Solution Design Engineer

Dx Freight; Middleton; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Holidays 25 days + bank holidays

Long service recognition

Enhanced pension scheme

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

DX Freight is seeking a Network Planning Analyst to help shape the future of our network as we grow and add services. You will analyse data, build simple Excel models and evaluate cost, capacity and productivity drivers across end-to-end logistics processes.

You will run trials, document options, work with IT on systems alignment and present clear recommendations to senior stakeholders. This role offers exposure to diverse projects and opportunities for career progression within DX Freight.

Qualifications

• Numerate with strong analytical skills and able to build basic Excel models evaluating financial and operational impact.
• Familiar with end-to-end logistics processes and cost, capacity and productivity drivers.
• Experience in managing operational trials and measuring operational impact.
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex concepts clearly.
• Familiarity with operational reporting metrics and dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specific design projects, trials and analyses as directed by the Network Planning Director.
• Run localised trials to test and refine concepts and designs.
• Document operating model elements and proposed options.
• Collect and validate high-level and detailed cost and operational data.
• Conduct quantitative analysis to compare options.
• Engage with stakeholders to support balanced qualitative assessment.
• Liaise with IT to align systems requirements.
• Prepare, document and present recommendations and implementation plans.
• Maintain benchmarks and best practices to guide future projects.
• Contribute to blue-sky thinking and prioritisation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel modelling

Logistics processes

Operational trials

Communication

Dashboards & reporting

Tools

Excel

Job description

training and the opportunities! Whatever you choose, you will work with passionate and supportive people who are focused on meeting the DX Delivered Exactly promise.

Role summary

As DX grow the business and develop new services, we aim to maximise the combined value of our Divisions and build a flexible operating model which supports interoperability to efficiently offer the best possible service to our customers while ensuring control and consistency and minimising overall cost.

Based on quantitative and qualitative analysis, Network Planning sets the direction for network operations including operating footprint, assets, routing, systems, automation, planning, tracking and reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver specific design projects, trials and pieces of analysis as directed by the Network Planning Director
• Run localised trials to test, prove and refine concepts and designs
• Document elements of the current operating model and proposed options
• Collect and validate high-level and detailed cost and operational data
• Conduct quantitative analysis to compare options
• Engage with relevant stakeholders to support balanced qualitative assessment of options and ensure any recommendations are realistic
• Liaise with IT to ensure alignment of systems requirements
• Prepare, document and present recommendations and implementation plans
• Maintain relevant benchmarks and best practices to guide and inform future design projects
• Contribute to blue-sky thinking and idea generation and prioritisation

Knowledge, Skills and experience

Must Have

• Numerate with strong analytical skills. Must be able to build basic excel models to evaluate financial and operational impact of options
• Familiar with end-to-end logistics processes and cost, capacity and productivity drivers, including Collection and Delivery, Transport and Under-the-roof activities
• Experience in managing operational trials and measuring operational impact
• Strong communication skills, able to focus on key messages and explain complex concepts in an understandable way
• Familiarity with operational reporting metrics and dashboards

Nice to have

• Experience in operations research, time and motion, layout design and operational process design
• Experience in building business cases for operational improvements and investment cases

Personal Specification

• Objective, analytical and data-driven
• Self-starter, motivated and driven to make meaningful improvements
• Creative, innovative, inquisitive and challenging
• Collaborative, able to engage with operational staff and other stakeholders to understand challenges, develop ideas and test possible solutions
• Thorough, diligent, honest and open
• Structured and able to break down complex deliverables into manageable steps
• Comfortable with ambiguity, able to use scenario analysis and estimates when reliable data is not available
• Clear communicator, willing to challenge the status quo and equally happy to receive challenge and feedback

Benefits

• Competitive Rates of Pay
• Holidays: 25 days increasing with length of service + bank holidays
• Long Service Recognition scheme
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity
• Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance programme including 24/7 Virtual GPDX Discounts Portal
• Excellent opportunities for career progression and more!!

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All About You

You will be friendly, hard-working and love the buzz of getting things done. We love team players and here at DX we are committed to providing our people the technical and personal skills to progress their careers.

About us

We are a leading independent parcel, mail and logistics services company operating throughout the UK and Ireland delivering the important things in life. DX Freight provides next-day or scheduled delivery services for parcels and freight, as well as comprehensive logistics solutions, including warehouse management and the operation of customer-liveried vehicles. Our brand is what we do every day and our values set the tone for how we want our colleagues to go about their business of delivering the Delivered Exactly promise.

What will it feel like to be part of our team?

At DX, we know our people are our foundation of success. We are passionate about you developing your career with us; if you want to progress your career, DX will provide the