Ryder System, Inc. · 1 day ago
Solutions Design Manager (remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$125K/yr - $140K/yr
8+ years expRyder System, Inc. is a leader in supply chain and transportation solutions, seeking a Solutions Design Manager to enhance their offerings. The role involves designing effective solutions that meet customer needs, managing cross-functional teams, and supporting new business pursuits.
Fleet ManagementLogisticsSupply Chain ManagementTransportation
Responsibilities
Designing solutions that deliver financial value to our Customers
Demonstrating an understanding of our Customer's business
Providing feasible designs that are aligned with our Customer's needs
Helping the pursuit team with shaping wins plans consistent with our solution design
Providing sustainable designs that are aligned with Ryder's operational & technical capabilities
Writing and delivering a compelling proposal that influences the customer decision to select Ryder
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
The Manager Solutions Design Is Aligned By Either Industry Verticals Or By Design Discipline And Helps Manage The New Business Pursuit Team And Individual Opportunities
Manage a sub-set of SD team members or act an independent contributor, specializing in select design discipline (transportation, warehousing or network design) or industry solutions (e.g., packaging, inbound to manufacturing, integrated transportation, temp controlled)
Mentor & advise a sub-set of SD team members on modeling and design techniques to create, re-design, or optimize logistics networks
Act as a specific solution design specialist, usually more (but not required) than one discipline
Effectively communicate the design and solution to internal stake holders & the client
Use advance analytical techniques and concepts to understand the business
Project Management - managing cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of solution development with win strategy. Create and manage project milestones, schedule and lead team calls, manage team deliverables, and maintain effective communication across all team members as the solution develops
Meet frequently with customers and cross-functional bid response team. Support technical review presentations and design validation meetings
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 Proposal - write compelling customer stories that clearly articulated value propositions, Ryder's differentiated value, and proposed solution. The Solution Design Manager is responsible for authoring content and taking ownership for developing the final proposal in collaboration with the Sales Lead
Collaborate with Sales leader to develop win strategy (e.g. research industry and customer to understand pain points and Ryder solutions to alleviate, understand competitive landscape to position Ryder to win, stakeholder analysis)
Data validation, cleansing, profiling, baseline development & defining scenarios to model
Develop optimizations scenarios and strategies that are aligned with objectives
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
Implementation follow-up, which requires engineer to validate and modify deployed process to ensure that it matches plan
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management or Industrial Engineering
Eight (8) years or more in the Transportation industry(e.g., Truckload, Multi-stop TL, LTL, Intermodal, Bulk, Rail, or Parcel services) or 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 advanced required
Knowledge of effective metrics programs and design networks that are sustainable and measurable expert required
Transportation Design: 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
Warehouse Design: 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
Preferred
Familiarity in simulation tools, transportation & warehouse management systems, ERPs, Automation, MHE, Visibility Tools, and industry leading technologies
Benefits
Comprehensive health and welfare benefits
Medical
Prescription
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Disability insurance options
Paid time off for vacation
Illness
Bereavement
Family and parental leave
Tax-advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan
Company
Ryder System, Inc.
We perfect the supply chains people depend on.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Sanchez
Chief Executive Officer
John Diez
President and Chief Operating Officer
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