Senior Manager, Solution Design Engineer at DSV

Minimum Requirements

• Grade12
• Degree: Industrial Engineering or Information Technology or Information Systems or Computer Science Essential
• Advance Excel and PowerQuery
• AutoCAD
• Microsoft Office: PowerPoint, Visio and Project

Job Related Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role or environment preferable. AND Own vehicle with driver’s license required.
• Advanced Excel;
• Detail oriented, high work rate, quality of work and time management to meet deadlines.

Beneficial:

• Experience in Warehouse Design and Costing/Pricing for RFQ’s and existing clients
• Data Cleaning & Analytics

Added Advantages for the role

• Highly adaptable to change
• Sound knowledge of engineering economics and fundamental accounting principles
• Experience in automation and mechanisation with warehouse environment.
• Customer service/ relations experience
• Project management skills and experience
• Innovative
• Team involvement
• Leadership ability   
• Good people skills required

Duties and responsibilities

• Engineered Solutions: Identify, analyse & develop value-adding solutions for current & prospective clients;
• Analysis and recommendations
• Data (analysis, comparison, sense checking, cleaning)
• Process (supporting business objectives, complete, relevant, error-proofed, measurable)
• Facilities (best practices, flow, flexibility, compliance)
• Costing Model – comprehensive understanding of the Solutions Costing Model
•  All costing inputs to be signed off or supported by quotes,
•  Effective use of programs like AutoCAD, MS Visio and Power BI, etc to ensured detailed and accurate designs related input into the costing model.
•  Good understanding of labour regulations (24hrs operations, shift allowance, shift patterns etc)
•  Develop relationships with key suppliers (racking, packaging, sprinklers, MHE etc)
•  Verify all productivities used in costings
•  Conduct research to ensure productivities used are in line with industry standards
• Tools: Application of the following tools and/or methodologies as appropriate and when required:
• Material flow mapping
• Warehouse and layout design
• Qualitative flow measurement
• Manning requirements calculations
• Material handling equipment selection
• Storage density calculations
• Productivity calculations
• Work sampling
• Value stream mapping
• Problem Solving
• Warehouse Management Systems – knowledge of key functions and features of systems used by DSV in support of solutions development and implementations. Detailed understanding of cost implications and correct allocation of related costs when completing costing models.
• Business cases/feasibility studies – develop as required depending on financial investment required and risk profile. Tools and aspects to consider include ROI calculations, quantified value, opportunity for product improvements and future growth/revenue potential
• New product development – develop as required new products, tools and solutions that will enhance the Solutions business and ensure future growth. This can include but is not limited to e-commerce, collaborative niche products in Healthcare & Beauty sectors and industry solutions in Automotive.
• Client Relationship management – To develop and maintain sound client relationships based on competence, respect and trust
• Sales Support – Assist with the technical and financial selling to the client with the development and documenting of proposals, response to tenders, RFQs and RFPs
• Operation Review – Evaluate operation against proposed solutions in terms of –
• Solution and Operations review (volumes, resource, MHE, process etc)
• Commercial (revenue, cost, etc)
• Staff Reports: Directly support: 
• selection and recruitment, 
• training and development, 
• performance
• management, 
• mentorship, motivation and leadership aligned to DSV culture of people values;