We are working with a brand new e-commerce startup whose goal is to be the largest Saudi Arabia retail group. 

My client is looking for a hands-on leader able to design and permanently improve best-in-class logistic operations, you must engage in and upgrade the whole lifecycle of operations from initiation and design, through to deployment, continuously improving throughout. 

Responsibilities:

- Support operations before they go live and give smooth handover to operations
- Warehouse flexible layout planning, extendable and adaptable for potential needs
- Intralogistics processes conceptual design, building financial models and analysis of alternatives, and optimal solution research
- Warehouse blueprint design, expected efficiency definition
- Development of functional and technical specifications, working processes description and project-related materials
- Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of operations from initiation and design, through deployment, and continuous improvements
- Leading the process development and engineering team
- Working with and management of multiple stakeholders from various departments (logistics teams, IT, finance, marketing, etc)
- Maintain operations once they are live by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health
- Build efficient one-window service for operations to ensure a sustainable response 
- Build financial models and run analytics
- Conduct selected in-depth market research
- Establish a continuous improvement process for established logistic solutions and good knowledge of LEAN methods
- Analysis of technical requirements and evaluation of equipment/solutions for the fulfillment centre automation
- Analyze and proof of the efficiency of implemented solutions and processes
- Organize training and implementation processes for designed solutions

Requirements:

- 5+ yrs of work experience in established companies with high level of logistic services and/or top mgmt. consulting in logistic operations
- Min. BSc degree in engineering, logistics, production planning or a related field but preferably MSc
- Experienced manager of process development team (in warehousing as preference)
- Wide experience of operations design and improvements: from few seconds single workplace operation up to 1000+ employees conveyor line process
- Broad knowledge of manual and automated logistic facilities and goods processing methods
- Strong problem solving, structuring and execution skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Very proactive/ hands on with strong ownership mentality to take on tasks and provide solutions
- Natural curiosity to details, data-driven and pragmatic
- Knowledge of MTP methods of process efficiency definition
- Good understanding of LEAN tools and methods of operational improvements
- Experience in an automated warehouse is essential

Your experience should include design not only in manual processes, but also within transportation, conveying, sorting, packaging systems and robots.

If you would be interested in this role, please take a look at our application link.