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Solution Design Manager

Employer
Ocado Engineering
Location
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Closing date
25 Jul 2019

Job Details

**Please note Hatfield has excellent connections to London, its just a 20 minute train commute from Kings Cross to Hatfield. Ocado provide a very regular, FREE shuttle service between our offices and the station***

Having revolutionised the online grocery shopping market, Ocado is now engaging in exciting new business opportunities, implementing innovative fully automated warehouses for clients around the world.

Excitingly, we are now looking to expand our Warehouse Design team and we are actively looking for a Solution Design Manager. As Solutions Design Manager you will be responsible for the design and delivery of operational processes and fulfilment solutions for our revolutionary, fully automated warehouses.

This role offers you the unique opportunity to be at the forefront of the design of our warehouses ensuring that they maximise productivity, cater to the clients demands and offer the most efficient solutions.

You will deal with all aspects of sizing and capacity, operational metrics and layout of the site including mechanical handling, automated and refrigeration equipment. Identifying business requirements, considering operational flow and designing productive, ergonomic solutions.

You will also be mentoring and developing a team of junior designers and partnering with other teams across the business.

To be successful in the position of Solutions Design Manager and join us on this exciting journey, you will need experience of designing operational solutions within warehousing, supply chain, manufacturing or similar, exposure to project management and preferably qualifications in engineering and/or design.

You will have excellent IT and numerical skills, an analytical mind-set and a proactive approach to working. You will be a good mentor and communicator and you will have a motivated and driven personality.

In return, you will gain the opportunity to fast track your career with a rapidly growing FTSE 100 business that offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ocado is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employers are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status.

Please note that due to the high volume of applications we will be in contact with shortlisted candidates only. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Due to the fast-paced nature of Ocado's business our vacancy close dates may be subject to change.

Company

Ocado was established in the UK over 16 years ago and listed on the London Stock Exchange in July 2010. We are the world’s largest dedicated online grocery retailer with over 580,000 active customers shopping with us today. Our objective is to provide our customers with the best shopping experience in terms of service, range and price, which builds a strong business and delivers long term value for our shareholders. 

We have developed a unique end-to-end operating solution for online grocery retail based on proprietary technology and IP, suitable for operating our own business and those of our commercial partners. 

The world is changing fast, driven by different shopping habits and ever more advanced technology for the consumer. Grocery is the largest of all retail segments and is moving online. Moreover, the rapid growth of shopping using mobile devices opens new opportunities. We are well positioned to take advantage of these long-term structural trends for the benefit of our customers, partners and shareholders.

With everything from websites to warehouses designed in-house, our departments are specialists in a wide range of technologies.

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