Solution Design Engineer
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Job description
In this role, you will be responsible for designing tailored solutions for prospective customers, including preparing cost models and pricing calculations. Working closely with a variety of internal and external stakeholders you will play a key role in demonstrating why GXO Logistics is the ideal partner for our customers. Your responsibilities will include developing solution concepts, supporting sales strategies, and delivering compelling presentations that showcase the value of our proposals.
What you do on a typical day as a Solutions Engineer (m/f/d):
- Create effective and efficient solutions including automation and innovation concepts for potential new customers or existing operations
- Analyze and understand customer needs and requirement in their supply chain and translating that into warehousing concepts, including sustainability concepts
- Create and deliver complete and correct cost models including P&L analyses for the created solutions
- Work with all departments to create customer solutions to gain and retain new customer revenues
- Create solution overviews and presentation material, (e.g. 3D drawings of the solution) to support the offering process to new customers. Convince customers via solution presentation, of GXO being the right partner
- Design solutions that include layout plans, investment plans, productivity calculations, direct and indirect labor, implementation costs etc.
- Support during implementation processes for example by acting as the solution gatekeeper
Requirements
Do you have experience in Microsoft PowerPoint?, * Experience in financial analysis or controlling, gained within contract logistics or in-house logistics environments
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Fluency in German and English, both written and spoken
- Ability to translate financial and operational data into clear business insights and customer-focused solutions
- Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
- Willingness to travel