Director, Advanced Logistics Solutions Design

Idlogistics; Georgia; Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ID Logistics is seeking a Senior Director, Solutions Engineering to lead large-scale solution design initiatives across North America, partnering with Commercial, Operations, Finance, IT, and Customer Implementation teams to ensure designs are operationally sound and financially viable.

The role emphasizes ownership of design, development, and validation of distribution, automation, and network optimization solutions for new business pursuits and transformations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering preferred; suitable candidates may have a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Business, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in solutions engineering, industrial engineering, logistics engineering, supply chain consulting, warehouse design, operations, or a related field.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing solution design functions, or complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Extensive solution design experience required; experience preferably within a 3PL organization.
• Proven experience leading large-scale distribution, fulfillment, and supply chain solution development efforts, including labor modeling, process optimization, facility layout development, and financial costing.
• Significant travel ability: up to 25%, with occasional periods of 50%.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of comprehensive logistics solutions supporting new business opportunities, customer expansions, network redesigns, facility start-ups, contract renewals, automation initiatives, and operational transformations.
• Design warehouse layouts, storage strategies, material handling flows, and operational processes for steady-state, ramp-up, and seasonality.
• Conduct labor modeling, capacity planning, productivity analysis, workflow design, and operational assessments to support customer requirements.
• Develop innovative supply chain solutions that leverage automation, technology, and best practices to improve productivity and service performance.
• Perform ROI, capital expenditure, and operational cost analyses to support solution recommendations.
• Ensure all proposed solutions align with operational capabilities, customer expectations, financial objectives, and long-term scalability.
• Validate operational assumptions, engineering designs, labor requirements, and financial models prior to customer presentation and implementation.
• Manage and oversee projects completed by other engineers to validate operational design, productivity, customer requirements, and financials.

Skills

Leadership

RFQ/RFI/RFP

Labor modeling

Financial costing

Excel

AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related

Tools

AutoCAD

PowerPoint

Data analysis tools

Excel

WMS

Job description

ID Logistics is seeking a Senior Director, Solutions Engineering to lead large-scale solution design initiatives across North America, partnering with Commercial, Operations, Finance, IT, and Customer Implementation teams to ensure designs are operationally sound and financially viable.

The role emphasizes ownership of design, development, and validation of distribution, automation, and network optimization solutions for new business pursuits and transformations.