Packaging Solutions Engineering Manager - Travel

DHL Supply Chain; Westerville (OH); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Prescription coverage

Discounted stock purchase

General bonus plan

Generous PTO

Job summary

DHL Supply Chain is seeking a Packaging Engineering Solutions Manager to lead a core team of engineers and drive design, pricing, and equipment requirements for new and existing business. This role focuses on continuous improvement, digitalization, and automation to deliver value-added packaging solutions.

You will develop strong internal and external partnerships, mentor engineers, and influence project direction through data-driven decisions while advancing our packaging product offering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, packaging or related business.
• Ability to effectively communicate with Upper Management as well as customers and account teams and staff.
• Knowledge of packaging equipment and materials.
• PC proficiency.
• Time study and analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of engineers on the design and pricing for all pursuits, implementations, and re-engineering projects.
• Ensures the team is continually developing their engineering skills and business relationships to influence decision makers on the appropriate path forward as it relates to the project design, pricing and equipment required for all packaging operations.
• Creates partnerships across the business that support and drive the objectives of the Packaging Product offering.
• Understand the market and critical components that can be leveraged to create innovative solutions provided to all packaging operations.
• Responsible for identifying and supporting continuous improvement goals and objectives for assigned scope or network.
• Continual engagement around analytics within area of responsibility to provide support for business review meetings, new business pursuits and rate reviews.
• A trusted advisor who provides perspectives that helps identify gaps or issues and offers solutions within assigned space.
• Understand all operational KPIs and the impact the solutions we provide have on each of these measures.
• Maintains strong customer relationships in partnership with sector to support continual growth of our packaging operations.
• Has the ability to deep dive into modeling, analytics and pricing opportunities but continues to look for opportunities to improve our tools and processes for their teams and the overall business.
• Continually communicates to leadership on critical topics and priorities with the ability to navigate escalations, issues, and challenges towards solutions.
• Responsible for the continual growth and development of 3-5 engineering resources that support across our business.
• Validate pricing of new and existing business.
• Recommend design and automation for improving productivity.
• Choose appropriate metrics for each project.
• Interviewing and hiring new team members

Skills

Leadership

Pricing

Analytics

Communication

Packaging equipment knowledge

Time study

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Job description

DHL Supply Chain is seeking a Packaging Engineering Solutions Manager to lead a core team of engineers and drive design, pricing, and equipment requirements for new and existing business. This role focuses on continuous improvement, digitalization, and automation to deliver value-added packaging solutions.

You will develop strong internal and external partnerships, mentor engineers, and influence project direction through data-driven decisions while advancing our packaging product offering.