Solution Consultant Job at KION Group, Grand Rapids, MI

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  • KION Group
  • Grand Rapids, MI

Job Description

Solution Consultant Opportunity

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Solution Consultant to join the Solutions & Delivery Optimization team and play a pivotal role in the success of our solution offerings. As a Solution Concept Consultant, you will be responsible for driving consistency in the delivery and approach to solution concepting and data management, through direct customer contact (at a senior level), supporting the global sales teams during the full life cycle of project bids. Typically, with solution concepts that are in the early phases of standardisation.

What We Offer:

  • Career Development
  • Competitive Compensation and Benefits
  • Pay Transparency
  • Global Opportunities

The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $X-Y at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Tasks and Qualifications:

What You Will Do in the Role:

Drives the solution concept process, leading to winning solutions but at the same time driving the use and application of our agreed standards.

The interface between the regional teams and the global solution standardisation team for each project assigned. Often working on multiple projects at the same time.

Collection of data that accurately represents customer requirements

Accurately, clearly, and concisely displays design requirements in-line with set defined standards.

Uses written descriptions, Dematic Concepting Engine, spreadsheets, charts, and material flow diagrams skilfully. Producing a Design Report in-line with agreed standards that professionally summarizes the project.

Production of proposal documents in-line with agreed standards.

Production of 'MOST' calculations for staffing models for defining the manning forecasts for customers staffing requirements for our developed solutions.

Production of ROI calculations and presentation of them.

Production of standardised detailed equipment flow diagrams.

Will support Pre-sales activities with business development as required to contribute to a continued healthy pipeline of new opportunities.

Weekly status reports on all assigned projects.

Thoroughly understands the practices, methodologies and requirements of global supply chain solutions and serves as advisor to all team members.

Provides input to all other solution consultants & data analysts as required.

Takes a leading role in Engineering & H&S review sessions.

Stay abreast of current / future operating strategies and technologies by attending industry conferences, seminars, etc.

Thorough understanding of material handling technology, including software.

Contributes to the development of a wide range of standardised and tested concepts that meet or exceed the design criteria. Concepts may range from manual to fully automated solutions.

Provides all required data inputs for detailed simulation modelling.

Evaluates concepts and recommends the best solution. Skilled in using evaluation techniques ranging from simple "pros and cons" comparisons to sophisticated return on investment (ROI) calculations.

Challenge project costs, timescales and technologies to make sure lean and workable standardised solutions are developed.

At all times present the company to customers in line with the company image.

What We Are Looking For:

Degree/HND or equivalent qualification in Maths, Science or Engineering discipline or equivalent by experience. 5 years minimum experience of working in operational supply chain roles, with deep knowledge of distribution centre operations. With demonstratable business analytics experience.

Innovative and creative thinking, as evidenced in individual work, Experience of project work and deployment of automated solutions within the materials handling industry.

High degree of proficiency in MS Office Suite (Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Able to multi-task and work in a high-growth, fast-paced and deadline driven environments successfully.

Fluent business English. Second language desirable.

KION Group

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