Solutions Design Manager

Company Description

Culina Group is a leading UK 3rd party food & drinks logistics provider offering dedicated and shared user warehousing and distribution solutions.

Culina Group is a leading UK 3rd party food & drinks logistics provider offering dedicated and shared user warehousing and distribution solutions.
At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

We are looking for a commercially minded Solutions Design Manager to join our Business Development Excellence team. In this role, you will lead the design, modelling, and optimisation of integrated logistics solutions across warehouse and transport operations, helping shape high-performing, scalable solutions for new business, renewals, and continuous improvement programmes.
You will combine operational expertise, data-driven insight, and strong commercial awareness to create solutions that are practical, cost-effective, and service-led. Working closely with sales, operations, engineering, IT, finance, and customers, you will play a key role in ensuring every solution is operationally viable, financially robust, and aligned to wider supply chain strategy.

• Design integrated warehouse and transport solutions, including:
  • Warehouse layouts, storage strategies, picking methods, automation concepts, and labour models
  • Transport network design (trunking, cross-dock, final mile, multi-drop, fleet strategies)
• Build detailed models covering capacity, throughput, routing, and cost using tools such as Excel, Power BI, WMS/TMS data, routing software (e.g. Paragon), and CAD
• Analyse customer data (volumes, SKUs, order profiles, delivery patterns, geography)
• Evaluate automation and technology solutions (e.g. AMRs, AS/RS, TMS, route optimisation) to assess ROI and operational impact

• Lead solution design work streams across tenders, RFQs, renewals, and optimisation projects
• Present proposals to senior stakeholders and customers with clarity and commercial focus
• Support mobilisation teams to ensure smooth transition from design to live operation, and working with cross-functional teams

• Develop cost models, pricing inputs, and business cases
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, efficiency gains, and service improvements
• Support wider strategic initiatives including network redesign, expansion, and automation roadmaps

• Use data insights to refine and challenge solutions
• Develop and maintain standardised tools, templates, and modelling frameworks
• Drive continuous improvement in solution quality and consistency

• Strong background in logistics, warehousing, transport operations, or supply chain design
• Advanced data and modelling capability (Excel, Power BI, SQL or similar)
• Experience designing warehouse layouts (CAD) and transport/network models
• Good understanding of automation, fleet operations, and transport technologies
• Ability to turn complex data into clear, actionable solutions
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience with in 3PL, retail distribution, e-commerce, FMCG, or manufacturing environments

As part of our drive to make Culina Group a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an…