Engineer, Warehouse Automation & Solution Design (All Genders)

zooplus; München; Hybrid; EUR 70.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid working

Wellbeing offers

Transport or bike leasing subsidy

Employee discount 20%

Zusammenfassung

zooplus is seeking an experienced Operations Development professional to optimise logistic solutions for our European fulfilment network. You will design concepts for warehouses, flows, and automation, while modelling capacities, costs, and SLAs to enable data-driven decisions.

With a strong background in logistics engineering and project management, you will collaborate across teams, manage lean initiatives, and travel up to 30% to engage with LSPs and internal partners.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in logistics, supply chain, engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in engineering consulting, intra-logistics supplier or LSP engineering departments.
• Knowledge of e-commerce fulfillment processes, distribution and intra-logistics.
• Strong analytical/numerical skills with data modelling and cost analysis.
• Excellent communication with customer orientation; travel up to 30%+

Aufgaben

• Analyse, design and optimise logistic solutions for existing and new fulfilment centres.
• Develop end-to-end logistics concepts including warehouse layouts and automation solutions.
• Model capacities, volumes, costs and SLAs for data-driven decisions.
• Prepare business cases, cost models, and P&L analyses for logistics projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure feasibility and drive implementation across the network.

Kenntnisse

Analytical skills

Project management

Lean methodologies

Communication

English fluency

Travel willingness

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or Master's in logistics/supply chain/engineering

Jobbeschreibung

Company Description

With over 25 years’ experience, plus the same enormous passion and ambition we had day‑one, we’re trailblazers in the pet e-commerce industry. Our solutions make over 12 million customers genuinely happier – and that’s something we really care about. We work together to continually adapt; embracing change and the challenges it brings so that we can keep doing better. Join us and discover a place where your potential meets your passion for pets. That’s the power of plus.

Job Description

The Operations Development Team coordinates engineering and automation activities across the European fulfillment network. Our Fulfillment Centers (FCs) are operated by Logistics Service Providers (LSPs). This corporate function supports (re)engineering and quality‑improvement projects for multiple FCs and LSPs. By representing zooplus in collaboration with LSPs and bringing expertise in zooplus requirements, combined with a broad engineering and lean background, we help ensure the success of key initiatives.

• Analysing, designing, and optimising logistic solutions for existing and new fulfilment centres
• Developing end‑to‑end logistics concepts, including warehouse layouts, transport flows, and automation solutions
• Conducting data analysis to model capacities, volumes, costs, and SLAs, supporting data‑driven decision making
• Preparing business cases, cost models, and P&L analyses for logistics projects
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders, operations teams, and external partners to ensure technical and operational feasibility of solutions
• Supporting implementation and continuous improvement initiatives across the network
• Coordinating purchasing activities and resource allocation within the department
• Identifying and driving best‑practice approaches to improve cost, service, and quality
• Monitoring emerging technologies and market trends to contribute to strategic development

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in logistics, supply chain, engineering, or a related field, with minimum 5 years of experience in engineering consulting, intra‑logistics supplier, or LSP engineering departments
• Comprehensive knowledge of e‑commerce fulfillment processes, distribution, and intra‑logistics
• Strong analytical and numerical skills with experience in data modelling and cost analysis
• Proven experience in project management and lean methodologies
• Excellent communication skills with a high customer orientation
• Fluency in English, both verbal and written
• Willingness to travel (minimum 30%)

Additional Information

Headquartered in Munich, with offices across Madrid, Krakow, Wroclaw, London and Vienna, we collaborate because we genuinely love working together – so you’ll be at the heart of an incredible, multinational team. You’ll benefit from hybrid working, spending 60% of your time in the office and 40% at home, with an option to work abroad for 20 days in approved countries. Development opportunities allow you to shape your own career path, with excellent training, wellbeing offers, subsidised transport or bike leasing, and a 20% discount on all our products. Find out more about the specific benefits at your local office in our blog posts.