanced analytical techniques and concepts to understand the business, executing design processes to create, re-design, or optimize logistics networks, thinking and acting independently and creatively, and effectively communicating the design and solution to internal stakeholders & the client.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management or Industrial Engineering.
• Four (4) years or more related work experience in the Transportation industry (e.g., Truckload, Multi-stop TL, LTL, Intermodal, Bulk, Rail, or Parcel services) required.
• Four (4) years or more related work experience in the Warehousing and/or Manufacturing industry (e.g., Industrial Engineering, Warehouse Operations, Operations) required.
• Expert Microsoft Office Suite skills with emphasis on Access, Excel and PowerPoint expert required.
• Knowledgeable of visualization (Tableau, Microsoft) and database programming intermediate preferred.
• Knowledge of effective metrics programs and design networks that are sustainable and measurable advanced required.
• Extensive knowledge of Dedicated Services and Managed Transportation Networks.
• Required knowledge of all available equipment types such as; dry van, temperature control, flat bed, other specialized equipment.
• Transportation Design Tools ie; JDA, Appian, Network Design Tools ie; Llamasoft, Transportation Management Systems ie; JDA, OTM, , Mapping Software ie; Tableau expert required.
• Extensive knowledge of Warehouse Management operations, data analytics, Industrial Engineering, warehouse types (ambient, temp control, warehouse layout/ design and Lean methods.
• Required knowledge of material handling solutions and automation types such as: powered industrial truck (PIT) applications; racking and other storage solution designs, packaging equipment; conveyor and sortation equipment; and other automation solutions (e.g. AS/RS).
• Warehouse Design Tools e.g.: CAD (e.g. AutoCAD); slotting (e.g. Slot3D); Predetermined Motion and Time Systems and methods (e.g. MOST); simulation software and application; Warehouse Management Systems (e.g. Manhattan Scale); and Labor Mgt. Systems. Network Design Tools (e.g., Llamasoft) and Data Analytics Software (e.g., Tableau) a plus expert required.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity in simulation tools, transportation & warehouse management systems, ERPs, Automation, MHE, Visibility Tools, and industry leading technologies (preferred).
• Knowledgeable of visualization (Tableau, Microsoft) and database programming intermediate preferred.
• Warehouse Design Tools e.g.: CAD (e.g. AutoCAD); slotting (e.g. Slot3D); Predetermined Motion and Time Systems and methods (e.g. MOST); simulation software and application; Warehouse Management Systems (e.g. Manhattan Scale); and Labor Mgt. Systems. Network Design Tools (e.g., Llamasoft) and Data Analytics Software (e.g., Tableau) a plus expert required.

Responsibilities

• Calculating labor, equipment, facility and expense requirements based on transportation and warehousing design assumptions.
• Develop process flows, concept of operations and value propositions consistent with the win strategy and work with IT to develop concept of systems.
• Coordinate with Pricing and other functions to develop cost and pricing models as well as relevant assumptions.
• Data validation, cleansing, profiling, baseline development & defining scenarios to model.
• Develop optimizations scenarios and strategies that are aligned with objectives.
• Support the bid submission process by reviewing RFP documents, understand objectives, develop questions to clarify gaps and develop initial hypothesis specific to a specific solution design that solves our customer's needs & delivers unique value.
• Meet frequently with customers and cross-functional bid response team.
• Support technical review presentations and design validation meetings.
• Implementation follow-up, which requires engineer to validate and modify deployed process to ensure that it matches plan.
• Develop and improve engineering tools and methodologies to ensure industry best practices.
• Support consulting projects that involve understanding customers’ pain-points developing and presenting solutions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• medical
• prescription
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• paid time off for vacation
• illness
• bereavement
• family and parental leave
• 401(k) retirement savings plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level