Logistics Solutions Design Manager - Data-Driven & Impactful

Culina Group Limited; Lutterworth; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Life assurance x4 annual salary

Wellness program (EAP)

Eye care vouchers

Rewards & recognition

Retail discounts

Job summary

Culina Group is seeking a commercially minded Solutions Design Manager to lead the design, modelling, and optimisation of integrated logistics solutions across warehouse and transport operations, shaping high-performing, scalable solutions for new business, renewals, and continuous improvement programmes.

You will combine operational expertise, data-driven insight, and strong commercial awareness to create solutions that are practical, cost-effective, and service-led.

Qualifications

• Strong background in logistics, warehousing, transport operations, or supply chain design.
• Advanced data and modelling capability (Excel, Power BI, SQL or similar).
• Experience designing warehouse layouts (CAD) and transport/network models.
• Good understanding of automation, fleet operations, and transport technologies.
• Ability to turn complex data into clear, actionable solutions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience within 3PL, retail distribution, e-commerce, FMCG, or manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Design integrated warehouse and transport solutions, including warehouse layouts, storage strategies, picking methods, automation concepts, and labour models.
• Build detailed models covering capacity, throughput, routing, and cost using tools such as Excel, Power BI, WMS/TMS data, routing software (e.g. Paragon), and CAD.
• Lead solution design workstreams across tenders, RFQs, renewals, and optimisation projects.
• Present proposals to senior stakeholders and customers with clarity and commercial focus.
• Support mobilisation teams to ensure smooth transition from design to live operation, and work with cross-functional teams.
• Develop cost models, pricing inputs, and business cases.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, efficiency gains, and service improvements.
• Support wider strategic initiatives including network redesign, expansion, and automation roadmaps.
• Use data insights to refine and challenge solutions.
• Develop and maintain standardised tools, templates, and modelling frameworks.
• Drive continuous improvement in solution quality and consistency.

Skills

logistics

warehousing

transport operations

supply chain design

data modelling

Excel

Power BI

SQL

CAD

communication

stakeholder engagement

3PL

retail distribution

e-commerce

FMCG

Tools

CAD

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Culina Group is seeking a commercially minded Solutions Design Manager to lead the design, modelling, and optimisation of integrated logistics solutions across warehouse and transport operations, shaping high-performing, scalable solutions for new business, renewals, and continuous improvement programmes.

You will combine operational expertise, data-driven insight, and strong commercial awareness to create solutions that are practical, cost-effective, and service-led.