Ryder System, Inc.
Manager Solutions Design - Supply Chain
Ryder System, Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96814
Manager Solutions Design – Supply Chain
Ryder System, Inc. invites you to apply for the Manager Solutions Design – Supply Chain position. The role supports the growth of our Supply Chain Solutions offering by developing, designing, and winning new business.
Job Description The Manager Solutions Design is responsible for:
Demonstrating an understanding of our customer’s business.
Designing solutions that deliver financial value to our customers.
Providing feasible designs aligned with the customer’s needs.
Assisting the pursuit team with shaping win plans consistent with our solution design.
Delivering sustainable designs aligned with Ryder’s operational and technical capabilities.
Contributing to proposals that influence the customer’s decision to select Ryder.
Supporting awarded business throughout the startup process, ensuring smooth transition of design and proposal assumptions to Operations and SCE CI resources through the Customer Due Diligence process.
Key Activities
Manage a subset of project team members or act as an independent contributor, specializing in select design disciplines (transportation, warehousing, network design) or industry solutions (e.g., packaging, inbound to manufacturing, integrated transportation, temp controlled).
Mentor and advise a subset of SD team members on modeling and design techniques to create, redesign, or optimize logistics networks.
Act as a specific solution design specialist, usually covering more than one discipline (but not required).
Effectively communicate the design and solution to internal stakeholders and the client.
Use advanced analytical techniques and concepts to understand the business.
Essential Functions
Project Management – lead cross‑functional teams to ensure alignment of solution development with win strategy.
Maintain effective communication across all team members as the solution develops.
Meet frequently with customers and cross‑functional bid response teams. Support technical review presentations and design validation meetings.
Calculate labor, equipment, facility and expense requirements based on transportation and warehousing design assumptions; develop process flows, concept of operations, and value propositions; work with IT to develop concept of systems; coordinate with Pricing and other functions to develop cost and pricing models and relevant assumptions.
Develop Proposal – clearly articulate value propositions, Ryder’s differentiated value, and proposed solution.
Collaborate with Sales leader to develop win strategy (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, and defining scenarios to model.
Develop optimization scenarios and strategies aligned with objectives.
Develop and improve engineering tools and methodologies to ensure industry best practices.
Utilize a consultative approach to projects that involves understanding customers’ pain points, developing and presenting solutions.
Implementation follow‑up – validate and modify deployed processes to ensure they match the plan.
Skills and Abilities
Superb data organization and cleansing skills.
Advanced skills and concepts using design applications, tools, techniques, and methodologies to analyze and design complex transportation and warehousing networks.
Familiarity with simulation tools, transportation & warehouse management systems, ERPs, automation, MHE, visibility tools, and industry‑leading technologies (preferred).
Ability to influence project teams using facts, statistics, and analytics.
Comprehend complex supply chain and transportation solutions and segment design processes into manageable elements and process steps.
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, including the ability to translate complex designs, concepts, and regulations into terms readily understood.
Ability to create and maintain professional relationships at all organizational levels.
Microsoft Office Suite skills with emphasis on Access, Excel, and PowerPoint (expert required).
Proficiency using AutoCAD to develop facility layouts that reflect the solution being proposed.
Warehouse Design: Extensive knowledge of WMS operations, data analytics, Industrial Engineering, warehouse types (ambient, temp control, warehouse layout/design, Lean methods); required knowledge of material handling solutions and automation types such as powered industrial truck applications, racking and other storage solutions, packaging equipment, conveyor and sortation equipment, and other automation solutions (e.g., AS/RS). Knowledge of CAD, slotting, MOST, simulation software, WMS (e.g., Manhattan Scale), network design tools (e.g., Llamasoft), and data analytics software (e.g., Tableau) is a plus (expert required).
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, or Industrial Engineering.
Eight (8) years or more in the warehousing and/or manufacturing industry (e.g., Industrial Engineering, Warehouse Operations, Operations) required.
Travel 15% to 20% (Estimated – remote with some travel).
Job Category Solutions Design
Compensation Information Pay Type: Salaried Minimum Pay Range: $125,000 Maximum Pay Range: $140,000
Benefits Information All full‑time positions qualify for a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance options, paid time off for vacation, illness, bereavement, family, and parental leave, and a tax‑advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan. For a summary of benefits, visit https://ryder.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&action=download&id=4022345&hashed=256118533.
Equal Employment Opportunity Ryder is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug‑Free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. Ryder is a Driver for Justice Zone employer.
Important Note Some positions require additional screening that may include employment and education verification; motor vehicle records check and a road test; and/or badging or background requirements of the customer to which you are assigned.
Security Notice For Applicants Ryder will only communicate with an applicant directly from a @ryder.com email address and will never conduct an interview online through a chat type forum, messaging app (such as WhatsApp or Telegram), or via an online questionnaire. During an interview, Ryder will never ask for any form of payment or banking details and will never solicit personal information outside of the formal submitted application through www.ryder.com/careers. Should you have any questions regarding the application process or to verify the legitimacy of an interview or Ryder representative, please contact Ryder at careers@ryder.com or 800‑793‑3754.
Job Applicant Privacy Policy Job seekers can review the Job Applicant Privacy Policy at http://ryder.com/job-applicant-privacy-policy.
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Job Description The Manager Solutions Design is responsible for:
Demonstrating an understanding of our customer’s business.
Designing solutions that deliver financial value to our customers.
Providing feasible designs aligned with the customer’s needs.
Assisting the pursuit team with shaping win plans consistent with our solution design.
Delivering sustainable designs aligned with Ryder’s operational and technical capabilities.
Contributing to proposals that influence the customer’s decision to select Ryder.
Supporting awarded business throughout the startup process, ensuring smooth transition of design and proposal assumptions to Operations and SCE CI resources through the Customer Due Diligence process.
Key Activities
Manage a subset of project team members or act as an independent contributor, specializing in select design disciplines (transportation, warehousing, network design) or industry solutions (e.g., packaging, inbound to manufacturing, integrated transportation, temp controlled).
Mentor and advise a subset of SD team members on modeling and design techniques to create, redesign, or optimize logistics networks.
Act as a specific solution design specialist, usually covering more than one discipline (but not required).
Effectively communicate the design and solution to internal stakeholders and the client.
Use advanced analytical techniques and concepts to understand the business.
Essential Functions
Project Management – lead cross‑functional teams to ensure alignment of solution development with win strategy.
Maintain effective communication across all team members as the solution develops.
Meet frequently with customers and cross‑functional bid response teams. Support technical review presentations and design validation meetings.
Calculate labor, equipment, facility and expense requirements based on transportation and warehousing design assumptions; develop process flows, concept of operations, and value propositions; work with IT to develop concept of systems; coordinate with Pricing and other functions to develop cost and pricing models and relevant assumptions.
Develop Proposal – clearly articulate value propositions, Ryder’s differentiated value, and proposed solution.
Collaborate with Sales leader to develop win strategy (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, and defining scenarios to model.
Develop optimization scenarios and strategies aligned with objectives.
Develop and improve engineering tools and methodologies to ensure industry best practices.
Utilize a consultative approach to projects that involves understanding customers’ pain points, developing and presenting solutions.
Implementation follow‑up – validate and modify deployed processes to ensure they match the plan.
Skills and Abilities
Superb data organization and cleansing skills.
Advanced skills and concepts using design applications, tools, techniques, and methodologies to analyze and design complex transportation and warehousing networks.
Familiarity with simulation tools, transportation & warehouse management systems, ERPs, automation, MHE, visibility tools, and industry‑leading technologies (preferred).
Ability to influence project teams using facts, statistics, and analytics.
Comprehend complex supply chain and transportation solutions and segment design processes into manageable elements and process steps.
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, including the ability to translate complex designs, concepts, and regulations into terms readily understood.
Ability to create and maintain professional relationships at all organizational levels.
Microsoft Office Suite skills with emphasis on Access, Excel, and PowerPoint (expert required).
Proficiency using AutoCAD to develop facility layouts that reflect the solution being proposed.
Warehouse Design: Extensive knowledge of WMS operations, data analytics, Industrial Engineering, warehouse types (ambient, temp control, warehouse layout/design, Lean methods); required knowledge of material handling solutions and automation types such as powered industrial truck applications, racking and other storage solutions, packaging equipment, conveyor and sortation equipment, and other automation solutions (e.g., AS/RS). Knowledge of CAD, slotting, MOST, simulation software, WMS (e.g., Manhattan Scale), network design tools (e.g., Llamasoft), and data analytics software (e.g., Tableau) is a plus (expert required).
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, or Industrial Engineering.
Eight (8) years or more in the warehousing and/or manufacturing industry (e.g., Industrial Engineering, Warehouse Operations, Operations) required.
Travel 15% to 20% (Estimated – remote with some travel).
Job Category Solutions Design
Compensation Information Pay Type: Salaried Minimum Pay Range: $125,000 Maximum Pay Range: $140,000
Benefits Information All full‑time positions qualify for a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance options, paid time off for vacation, illness, bereavement, family, and parental leave, and a tax‑advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan. For a summary of benefits, visit https://ryder.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&action=download&id=4022345&hashed=256118533.
Equal Employment Opportunity Ryder is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug‑Free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. Ryder is a Driver for Justice Zone employer.
Important Note Some positions require additional screening that may include employment and education verification; motor vehicle records check and a road test; and/or badging or background requirements of the customer to which you are assigned.
Security Notice For Applicants Ryder will only communicate with an applicant directly from a @ryder.com email address and will never conduct an interview online through a chat type forum, messaging app (such as WhatsApp or Telegram), or via an online questionnaire. During an interview, Ryder will never ask for any form of payment or banking details and will never solicit personal information outside of the formal submitted application through www.ryder.com/careers. Should you have any questions regarding the application process or to verify the legitimacy of an interview or Ryder representative, please contact Ryder at careers@ryder.com or 800‑793‑3754.
Job Applicant Privacy Policy Job seekers can review the Job Applicant Privacy Policy at http://ryder.com/job-applicant-privacy-policy.
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