Lead Solution Design

About the job

Role Objective To lead end-to-end solution design for transportation, warehousing, and integrated logistics engagements. Ensuring cost-competitive, scalable, and execution-ready solutions that improve win rates, margins, and customer confidence Key Responsibilities Warehousing Solutioning • Design RDCs, FCs, spoke warehouses, line-feed and supermarket models • Develop space, manpower, MHE, productivity, and layout models • Drive optimization across SKU profiling, throughput, slotting, and shift planning Integrated Logistics Solutions • Architect end-to-end warehousing + transportation solutions with single commercial ownership • Design integrated visibility and control-tower-led operating models • Ensure smooth handover from solutioning to operations, minimizing go-live risk Transportation Solutioning • Design primary, secondary, in-city, milk-run, and line-haul networks • Develop vehicle mix, routing, frequency, km/trip-based cost models • Identify savings through route optimization, consolidation, utilization improvement, and carrier rationalization • Lead transport desk / 4PL solutioning, including governance and SLA frameworks Costing, Commercials & Risk • Own bottom-up costing, pricing, and margin protection • Partner with Finance to ensure commercial viability and risk mitigation • Define year-1 savings roadmap and steady-state cost levers Technology Enablement • Embed WMS, TMS, track-and-trace, and analytics into solutions • Ensure tech-led productivity, visibility, and compliance Stakeholder & Team Leadership • Act as solution SPOC for large RFQs and strategic customers • Work closely with Sales, Operations, IT, Finance, and Legal • Mentor solution design team and standardize templates, assumptions, and playbooks Success Metrics • RFQ win rate improvement • Cost competitiveness vs benchmarks • Margin adherence post go-live • Accuracy of assumptions vs actuals • Speed and quality of solution turnaround Experience:• 15+ years in logistics / supply chain solutioning• Strong hands-on exposure to transport network design and warehousing solutions Education:• MBA / PGDM (Operations / Supply Chain preferred)• Engineering background preferred Core Skills:• Transportation & warehousing cost engineering• Integrated solution architecture• Strong commercial and financial acumen• Stakeholder Management

Requirements

• Transportation & warehousing cost engineering
• Integrated solution architecture
• Strong commercial and financial acumen
• Stakeholder Management

Qualifications

• MBA / PGDM (Operations / Supply Chain preferred)
• Engineering background preferred

Preferred Technologies

• Transportation & warehousing cost engineering
• Integrated solution architecture
• Strong commercial and financial acumen
• Stakeholder Management