About the role

  • Solutions Engineer at KNAPP bringing innovative automation to warehousing and logistics. Collaborating cross-functionally to present effective supply chain solutions.

Responsibilities

  • This position requires excellent communication skills (both written and verbal), strong analytical skills, and a fundamental knowledge of warehousing/distribution logistics concepts and trade-offs.
  • Develop clear, concise PowerPoint presentations
  • Support sales personnel in walking clients through the proposed material handling and supply chain solutions
  • Answer questions and explain concepts, processes, etc. related to analyses and solutions to customers, colleagues, etc. in a simple manner
  • Identify and communicate data-related issues, gaps, etc. to customers for rapid resolution and to drive the analysis forward.
  • High level of competence in managing spreadsheet analyses, database mining, etc.:
  • Handle return on investment (ROI) calculations
  • Quick calculations to drive toward determination of feasible design
  • Detailed calculations to provide customers with cash flows and head counts
  • Examine order structures for advantages in processing
  • Develop throughput projections for different material handling units such as pallets, cases, totes, outbound cartons, order lines, units, cube, etc.
  • Interface with the Systems Engineering group (Mechanical Engineers) to develop a working material handling solution for proposal generation and presentation to clients
  • Forecast of throughputs
  • Forecast of inventory

Requirements

  • Required B.S. Industrial Engineering or Logistics Major, 3.00 GPA or higher
  • Desired M.S. Industrial Engineering or Logistics Major
  • An MBA is also viewed as a plus and potential substitute for the MSIE or MSOR, but an MBA is not a requirement
  • Required experience of 5+ years in logistics and/or warehousing
  • Certification and/or training in lean or six sigma is a plus
  • Software deployed: IBM Lotus Notes, MS Office suite including Excel, Access, Word, Visio, PowerPoint; Adobe Acrobat, VectorWorks (basics), AutoCAD (basics), Mini-tab (desired/occasional), JCreator (desired/occasional), Oracle(desired)

Benefits

  • 2 remote days per week
  • Half day Fridays
  • A beautiful new, state-of-the-art, office complex in Kennesaw, GA
  • Industry competitive compensation
  • Great benefits with better than average employer contributions, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short & Long Term Disability and more!
  • 401k with a very generous employer match and no vesting!
  • Paid Vacation & Holidays
  • Profit Sharing
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Subsidized Daycare
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Pet Insurance
  • Subsidized food delivery
  • Monthly celebrations
  • Quarterly employee events
  • Corporate Social Responsibility including recycling, sustainability and volunteering

Job title

Solutions Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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