Senior Solutions Engineering Manager

Crane Worldwide Logistics is a leader in supply chain solutions with over 130 locations across 30 countries providing individual services that address our client's logistics challenges.

The Senior Solutions Engineering Manager – EMEIA is responsible for leading the engineering and technical solutions function in support of new business development, strategic customer opportunities, and operational excellence across the EMEIA region.

The role is responsible for developing innovative, cost-effective, and scalable warehouse and supply chain solutions that support business growth, improve operational performance, and enhance customer value. Working closely with Commercial, Operations, Business Development, Finance, Procurement, and customers, the Senior Solutions Engineering Manager will lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of Contract Logistics solutions across multiple countries.

** APPLICANTS MUST HAVE PERMISSION TO RESIDE AND WORK GERMANY**

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Solutions Design & Business Development

• Lead the engineering design process for strategic Contract Logistics opportunities across EMEIA.
• Analyse customer operational data to develop innovative and commercially competitive logistics solutions.
• Design warehouse layouts, operational workflows, and material handling solutions.
• Produce conceptual layouts, process flow diagrams, warehouse profiles, labour models, and storage strategies.
• Develop resource models and operational costing to support pricing submissions.
• Prepare technical content for customer proposals, presentations, and solution documentation.
• Support commercial teams during customer presentations, workshops, and solution reviews.
• Ensure all proposed solutions align with customer requirements and Crane operational standards.

Request for Proposal (RFP) Support

• Analyse customer operational data to support solution development.
• Deliver engineered labour and resource requirements to support pricing models.
• Produce technical solution documentation for inclusion in written client proposals.
• Develop conceptual warehouse layouts using AutoCAD.
• Create material flow diagrams, inventory profiling, and order analytics.
• Prepare budgetary estimates for warehouse equipment and automation solutions.
• Support tender responses from initial qualification through contract award.

Operational Engineering & Continuous Improvement

• Evaluate operational performance across existing Contract Logistics sites.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, efficiency, quality, safety, and customer service.
• Develop engineered solutions to optimise warehouse layouts, storage capacity, inventory flow, and labour utilisation.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives using Lean methodologies and operational best practice.
• Support network optimisation projects across EMEIA.
• Develop standard engineering methodologies and best practices.

Automation & Technology

• Evaluate automation opportunities within existing and new operations.
• Develop business cases, financial analysis, and return on investment (ROI) calculations for automation projects.
• Recommend appropriate warehouse technologies including:
• Sortation systems
• Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems (AS/RS)
• Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)
• Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs)
• Robotic Picking Solutions
• Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
• Support procurement and vendor selection processes.
• Manage implementation of approved automation projects.

Project Management

• Lead engineering work streams for new customer implementations.
• Develop implementation plans, timelines, and project deliverables.
• Coordinate cross-functional project teams across multiple countries.
• Monitor project progress, risks, budgets, and deliverables.
• Ensure engineering projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Leadership

• Lead and develop the regional Solutions Engineering team.
• Allocate engineering resources across regional projects.
• Coach and mentor engineering professionals.
• Promote collaboration between Commercial, Operations, Procurement, Finance, and IT.
• Drive a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and customer focus.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead engineering support for strategic Contract Logistics…