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Industry Experience: 1+ years of experience in a design, sales, or supply chain role within the mobile industrial equipment industry (e.g., terminal tractors, forklifts, telehandlers, container-moving or heavy equipment). Logistics Exposure: 1+ years of experience involving the cargo logistics industry (e.g., container handling, trailer logistics, food/beverage distribution, distribution centers, or port operations). Technical Skills & Tools: Core Software: Proficiency in Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet) for daily operations and collaboration. CRM Systems (Plus): Experience with Customer Relationship Management software (e.g., Salesforce) is highly valued. Business Intelligence (Plus): Experience with BI and data analysis platforms (e.g., Google Data Studio/Looker Studio, Qlik) is a strong advantage. ## Description Are you an engineer or supply chain professional who loves solving complex puzzles and building systems that scale? As a Configuration Engineer, you will sit at the critical intersection of Sales, Engineering, and Supply Chain. You will translate sales order specifications into precise, production-ready Bills of Materials (BOMs) while building and improving the software tools that automate and streamline our end-to-end fulfillment process. This is a highly collaborative, international role where you will drive efficiency, represent Order Management in new product launches, and directly impact our manufacturing throughput. What are your key responsibilities: Order Configuration & BOM Management: Translate & Build: Accurately create and release configured Bills of Material (BOMs) according to unique sales order specifications, fully aligned with the production schedule. Review & Escalate: Evaluate sales orders for complexity and configuration risks, identifying potential bottlenecks or errors and escalating them to the scheduling team. Proactive Sourcing Support: Review technical specifications early to determine and verify part numbers for long-lead-time components, ensuring sourcing and planning teams can act early. Adapt to Change: Rapidly revise BOMs when sales order specifications or engineering changes occur. Tool Improvement & Data Automation: Optimize Tools: Maintain, develop, and improve the software tools and automation scripts that support BOM creation to boost efficiency, throughput, and accuracy. Demand Planning Support: Create and maintain forecasting tools to support long-term demand planning. Cross-Functional Analytics: Support internal and external departments with data analysis regarding product architecture, configured sales history, and unique financial or production data requests. Cross-Functional Leadership & Change Management: NPD Representation: Serve as the primary Order Management voice in New Product Development (NPD) projects, ensuring new product architectures scale cleanly in our systems. Impact Analysis: Investigate how product improvements or engineering design changes will impact demand planning tools. Facilitate Alignment: Lead cross-functional meetings with Sales and Production teams to explain, align on, and mitigate the impacts of product changes on the broader demand plan. Who You'll Work With: You won't be working in a silo. 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