Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Connors Group is seeking a Senior Design Consultant to lead the design of complex automated material-handling systems. The role involves collaborating with sales teams and customers, driving projects from concept to implementation while ensuring innovative solutions and clear ROI.
Responsibilities
- Leads complex automated material handling system design activities that develop solutions supporting Customer objectives
- Collaborates with sales teams and customers to evaluate needs and develop optimal solutions
- Establishes credibility by clearly communicating the design process, alternatives considered, and proposed solutions
- Ensures automated solutions incorporate the latest industry methods and technologies to provide competitive advantage
- Leads internal brainstorming and supplier evaluation to identify best-in-class ideas and partners
- Drives the complete project lifecycle from initial concept analysis through customer presentations, contract negotiations, and implementation handover
- Prepares calculations, material flow diagrams, functional descriptions, and commercial content for quotes and presentations
- Performs internal administrative projects as assigned
- Develops professional proposals and presentations that clearly demonstrate expertise and system design benefits
- Manages cost estimates and ensures costing accuracy
- Participates in trade fairs and events
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in engineering required
- Minimum 10 years' professional experience in comparable roles or 5+ years direct industry experience in intralogistics and material handling technology
- Superior understanding of warehouse, distribution center, and order fulfillment operations
- Ability to thrive in a growth environment and adapt to change
- Strong capability in creating and understanding operational flow requirements
- Highly detail-oriented with ability to manage critical deadlines and multitask effectively
- Advanced capability in data analysis, modeling tools, and automated material handling system design including software
- Strong value engineering and ROI analysis skills
- Knowledge of automated warehouse technology, control systems, and IT for material flow
- Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills
- Superior capability to define and analyze customer data for system requirements
- Proven leadership with internal resources, suppliers, and customers
- Strong mentoring motivation
- Willingness to travel extensively (30–60%). Access to reliable auto transportation and a major US airport
- Proficient in AutoCAD, MS Office Suite
- Master's or MBA
- Hubspot and Power BI are a plus
- Sandler training a plus
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