Consultant - GSDC

DHL Germany; India; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

DHL Germany in Mumbai, India, seeks a Consultant - Transport Solution Design to drive innovative logistics design for a global team. You will craft layouts, data flows, equipment lists, digitalization plans, and automation strategies to support growth and customer value.

The role requires 3+ years in transport solution design with experience in network design and routing tools, plus strong Excel and BI capabilities. This is a full-time permanent position based in Mumbai.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in transport solution design.
• Experience with data analysis and visualization for logistics.
• Strong MS Excel skills and BI tooling familiarity.
• Knowledge of transportation design frameworks and routing problems.

Responsibilities

• Understand operations and customer requests to develop operational profiles.
• Create layouts, data flows, equipment lists, and digitalization plans.
• Support transition and handover with training content.
• Collaborate with regional and global teams on design elements.
• Mentor junior designers and share best practices.
• Contribute to service catalogs and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Data analysis

Power BI

Excel

Transport routing

Layout design

Stakeholder management

Customer focus

Tools

AutoCAD

SketchUp

FlexSim

AnyLogic

Visio

Merlin

SC Guru

Llamasoft SCGx

LogHub

AIIMS

Job description

About us

Position: Consultant -Transport Solution Design - Global functions
Contract Type: Full time- Permanent
Location: MUMBAI - INDIA

We are looking for a highly skilled solution consultant to join our global team and drive innovation in supply chain analytics. This role involves a administrating solution design plans and processes to support the Business growth and retention agenda; delivering cost benefit to the business and customers through design and execution of solutions in line with overall business strategy, product development, industry and market needs, Group guidelines and policies.

Job outputs include creation of designs (layouts, flows, equipment list, digitalization, automation) while supporting the implementation teams where/when needed.

Responsibilities

The role of the solutions designer is to understand current operations & customer requests including data analysis to create and operational profile (plus materials flow).

• The entry level solutions designer is expected to adhere (O2D) process and support other solutions designers (in region, out of region) on discrete elements of solutions design (Primarily on Layouts, Data Analysis, CoS creation, Sizing and Resource Modelling)
• Experience of using specialist software to perform the role depending on region and practice including but not limited to AutoCAD, Class, Sketchup, FlexSim, Anylogic, SC Guru, Visio, Merlin, regional cost models.
• Progress concepts into detailed solution designs (including layouts, flows, equipment list, digitalization, automation etc.)
• Prepare content to support transitions through handover. (Training Content) – Responsible to drive specific service communities within GSDC and further develop the team by organizing training sessions along with knowledge sharing on best practices.
• Familiar with working globally, leveraging expertise across the community plus outsourcing specialist tasks to others.
• Responsible to mentor and coach the entry level professionals.
• Support transition (implementation) through handover, training
• Work with other solutions designers (in region, out of region) to support some or all aspects of the design work including providing expertise (concept reviews) or specialist services (e.g. simulation to validate solutions)
• Input to improving the way of working including raising challenges / opportunities, scoping requirements, supporting development & testing plus use of the global & regional tools. In addition provide input to update & improve tools (regional & global via the GSDC / CoE)
• Developing content for service catalogues, contribution to GSDC’s newsletters, webinars, townhalls, presentation to global visitors and other branding initiatives.

Requirements

Experience Required - 3+ years

Divisional Experience

• Transport, Data Analysis and representation
• Effective visualization development during project engagements
• Functional Experience (must have)
• Knowledge of transportation solution design framework
• Experience on working on Network Design and Transport Routing problems via tool driven mechanism (Llamasoft SCGx, Log hub, AIIMS etc.)
• Experience on projects related to supply chain design or inventory optimization.
• Advance level knowledge of MS Excel is a must.
• Hands on experience BI Tools (Power BI) Competencies
• Maintains effective relationships with stakeholders.
• Focuses on customer needs and gains their commitment.