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Solution Consultant

KION Group
Grand Rapids, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 2 Jul 2025

About the role

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

Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer

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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 depl

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