Transport & Warehouse Solution Design Manager

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  • £55000.00 - £65000.00 per annum + car & Bonus
  • Birmingham, West Midlands

Gleeson is engaged by a rapidly growing, innovation‑driven solutions provider transforming UK logistics. Supported by substantial investment, the organisation delivers fully implemented supply chain solutions beyond design alone.

We are appointing a Solutions Design Lead who thrives in change and will assume end‑to‑end ownership from initial data modelling to go‑live execution.

The Role:

  • Salary: £65,000+ Great Bonus, Car (85k+ OTE)
  • Work Type: Remote, Midlands - North
  • Focus: End-to-End Solutions, CI Rollouts, and Large-Scale Implementation across warehouse 80% / 20% Transport

Key Responsibilities:

    • Lead complex solutions across cross-functional teams and external partners, ensuring designs perform in real-world operations.
    • Deploy CI frameworks across warehouse and transport networks to drive measurable improvement.
    • Apply Lean & Six Sigma to turn under performing sites into benchmark operations.
    • Own the end‑to‑end journey: network modelling, site assessments, and the physical integration of Robotics, Automation, and WMS/TMS platforms.
    • Act as a senior strategic advisor to executive stakeholders.
    • Use data analytics and financial modelling to build rigorous business cases for multi‑million‑pound CAPEX investments.
    • Spearhead tenders and manage P&L, ensuring solutions are innovative, commercially sound, and scalable.

Ideal Candidate :

    • Deep knowledge of warehouse design, automation, and transport integration, with the ability to manage their interdependence's across a global supply chain.
    • Proven delivery of complex technical integration's and go lives for WMS and automated platforms across the UK and Europe.
    • A proactive approach to operational health prioritising sustainable systems over short-term fixes.
    • Strong stakeholder skills; confident guiding specialist teams through large-scale transformation.

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Josh Bissett
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