Solutions Engineer - Warehouse Automation

Thgingenuity; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

THG Ingenuity is seeking a Solutions Engineer to design scalable warehouse and fulfilment solutions for enterprise clients. You will translate complex requirements into practical layouts, material flows, and automation strategies across THG Fulfil’s platforms.

Collaborating with customers, commercial teams, and engineering specialists, you will model capacity, assess ROI and ensure cost-effective, deliverable designs for leading ecommerce brands.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in warehouse solutions design.
• Experience with automation technologies such as AutoStore, Libiao and Geek+ robotics.
• Experience in intralogistics or supply chain solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end warehouse and fulfilment solutions for enterprise customers.
• Develop warehouse layouts, storage strategies and material flows.
• Incorporate automation technology based on customer requirements.

Skills

Warehouse design

Logistics engineering

Intralogistics

Automation

Tools

AutoStore

Libiao robotics

Geek+ robotics

Job description

About THG Ingenuity

THG Ingenuity is a proprietary Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology, robotics, and operations platform built for global ecommerce. Developed through more than two decades of operating ecommerce and retail services at scale, its software and automation capabilities have been engineered, tested, and refined through the real-world demands of managing complex commerce operations. Today, THG Ingenuity provides an integrating operating environment that enables brands to intelligently optimise the entire commerce lifecycle from browsing and checkout to AI inventory management and forecasting, automated fulfilment, carrier control, and customer experience. The platform comprises:

• THG Fulfil: The fulfilment operating system for global ecommerce. Delivered via a proprietary SaaS and Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, THG Fulfil orchestrates every stage of checkout, fulfilment, delivery, and customer experience through an integrated system.
• THG Studios: The UK's most innovative creative hub, helping brands create content that connects, experiences that engage, and IP that scales, all from its end-to-end, in-house facilities.
• THG Commerce: A cloud-native technology stack enabling retailers and brands to create intelligent, AI-powered, digital shopping experiences, while integrated marketplace and social commerce functionality allows brands to reach customers across every sales channel

With its expertise in building and scaling brands, THG Ingenuity is uniquely positioned to bring pertinent, pragmatic, and global know-how across all aspects of commerce.

About THG Fulfil

THG Fulfil is part of THG Ingenuity, providing integrated warehousing, fulfilment and courier management solutions for leading e-commerce brands and enterprise businesses worldwide.

Combining advanced warehouse automation with proprietary technology, we help brands scale their operations, improve efficiency and deliver exceptional customer experiences. Our capabilities include AutoStore, Libiao and Geek+ robotics, supported by our own WMS/WCS/OMS platforms.

About the Role

As a Solutions Engineer, you will design innovative, scalable and commercially viable warehouse and fulfilment solutions for THG Fulfil's enterprise clients.

Working closely with customers, commercial teams, operations, engineering and technology specialists, you will translate complex operational requirements into practical warehouse designs that optimise capacity, throughput, productivity and cost efficiency.

You will develop end-to-end solutions incorporating warehouse layouts, material flows, storage strategies, automation technologies and systems integration. The role will support both third-party automation opportunities and wider 3PL proposals, including the transition of enterprise customers into THG Fulfil facilities.

Key Responsibilities

Warehouse Solution Design

• Design end-to-end warehouse and fulfilment solutions for complex enterprise customers, from initial concept through to detailed proposals.
• Develop warehouse layouts, storage strategies, material flows, picking methodologies and operational processes.
• Evaluate and incorporate automation technologies, including AutoStore, Libiao and Geek+ robotics, based on customer requirements.
• Assess capacity, throughput, labour requirements and operational constraints to ensure solutions are scalable and deliverable.

Customer Engagement & Requirements

• Work with enterprise customers to understand operational requirements, order profiles, volumes, growth plans and service-level expectations.
• Lead site visits, operational assessments and discovery workshops to gather requirements and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Translate customer needs into clear technical specifications and tailored fulfilment solutions.

Modelling & Commercial Analysis

• Develop capacity plans, throughput models and operational resource requirements using customer data.
• Support solution simulations, cost modelling and ROI analysis to demonstrate the benefits of proposed solutions.
• Work with commercial teams to ensure designs are technically feasible, cost-effective and commercially viable.

Proposals & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Produce technical solution proposals incorporating warehouse layouts, process flows, automation configurations and supporting financial analysis.
• Present solutions to customer stakeholders and support tenders, RFPs and complex sales processes.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, software and implementation teams to validate designs and ensure successful delivery.
• Define integration requirements across THG Fulfil's WMS/WCS/OMS platforms and automated warehouse equipment.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience in warehouse solutions design, logistics engineering, intralogistics, automation engineering or supply chain solutions.
• Experience designing warehouse or fulfilment solutions fo