Solution Design Executive - Logistics

As a Solution Design Executive within the GM Solution Design & Implementation department, your primary responsibility will be to analyze multi-faceted information and devise cost-effective and operationally feasible solutions to meet customer requirements. You will play a crucial role in supporting operations in reengineering current processes and setups to ensure cost sustainability. Your key stakeholders will include the MD, CEO, and COO. You will be overseeing a team of Implementation & Solution Engineers and collaborating with various internal teams such as the Program Manager, Warehousing team, Operation team, Procurement team, Sales team, and Project Implementation team. Externally, you will engage with both new and current customers, as well as Key Account Customers. Your role will involve liaising with customers and business development staff to comprehend customer supply chain requirements, collecting and analyzing data related to logistics operations, and providing analysis and design support for new business pursuits, operational implementations, and reengineering initiatives. You will be responsible for determining optimal logistics operating solutions for customers and utilizing appropriate software tools for developing and evaluating solution options. It will be essential for you to clearly outline solutions in appropriate formats for customer presentations and collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure project completion within agreed objectives. You will participate in customer presentations, align with internal teams, generate knowledge management documents, and support continuous improvement activities for current operations. Key behavioral competencies for this role include coping with pressure, initiative, creativity, commercial acumen, results orientation, customer focus, adaptability in ambiguous environments, teamwork, and effective communication and presentation skills. To excel in this role, you should possess knowledge of warehousing, transportation, and the broader supply chain, advanced computer proficiency (Excel, Macros, PowerPoint), and ideally, an understanding of simulation tools like Autocad. Analytical skills, the ability to conduct data deep dives, and experience in logistics solution design and operations are crucial. A minimum of 10-15 years of logistics solution design experience, particularly in warehousing, and 4-5 years of operations experience are expected. The ideal candidate will hold an Engineering Degree, with a management degree considered an added advantage. This role offers a leadership path within the organization, potentially leading to roles such as PNL head or vertical head for a specific segment, with international opportunities also on the horizon.,