Solution Consultants translate data and business-trend analysis into future-state automated solutions to help clients prepare for operational disruptions and evolving business needs.
The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in warehouse and distribution operations and/or application expertise in material handling solutions, including mechanical design, machine controls, and an understanding of warehouse control software. Consulting experience is a plus.
This position will report to the Solution Development Consulting Manager, Solution Development North America.
Dematic is an intralogistics innovator that designs, builds and supports intelligent, automated solutions for manufacturing, warehouse and distribution environments for customers that are powering the future of commerce. With engineering centers, manufacturing facilities and service centers located in more than 25 countries, the Dematic global network of 10,000 employees has helped achieve more than 6,000 worldwide customer installations for some of the world’s leading brands. Headquartered in Atlanta, Dematic is a member of KION Group, one of the global leaders in industrial trucks and supply chain solutions, and a leading provider of warehouse automation.We offer:
- Career Development
- Competitive Compensation and Benefits
- Pay Transparency
- Global Opportunities
Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer/
Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $96,000 - $140,800 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.
Tasks and Qualifications:What You Will Do In This Role:
- Develop solutions of varying size and complexity, owning concept development
- Translate customer business requirements into practical solution concepts and design direction
- Evaluate and compare solution options using structured methods to recommend the best approach
- Estimate timelines and required resources to support successful project execution
- Drive solution progress within project plans, working independently with guidance as needed
- Identify risks, gaps, and dependencies and escalate appropriately
- Apply judgment to solution options and support further analysis to strengthen recommendations
- Define data collection and analysis approaches critical to solution design
- Analyze customer data to develop design criteria and support defensible recommendations
- Produce clear, professional design reports that communicate requirements and solutions
- Define and qualify customer objectives and support opportunity pre-qualification
- Partner with Sales and internal stakeholders to align on solution intent and assumptions
- Support customer and internal solution discussions and build trusted-advisor relationships
- Develop understanding of customer operations and operating strategies
- Create clear written descriptions, layouts, drawings, and analytical outputs
- Support preparation of proposal documents that accurately represent the solution
- Stay current on technologies, operating strategies, and solution development methods
- Continuously improve solution development practices and may serve as an SME in specific technologies
What We Are Looking For:
- 5+ years of experience in logistics and automation
- Strong understanding of distribution center operations and material handling technologies
- Proficiency in data analysis, concept development, and modern analytical tools
- Excellent communication skills with customers, senior leaders, and cross-functional teams
- Strong problem-solving skills and sound judgment
- Ability to manage shifting priorities with focus, flexibility, and a positive approach
- Comfortable learning new technologies and methods quickly
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field required; master’s degree strongly preferred
- Willingness to travel 25–50%
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in logistics and automation
- Experience in warehouse and distribution operations and/or application expertise in material handling solutions (mechanical design, machine controls, warehouse control software)
- Strong understanding of distribution center operations and material handling technologies
- Proficiency in data analysis, concept development, and modern analytical tools
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- Master's degree in a related field
- Excellent communication skills with customers, senior leaders, and cross-functional teams
- Strong problem-solving skills and sound judgment
- Ability to manage shifting priorities with focus, flexibility, and a positive approach
- Comfortable learning new technologies and methods quickly
- Willingness to travel 25-50%
- Consulting experience
What We Do
Looking to make your move? Then you’ve come to the right place! We are the KION Group, and the world of intralogistics is our home. Our solutions ensure the smooth flow of materials and information in production plants, warehouses, and distribution centers in over 100 countries. We have around 41,000 employees who make a real difference, helping us to become who we are today: the biggest manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment in Europe, and one of the world’s leading warehouse automation providers. Successful? We are, but it’s all down to the motivated, highly trained, and multi-talented people that work for us. Would you like to be part of an international, diverse team? We can offer you interesting jobs and exciting career opportunities in an innovative, rapidly-growing, and forward-looking industry. With us, you benefit from numerous development opportunities in a globally active group, including the possibility of working at one of our locations abroad on a temporary basis. No matter which of our sites you work at, the KION values—integrity, collaboration, courage, and excellence—shape our individual action and our collaboration with colleagues, managers, customers, suppliers, and applicants both nationally and internationally. Who makes up the KION Group? With our international brands Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli, as well as regional brands Fenwick and OM, we stand for exceptional technology and service expertise for forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment around the world. Dematic expands the portfolio with its automated material handling solutions for intralogistics processes in warehouses, production, and sales
