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Warehouse Solutions Design Manager

Job in Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1, England, UK
Listing for: Gleeson Recruitment Group
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-12
Job specializations:
  • Business
    Operations Manager, Business Management, Business Development
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 65000 - 80000 GBP Yearly GBP 65000.00 80000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Solutions Design Manager / Senior Solutions Design Manager

UK Wide Remote with Client Travel
65,000 - 80,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus

Gleeson is partnering with a fast-growing supply chain and logistics solutions business that is investing heavily in its people, technology, and international expansion. With ambitious growth plans across the UK and Europe, a growing portfolio of major customers, and significant investment backing, this is an opportunity to join at an exciting stage of the company's journey.

As a Solutions Design Manager, you'll play a key role in designing and delivering innovative warehouse, transport, automation, and supply chain solutions that help customers improve efficiency, reduce costs, and drive operational performance. Working across high-profile transformation projects, you'll gain exposure to senior stakeholders, cutting-edge technologies, and complex operational challenges.

This is more than just a Solutions Design role, it's an opportunity to join a business where high performers are recognised, given real responsibility, and supported to progress. Whether your ambition is to move into leadership, build and lead a team, or establish yourself as a recognised subject matter expert, you'll have the platform, visibility, and support to accelerate your career.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and deliver innovative warehouse, transport, and supply chain solutions for a diverse customer portfolio.
  • Lead solution development for tenders, customer opportunities, and strategic projects.
  • Conduct operational assessments to identify opportunities for optimisation and improvement.
  • Design warehouse layouts, automation concepts, mechanisation strategies, and operational models.
  • Develop data-driven business cases and financial models to support customer decision-making.
  • Analyse operational performance, productivity, and supply chain data to identify efficiencies.
  • Support the implementation of automation, and emerging technology solutions.
  • Partner with customers to understand strategic objectives and operational challenges.
  • Lead workshops, presentations, and solution reviews with key stakeholders.
  • Manage project delivery from concept through implementation and operational handover.
  • Collaborate with operations, finance, technology, and commercial teams to deliver best-in-class solutions.
  • Support vendor selection, outsourcing projects, RFP processes, and technology evaluations.
  • Contribute to the development of internal best practice, innovation, and capability-building initiatives.
Ideal Experience
  • Proven experience in Supply Chain or Warehouse Solutions Design.
  • Strong understanding of warehouse operations, distribution, fulfilment, and logistics networks.
  • Experience supporting commercial tenders, bids, and customer solution development.
  • Strong analytical and data modelling capabilities.
  • Experience building business cases and understanding P&L impacts.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and customer engagement skills.
  • Knowledge of WMS, TMS, automation, robotics, and emerging supply chain technologies.
  • Supply chain or logistics-related qualifications and certifications would be advantageous.

At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer.

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