Solutions Design Manager / Senior Solutions Design Manager
UK Wide | Remote with Client Travel
£65,000 - £80,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus
Gleeson is partnering with a fast-growing supply chain and logistics solutions business that is investing heavily in its people, technology, and international expansion. With ambitious growth plans across the UK and Europe, a growing portfolio of major customers, and significant investment backing, this is an opportunity to join at an exciting stage of the company's journey.
As a Solutions Design Manager, you'll play a key role in designing and delivering innovative warehouse, transport, automation, and supply chain solutions that help customers improve efficiency, reduce costs, and drive operational performance. Working across high-profile transformation projects, you'll gain exposure to senior stakeholders, cutting-edge technologies, and complex operational challenges.
This is more than just a Solutions Design role, it's an opportunity to join a business where high performers are recognised, given real responsibility, and supported to progress. Whether your ambition is to move into leadership, build and lead a team, or establish yourself as a recognised subject matter expert, you'll have the platform, visibility, and support to accelerate your career.
Key Responsibilities
Design and deliver innovative warehouse, transport, and supply chain solutions for a diverse customer portfolio.
Lead solution development for tenders, customer opportunities, and strategic projects.
Conduct operational assessments to identify opportunities for optimisation and improvement.
Design warehouse layouts, automation concepts, mechanisation strategies, and operational models.
Develop data-driven business cases and financial models to support customer decision-making.
Analyse operational performance, productivity, and supply chain data to identify efficiencies.
Support the implementation of automation, and emerging technology solutions.
Partner with customers to understand strategic objectives and operational challenges.
Lead workshops, presentations, and solution reviews with key stakeholders.
Manage project delivery from concept through implementation and operational handover.
Collaborate with operations, finance, technology, and commercial teams to deliver best-in-class solutions.
Support vendor selection, outsourcing projects, RFP processes, and technology evaluations.
Contribute to the development of internal best practice, innovation, and capability-building initiatives.
Ideal Experience
Proven experience in Supply Chain or Warehouse Solutions Design.
Strong understanding of warehouse operations, distribution, fulfilment, and logistics networks.
Experience supporting commercial tenders, bids, and customer solution development.
Strong analytical and data modelling capabilities.
Experience building business cases and understanding P&L impacts.
Excellent stakeholder management and customer engagement skills.
Knowledge of WMS, TMS, automation, robotics, and emerging supply chain technologies.
Supply chain or logistics-related qualifications and certifications would be advantageous.
At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer.
By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data