Job Description

Arvato is an innovative and leading global 3PL service provider in supply chain management and e-commerce. With 20,000 team members at over 100 locations, we focus on the Consumer Products, Tech, Healthcare, Automotive and Publisher industries.

You will work in an environment built on collaboration, respect, commitment and curiosity, where you can grow, contribute your ideas, and make an impact. Be part of the team that delivers logistics excellence and shapes supply chains globally. Working at Arvato means: Together, we’re on it.

Salary: £57k

Location: East Midlands Gateway

Hours: 40 hours per week. Monday to Friday

Arvato offers you one of the most dynamic working environments you can imagine. We are growing, we are innovative, and we solve the challenges of our customers around the world every day.

As a strategic growth partner for our customers, we rely on cloud-based e-commerce and IT platforms as well as state-of-the-art automation technology to implement complex, global supply chain solutions.

Logistics engineering is at the heart of our entire business model. This is where our expertise in state-of-the-art warehouse and logistics concepts is combined with our commitment to creating real added value for our customers. In the position of Logistics Engineer you will hit the ground running at our locations in UK, Corby, Hams Hall, Kings Norton and East Midlands Gateway, become an innovative thought leader for our customers, and support our e-commerce, healthcare, and tech industries with unique intralogistics solutions and concepts with a high degree of automation. We are looking for talented individuals who enjoy international collaboration and want to be part of a growth story.

• Develop and implement end-to-end intralogistics concepts for national and international customers
• Advise internal and external stakeholders, providing tailor-made logistics and automation solutions
• Conduct structural data analysis, material flow and space planning, and design warehouse layouts and automated systems
• Support project implementation across logistics locations across the UK, including:
  • Supplier selection
  • Project coordination and management
  • Budget control and cost tracking
• Perform productivity and workforce requirement calculations (experience with the MOST technique is desirable)
• Collaborate with a global team of logistics planners and industrial engineers, using modern tools for data analysis, simulation, and visualisation
• Work closely with contractors and partners (e.g. BSR, PD, PC, Real Estate)

Qualifications

• Degree in Logistics Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration (Logistics focus), or a comparable qualification
• Several years of experience in logistics and material flow planning, warehouse design, intralogistics automation, and project delivery (greenfield, brownfield, or optimisation projects)
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects
• Proven ability to identify, communicate, and mitigate risks, including contingency planning
• Strong communication skills and willingness to work domestically and internationally
• Excellent analytical capability, with an independent but collaborative working style and a strong customer focus
• Understanding of project management methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2, APM, or similar)
• Flexibility to travel within the UK Golden Triangle and internationally as required

Additional Information

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 UK bank holidays with the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days
• Pension contribution
• A life assurance policy that pays out 4 x Salary
• Employee Assistance Programme that provides you with confidential support, information, and advice to help you
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Free car parking