Culina Group is a leading UK 3rd party food & drinks logistics provider offering dedicated and shared user warehousing and distribution solutions.
At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!
Job DescriptionWe are looking for a commercially minded Solutions Design Manager to join our Business Development Excellence team. In this role, you will lead the design, modelling, and optimisation of integrated logistics solutions across warehouse and transport operations, helping shape high-performing, scalable solutions for new business, renewals, and continuous improvement programmes.
You will combine operational expertise, data-driven insight, and strong commercial awareness to create solutions that are practical, cost-effective, and service-led. Working closely with sales, operations, engineering, IT, finance, and customers, you will play a key role in ensuring every solution is operationally viable, financially robust, and aligned to wider supply chain strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Solution Design & Modelling
- Design integrated warehouse and transport solutions, including:
- Warehouse layouts, storage strategies, picking methods, automation concepts, and labour models
- Transport network design (trunking, cross-dock, final mile, multi-drop, fleet strategies)
- Build detailed models covering capacity, throughput, routing, and cost using tools such as Excel, Power BI, WMS/TMS data, routing software (e.g. Paragon), and CAD
- Analyse customer data (volumes, SKUs, order profiles, delivery patterns, geography)
- Evaluate automation and technology solutions (e.g. AMRs, AS/RS, TMS, route optimisation) to assess ROI and operational impact
Project Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
- Lead solution design workstreams across tenders, RFQs, renewals, and optimisation projects
- Present proposals to senior stakeholders and customers with clarity and commercial focus
- Support mobilisation teams to ensure smooth transition from design to live operation, and working with cross-functional teams
Commercial & Strategic Contribution
- Develop cost models, pricing inputs, and business cases
- Identify opportunities for cost reduction, efficiency gains, and service improvements
- Support wider strategic initiatives including network redesign, expansion, and automation roadmaps
Data & Continuous Improvement
- Use data insights to refine and challenge solutions
- Develop and maintain standardised tools, templates, and modelling frameworks
- Drive continuous improvement in solution quality and consistency
- Strong background in logistics, warehousing, transport operations, or supply chain design
- Advanced data and modelling capability (Excel, Power BI, SQL or similar)
- Experience designing warehouse layouts (CAD) and transport/network models
- Good understanding of automation, fleet operations, and transport technologies
- Ability to turn complex data into clear, actionable solutions
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience within 3PL, retail distribution, e-commerce, FMCG, or manufacturing environments
As part of our drive to make Culina Group a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.
Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.
Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:
- Annual Leave - Competitive holiday entitlement of 25 days plus 8 bank holidays
- Life Assurance - x4 your annual salary
- Wellness - Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
- Eye Care Vouchers - We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
- Reward & Recognition - We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
- Everyday discounts - Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!
If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!
Skills Required
- Strong background in logistics, warehousing, transport operations, or supply chain design
- Advanced data and modelling capability (Excel, Power BI, SQL or similar)
- Experience designing warehouse layouts using CAD and transport/network models
- Familiarity with WMS and TMS data and routing software (e.g., Paragon)
- Understanding of automation technologies (AMRs, AS/RS) and fleet/transport technologies
- Ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable solutions and business cases
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including presenting to senior stakeholders and customers
- Experience within 3PL, retail distribution, e-commerce, FMCG, or manufacturing environments
What We Do
Culina Group is a market leading provider of high quality logistics services for food and drink companies in the UK and Ireland. We serve a sizeable portfolio of customers - ranging from niche operators to major multinational companies - across our vast depot network, comprised of over 100 strategically located sites. We work with over 22,000 fantastic people at peak and specialise in the development and implementation of total supply chain solutions for ambient and chilled brand manufacturers and distributors. We are totally customer focused and always seek to add real value to our clients, providing a holistic solution to meet the challenges faced by manufacturers and the changing demands of the retail sector.
