Solutions Engineer

February 12, 2021 General Labor

Job Overview

Job title: Solutions Engineer

Company: NRI

Job description: Position Summary:

The Solutions Engineer will bring an analytical approach and provide data driven decisions and solutions. With a primary focus on process improvement and data driven gap analysis, this role will work closely with Operations, Business Development and Accounts to ensure an accurate understanding of; process refinement and continuous improvement, evaluations of new and existing business, and how they both impact the space and labor requirements in our environment.

Duties and Responsibilities: * Process review and continuous improvement

Using Lean Six Sigma, 5S methodology to analyze and refine existing process.
Oversees and lead continuous improvement projects (inclusive of participating in LEAN program management).
Provide management feedback on new process opportunity or gap identification.
Modeling seasonality (Client space requirements flexing up and down) for new and existing Clients and how that impacts our business from a space and labor allocation standpoint.
Proposing racking configurations and process flow to optimize utilization of space based on Client and product mix.
Innovation of robotic solutions and full deployment.
Power BI / Dashboard creation

Providing visual support to KPI’s and performance within the Distribution Centers.
Gather data for Client Operational analysis
Working with General Manager/VP of Operations to build new tools to support efficiency and performance.
Analysis

Analyze contractual commitments and Client specifications to model Operational standards that impact pricing and profitability prior to Clients coming on.
Review current business to understand any gaps around requirements for space and labor and propose solutions on how to close any gaps.
Working with the Operations to understand forecasted requirements and refine this process to ensure we are receiving the most accurate information possible to make decisions around labor.
Travel

Must be able to travel domestically and internationally for business purposes.
Must be mobile to work at multiple facilities both domestically and internationally.

Skills, Abilities and Expectations:

Excellent technical capabilities, inclusive of tier one WMS experience.
Proficiency in MS Office Applications, AutoCAD, including PowerBI and an expert in Excel.
Project Management experience.
The ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities.
The ability to bring cross-functional teams together to collaborate on projects.
Building quality relationships with co-workers, vendors and contractors.
Ongoing learning opportunities.
Setting goals and achieving them.
Ability to work under pressure.
A solutions focused approach to everything you do.
Ability to collaborate, interact, communication at all levels of organization and team building.

Education and Experience:

A Bachelor’s degree or above in Industrial Engineering
1+ years of industrial engineer experience in a 3PL setting
A warehouse environment that handles apparel a plus
Six Sigma, Lean or 5S certified or trained is a plus