Manager Solutions Design (remote)

Job Summary Job Seekers can review the Job Applicant Privacy Policy by clicking here (http://ryder.com/job-applicant-privacy-policy).Summary: The Manager, Solutions Design supports growth of our Supply Chain Solutions & Dedicated Transportation Solution offerings by developing, designing, and winning new business. Responsibilities include designing solutions that deliver financial value to customers, demonstrating an understanding of customer business, providing feasible and sustainable designs aligned with customer needs, helping shape win plans, writing compelling proposals, and supporting awarded business through startup.Job Description The Manager, Solutions Design is aligned by industry verticals or design discipline, manages new business pursuit teams and individual opportunities, and may lead or mentor SD team members.ResponsibilitiesDesign solutions that deliver financial value to customers.Demonstrate understanding of customer business.Provide feasible designs aligned with customer needs.Help pursuit team shape win plans consistent with solution design.Provide sustainable designs aligned with Ryder's operational & technical capabilities.Write and deliver compelling proposals influencing the customer decision to select Ryder.Support awarded business through startup process, transitioning design and proposal assumptions to Operations and SCE CI resources.Manage a subset of SD team members or act as independent contributor specializing in select design disciplines or industry solutions.Mentor & advise SD team members on modeling and design techniques.Act as a solution design specialist across one or more disciplines.Effectively communicate design and solution to internal stakeholders & client.Use advanced analytical techniques and concepts to understand the business.Essential FunctionsProject Management: manage cross‐functional teams, create and manage project milestones, schedule and lead team calls, maintain communication, and deliver team deliverables.Meet frequently with customers and cross‐functional bid response team; support technical review presentations and design validation meetings.Calculate labor, equipment, facility and expense requirements; develop process flows and value propositions.Develop proposals: write compelling customer stories and develop final proposal with Sales Lead.Collaborate with Sales leader to develop win strategy.Data validation, cleansing, profiling, baseline development & defining scenarios to model.Develop optimization scenarios and strategies aligned with objectives.Develop and improve engineering tools and methodologies.Lead consulting projects to understand customer pain points and present solutions.Implementation follow‐up: validate and modify deployed processes to match plan.Additional ResponsibilitiesPerform other duties as assigned.Skills and AbilitiesSuperb data organization and cleansing skills.Advanced skills using design applications, tools, techniques, and methodologies.Familiarity with simulation tools, transportation & warehouse management systems, ERPs, automation, MHE, visibility tools, and industry‐leading technologies.Ability to influence project teams using facts, statistics, and analytics.Ability to comprehend complex supply chain and transportation solutions.Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.Ability to build professional relationships at all levels.Microsoft Office Suite expertise (Access, Excel, PowerPoint).Knowledge of visualization tools (Tableau) and database programming.Knowledge of effective metrics programs and design networks.Transportation design knowledge of dedicated services, equipment types, and tools (JDA, Appian, Llamasoft, OTM, Tableau).Warehouse design knowledge of WMS operations, analytics, engineering, storage solutions, automation, CAD, slotting tools, MOST, simulation software, and data analytics.QualificationsBachelor's degree required in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management or Industrial Engineering.Eight (8) years or more in the transportation or warehousing/manufacturing industry.Expert Microsoft Office Suite skills.Expert in visualization (Tableau) and database programming.Expert knowledge of effective metrics programs and design networks.Expert transportation design knowledge (dedicated services, equipment, tools).Expert warehouse design knowledge (operations, analytics, engineering, storage, automation tools).DOT Regulated NoJob Category Solutions DesignCompensation InformationPay Type: SalariedMinimum Pay Range: $130,000Maximum Pay Range: $150,000Benefits Information Ryder offers comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, paid vacation, illness, bereavement, family and parental leave, and a tax‐advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan.For more information about benefits, click here (https://ryder.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&action=download&id=4022345&hashed=256118533) to download the comprehensive benefits summary.Ryder is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free workplace.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.Important Note Some positions require additional screening that may include employment and education verification, motor vehicle records check, road test, and/or badging or background requirements of the customer to which you are assigned.Security Notice For Applicants Ryder will only communicate with an applicant directly from a @ryder.com email address and will never conduct an interview online through a chat type forum, messaging app (such as WhatsApp or Telegram), or via an online questionnaire. 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