Grand Rapids, MI, USA
3 days ago
Solution Development Lead
The Solution Development Lead will apply their experience of working with Convey/Sort solutions for new and existing Dematic customers. This role involves building and developing customer relationships, setting strategy, developing solutions, and developing financial models to sell “best in class” solutions to Dematic customers. In addition, candidates must have Convey/Sort engineering background in design, implementation, and management experience that can be applied to our customers Distribution Centers. The Solution Development Lead will need to work with various departments of Dematic to develop safe, low risk, creative and competitive solutions to meet a client’s needs. Where appropriate, they will present the results to Dematic and their Customers related to final designs. This employee can be based near any Dematic location in the USA.

What we offer:

Career DevelopmentCompetitive Compensation and BenefitsPay TransparencyGlobal Opportunities

Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer

Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.


The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $82,000 - $166,000 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Tasks and Qualifications:

What You Will do in This Role:

Facilitate conversations on convey/sort design and implementation.Assess new requirements and develop solutions to best meet those requirementsResolve complex problems not covered by existing procedures or practices independentlyGenerate all costing workbooks for opportunities assigned for solutionEstimate time frames, quality and quantity of resources required to successfully implement very complex projectDevelop project plan incorporating all project variablesDevelop and document the data needed and be able to generate a proposal documentMonitor assignment schedule and partner with Sales on missing information for assignment completionAssist with the maintenance of the Dematic proposal boiler platesManage multiple priorities and work with key stakeholders to ensure that all assignments are not only accurate, but are completed on time, according to target completion datesConduct periodic status checks with customers and team to assess progress against goalsPrepare weekly status reports on all project activitiesDevelop pre-sales support activities as neededTravel around 20% to different customer sites in the USA

What We are Looking For:

BS/BA in related discipline or advanced degree.  Certification may be required in some areas.Typically 5-8 years of successful experience in related field and successful demonstration of Key Responsibilities and Knowledge as presented above.  Advanced degree MAY be substituted for experience, where applicable.Demonstrated ability to think through problems and visualize solutionsDemonstrated ability to lead, direct, motivate, and coordinate activities of a proposal teamDemonstrated ability to determine requirements from customers while selling our ideasDemonstrated strong verbal and written communication skillsDemonstrated familiarity with Dematic’s current documentation and presentation toolsDemonstrated familiarity with Dematic’s current products and engineering processes and Dematic’s legacy and new product linesDemonstrated experience in opportunity qualification and solution designWillingness and demonstrated ability to stay current with the latest material handling conceptsDemonstrated ability to manage numerous opportunities and deadlinesProven ability to reliably forecast and report on the status of proposals

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