Transport & Warehouse Solution Design Manager

Gleeson is engaged by a rapidly growing, innovation‑driven solutions provider transforming UK logistics. Supported by substantial investment, the organisation delivers fully implemented supply chain solutions beyond design alone.

We are appointing a Solutions Design Lead who thrives in change and will assume end‑to‑end ownership from initial data modelling to go‑live execution.

The Role:

Salary: DOE

Work Type: Remote, Midlands - North

Focus: End-to-End Solutions, CI Rollouts, and Large-Scale Implementation across warehouse 80% / 20% Transport Key Responsibilities:

Lead complex solutions across cross-functional teams and external partners, ensuring designs perform in real-world operations.

Deploy CI frameworks across warehouse and transport networks to drive measurable improvement.

Apply Lean & Six Sigma to turn under performing sites into benchmark operations.

Own the end‑to‑end journey: network modelling, site assessments, and the physical integration of Robotics, Automation, and WMS/TMS platforms.

Act as a senior strategic advisor to executive stakeholders.

Use data analytics and financial modelling to build rigorous business cases for multi‑million‑pound CAPEX investments.

Spearhead tenders and manage P&L, ensuring solutions are innovative, commercially sound, and scalable.

Ideal Candidate :

Deep knowledge of warehouse design, automation, and transport integration, with the ability to manage their interdependence's across a global supply chain.

Proven delivery of complex technical integration's and go lives for WMS and automated platforms across the UK and Europe.

A proactive approach to operational health prioritising sustainable systems over short-term fixes.

Strong stakeholder skills; confident guiding specialist teams through large-scale transformation.

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