Engineering Manager Transportation and Warehousing
Core
Manage engineering projects for distribution centers and plant-based warehouses, developing infrastructure improvement strategies and overseeing powered industrial equipment and racking systems.
Role type
Engineering Manager, Transportation and Warehousing
Builds
Warehouse facilities, material handling equipment, and industrial racking systems
Domain
Logistics and Supply Chain
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Industrial engineering, logistics and distribution engineering, warehouse infrastructure design, material handling equipment (MHE) expertise, capital planning, budget management, cross-functional leadership, project management for capital projects, supplier relationship management, automation technology assessment
Preferred skills
Experience with automated guided vehicles (AGVs), automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), conveyor systems, inventory management, end-to-end supply chain management
Technologies
Automated guided vehicles (AGVs), automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), conveyor systems
Responsibilities
Develop cost-reduction and efficiency improvement strategies, develop and maintain multi-year execution plans for warehouse facilities, oversee warehouse operating budgets, evaluate emerging technologies, develop equipment specifications and standards, lead capital planning and execution for equipment projects, manage capital equipment installation projects, engage external engineering firms and third-party logistics partners
Seniority
Manager, hands-on leadership