Role: VP-Level Offering Leader (Warehouse Automation)
Remote with some travel required
Job Type: Contract (W2)
Exp Required: 20+ years
Skill Matrix:
| Areas of Expertise | Layout | Yes | 1 | | |
| Areas of Expertise | Warehouse | Yes | 1 | |
*Update from Hiring Manager: need candidates that have a scaled automation implementation experience and mention of working with the likes of Dematic or Symbotic, required for a VP-level offering leader. Looking for previous work history with companies like Symbotic*
Job Description:
*looking for VP level candidates*
Senior VP-level leader who can:
Own E2E warehouse operating model (inbound, storage, picking, packing, VAS, shipping, returns).
Create reference architectures and playbooks for brownfield and greenfield sites, including throughput modeling, labor planning, slotting, and wave strategies.
Help define the right automation approaches (GTP, ASRS etc) for different objectives and be able to work with Industrial Engineering firms to help design the layout and automation capabilities.
Work with Industrial Engineers and others to simulate the throughput of such a layout and automation investment and use these simulations to validate hypothesis/business case
Partner with leading automation vendors like Honeywell, Vanderlander and interface to help client through the RFP process and select the right hardware vendor
Build solution blueprints for sector specific needs (Retail, CPG, 3PL, Life Sciences, Industrial).
Lead diagnostics and business case development (baseline KPIs, ROI, payback, TCO).
Co lead pursuits with Sales; present to C suite and Ops leadership.
Develop partner narratives with OEMs/ISVs and co sell motions.
Mentor solution architects and analysts.
Top Skills:
15-20+ years in warehouse operations design & transformation (operator or warehouse layout consulting).
Hands on with process engineering, facility layout, material flow, throughput & capacity modeling.
Familiar with major automation modalities: AMRs/AGVs, G2P, sortation, AS/RS, shuttle systems, depalletizers, put walls, goods to-person stations.
Deep working knowledge of WMS/WES/WCS concepts (e.g., slotting, waving, task interleaving, yard & labor management).
Proven executive level storytelling and deal shaping experience.
Strong industry network (operators, 3PLs, OEMs, PE/VC, and advisors).
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