Lead Supply Chain Engineer – Implementations

🕒 May 30

🌲 North Carolina, Tennessee, +1 more states – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔗 Supply Chain

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GXO Logistics, Inc.

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10,000+ employees

🚗 Transport

🤝 B2B

Transport • B2B

GXO Logistics, Inc. is a leading global provider of game-changing logistics solutions to companies in every major industry. The company operates large-scale warehousing, distribution, transportation, and fulfillment services, using technology and operational expertise to optimize clients’ supply chains and improve efficiency. GXO also manages recruitment and staffing for operational roles and emphasizes innovation, accessibility, and equal employment opportunities in its operations.

📋 Description

• Lead the development of a design package that may include material flow diagrams, facility layouts, material handling equipment designs, automation designs, storage media designs, process designs, slotting, pick path analyses • Manage all engineering activities during the implementation phase including automation and material handling vendor management and systems and equipment installation and testing • Collaborate with Data Analytics team to analyze client data to determine order profiles, storage media application, product slotting, velocity, SKU affinities, ABC analysis • Prepares engineering calculations and documents to describe solution and detailed operating concepts such as storage and shipping capacity, facility sizing, zoning, slotting, waving, etc. • Facilitates reviews with key work stream leads including engineering peers, WMS Implementation, and operations • Design the overall facility layout, storage media, and flow paired with the appropriate equipment supporting the Concept of Operations • Support business development process by supporting the solutions team’s response to RFPs including developing materials and presenting to potential clients • Evaluate and compare manual and automated warehouse solutions, develop detailed ROI, payback, and use these insights to drive data‑based warehouse layout, process, and design recommendations • Lead detailed engineering process on new business awards to take the design from conceptualization to full detailed design ready for implementation by performing data analyses, developing material handling specifications, working with vendors to obtain quotes, and generating a detailed, engineered AutoCAD layout with fitment into the selected facility • Joint Planning Sessions with client and conduct gap analysis to ensure issues are resolved; identifies changes to the scope when they occur and provides necessary documentation and escalation • Participate on a team responsible for the implementation of new business by preparing WMS configuration documentation that includes all needed locations, slotting, zoning, sequences for put-away and picking, and allocation rules for the facility • Support the identification and design of new WMS and interface requirements needed for development • Manage material handling and automation vendors through schedule, permitting, installation, commissioning, punch lists, etc. and validates all equipment installation, including necessary performance testing • Provide post go-live support and troubleshooting • Provide leadership and develop/mentor junior engineers

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field, or equivalent related work or military experience • 4 years of engineering experience in supply chain management, logistics, warehousing or a related field • Experience leading Engineering teams • Experience with Microsoft Office • 8-10 years of experience as an Industrial Engineer (it’d be great if you also have) • Experience with Advanced data tools like SQL, Power BI and Python • Extensive AutoCAD experience • Ability to travel up to 50% • Time study measurement, such as MOST, a plus • Third-Party Logistics (3PL) experience warehousing, distribution center or fulfillment experience • Analytical Project and resource management experience

🏖️ Benefits

• full health insurance (medical, dental and vision) • 401(k) • life insurance • disability