Life Cycle Solution Engineer

Vanderlande Industries B.V.; Veghel; On-site; EUR 47,988 - 54,684; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly salary range €4,300 – €4,900,

40 vacation days

Health & Wellbeing budget (€300/year)

Travel allowance or full public-rail/2

Flexible working hours

Collective pension

VGZ health insurance discounts

Job summary

Toyota Automated Logistics is seeking a Life Cycle Solution Engineer to develop service solutions that improve system performance, reliability, and operational excellence while building long-term customer partnerships.

You will design maintenance contracts, resident services, spare parts strategies and modernization solutions, analyzing customer operations and translating technical concepts into customer value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree is required.
• 2+ years of experience in a technical‑commercial role, preferably within service, maintenance, automation, or intralogistics.
• Affinity with life cycle management, service solutions, and operational improvement.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Customer‑focused mindset with a proactive and solution‑oriented approach.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to translate technical concepts into customer value.
• Fluent in English.
• Willingness to travel internationally (approx. 4 days per month).

Responsibilities

• Develop tailored service and life cycle solutions for new and existing customers.
• Design and propose maintenance contracts, resident services, spare parts strategies, and modernization solutions.
• Analyze customer operations and identify opportunities to improve system performance and reliability.
• Build compelling business cases and commercially attractive proposals.
• Collaborate with Sales, Service, Engineering, and Finance teams to create customer‑focused solutions.
• Act as a trusted advisor during customer meetings, workshops, and presentations.
• Ensure a smooth handover of sold solutions to Service and Operations teams.

Skills

Technical experience

Life cycle management

Service solutions

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Customer focus

Commercial awareness

English fluency

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor/Master degree

Job description

Job Title: Life Cycle Solution Engineer

As a Life Cycle Solution Engineer, you play a key role in developing service solutions that improve system performance, reliability, and operational excellence while building long-term customer partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop tailored service and life cycle solutions for new and existing customers.
• Design and propose maintenance contracts, resident services, spare parts strategies, and modernization solutions.
• Analyze customer operations and identify opportunities to improve system performance and reliability.
• Build compelling business cases and commercially attractive proposals.
• Collaborate with Sales, Service, Engineering, and Finance teams to create customer‑focused solutions.
• Act as a trusted advisor during customer meetings, workshops, and presentations.
• Ensure a smooth handover of sold solutions to Service and Operations teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
• 2+ years of experience in a technical‑commercial role, preferably within service, maintenance, automation, or intralogistics.
• Affinity with life cycle management, service solutions, and operational improvement.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Customer‑focused mindset with a proactive and solution‑oriented approach.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to translate technical concepts into customer value.
• Fluent in English.
• Willingness to travel internationally (approx. 4 days per month).

Benefits

• Monthly salary range: €4,300 – €4,900, with opportunities for higher performance rewards.
• 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and 20 additional days that can be purchased).
• Health & Wellbeing budget (€300 per year).
• Travel allowance or full public transport reimbursement.
• Flexible working hours and hybrid working (40% home / 60% office).
• Collective pension scheme.
• Discounts on supplementary health insurance with VGZ.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Toyota Automated Logistics, we believe diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to equal opportunities and an inclusive work environment, and we base our hiring decisions on qualifications, potential, and motivation. Support or adjustments during the application process are available upon request.