Warehousing Lead Solutions Design Engineer (remote)

Ryder Supply Chain Solutions • Chicago, IL

9d • $115,000 - $125,000 • Remote

About The Position

Lead Solutions Design Engineers are responsible to support the growth of our Supply Chain Solutions & Dedicated Transportation Solution offerings by developing, designing and winning new business. They design solutions that deliver financial value to our Customers, demonstrate an understanding of our Customer's business, and provide feasible designs that are aligned with our Customer's needs. They also help the pursuit team with shaping wins plans consistent with our solution design, provide sustainable designs that are aligned with Ryder's operational & technical capabilities, and write and deliver a compelling proposal that influences the customer decision to select Ryder. They 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. They are a key team member within a pursuit team that works on new business opportunities, supporting a pursuit from start to finish and being an active team member throughout the various stages of the pursuit all the way through successful transition during startup. Key activities include specializing across multiple design disciplines, using advanced analytical techniques and concepts to understand the business, managing or mentoring a small team of other SD Engineers, 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
• Six (6) years or more in the Transportation industry (e.g., Truckload, Multi-stop TL, LTL, Intermodal, Bulk, Rail, or Parcel services) required
• Six (6) years or more in the Warehousing and/or Manufacturing industry (e.g., Industrial Engineering, Warehouse Operations, Operations) required
• 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

Responsibilities

• Support the bid submission process by reviewing RFP documents, understanding objectives, developing questions to clarify gaps and developing initial hypothesis specific to a specific solution design that solves our customer's needs & delivers unique value
• Data validation, cleansing, profiling, baseline development & defining scenarios to model
• 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
• Develop optimizations scenarios and strategies that are aligned with objectives
• 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
• Lead consulting projects that involve understanding customers’ pain-points developing and presenting solutions
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• comprehensive health and welfare benefits, to include medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance options
• paid time off for vacation, illness, bereavement, family and parental leave
• a tax-advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan

What This Job Offers

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