Ryder System, Inc.
Manager Solutions Design - Supply Chain
Ryder System, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43224
Manager Solutions Design – Supply Chain
Ryder System, Inc.
The Manager Solutions Design is responsible to support the growth of our Supply Chain Solutions offering by developing, designing and winning new business through:
Demonstrating an understanding of our Customer's business
Designing solutions that deliver financial value to our Customers
Providing feasible designs that are aligned with our Customer's needs
Helping the pursuit team with shaping win plans consistent with our solution design
Providing sustainable designs that are aligned with Ryder's operational & technical capabilities
Being a key contributor to proposals that influence the customer’s 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
Key Activities Include
Manage a sub‑set of project team members or act as an independent contributor, specializing in select design discipline (transportation, warehousing or network design) or industry solutions.
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 stakeholders & the client.
Use advanced analytical techniques and concepts to understand the business.
Essential Functions
Project Management – leading 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 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 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, Ryder solutions to alleviate, understand competitive landscape, stakeholder analysis).
Data validation, cleansing, profiling, baseline development & defining scenarios to model.
Develop optimization scenarios and strategies that are 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, requiring the engineer to validate and modify deployed process to ensure that it matches 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 the project teams by 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 within all levels of the organization (peers, work groups, customers, supervisors).
Microsoft Office Suite skills with emphasis on Access, Excel and PowerPoint expertise required.
Proficiency using AutoCAD to develop facility layouts that reflect the solution being proposed.
Warehouse Design knowledge of Warehouse Management operations, data analytics, Industrial Engineering, warehouse types, automation types, CAD tools, slotting, simulation software, WMS, labor management systems, network design tools and data analytics software (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% – 20% (Estimated). This position is 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 Ryder offers comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance options, as well as paid time off for vacation, illness, bereavement, family and parental leave, and a tax‑advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan.
Equal Opportunity Employer Ryder is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and 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 a disability.
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.
Contact If 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.
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The Manager Solutions Design is responsible to support the growth of our Supply Chain Solutions offering by developing, designing and winning new business through:
Demonstrating an understanding of our Customer's business
Designing solutions that deliver financial value to our Customers
Providing feasible designs that are aligned with our Customer's needs
Helping the pursuit team with shaping win plans consistent with our solution design
Providing sustainable designs that are aligned with Ryder's operational & technical capabilities
Being a key contributor to proposals that influence the customer’s 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
Key Activities Include
Manage a sub‑set of project team members or act as an independent contributor, specializing in select design discipline (transportation, warehousing or network design) or industry solutions.
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 stakeholders & the client.
Use advanced analytical techniques and concepts to understand the business.
Essential Functions
Project Management – leading 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 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 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, Ryder solutions to alleviate, understand competitive landscape, stakeholder analysis).
Data validation, cleansing, profiling, baseline development & defining scenarios to model.
Develop optimization scenarios and strategies that are 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, requiring the engineer to validate and modify deployed process to ensure that it matches 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 the project teams by 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 within all levels of the organization (peers, work groups, customers, supervisors).
Microsoft Office Suite skills with emphasis on Access, Excel and PowerPoint expertise required.
Proficiency using AutoCAD to develop facility layouts that reflect the solution being proposed.
Warehouse Design knowledge of Warehouse Management operations, data analytics, Industrial Engineering, warehouse types, automation types, CAD tools, slotting, simulation software, WMS, labor management systems, network design tools and data analytics software (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% – 20% (Estimated). This position is 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 Ryder offers comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance options, as well as paid time off for vacation, illness, bereavement, family and parental leave, and a tax‑advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan.
Equal Opportunity Employer Ryder is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and 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 a disability.
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.
Contact If 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.
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