KION Group

Solution Development Lead

KION Group  •  Grand Rapids, MI (Remote)  •  9 days ago
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Job Description

The Solution Development Lead is responsible for the evaluation of new and renewal services representing all services Dematic has to offer including Resident Maintenance in which they will develop costing focused on the customer’s Dematic solution(s) and needs. Pertinent information will be documented and provided in support of preparing successful and accurate proposals. They will work with all departments of Dematic to develop safe, low risk, creative and competitive solutions to meet a client’s needs. Where appropriate, they will lead the proposal team in its efforts and present the results to Dematic Sales and possibly to the potential customer. After contract award, they will be expected to facilitate the transition of the project to the operations team.

We offer:

  • Career Development
  • Competitive Compensation and Benefits
  • Pay Transparency
  • Global 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.

Tasks and Qualifications:

What You Will Do In This Role:

  • Works on medium to large sized, individual projects, where design is complex integrating hardware and software.
  • Analyzes customers' business requirements and application objectives; develops an application design in products to meet customers' needs and uptime guarantees
  • Will understand customer operations as well as Dematic products which will then derive staffing levels needed for success as needed
  • Able to bundle service offerings that are a perfect complement to our new business system solutions
  • Generates all costing workbooks for opportunities and services assigned
  • Develops and documents the data need to generate a proposal document and work with the proposal team to ensure accuracy.
  • Assist in the development of new proposal content for new services.
  • Monitors assignment schedule and partners with sales on missing information for assignment completion.
  • Assists with the maintenance of the Dematic proposal boiler plates as assigned.
  • Respond to semi-complex inquiries related to the iProposal tool design, functionality, and usage
  • Initiates reviews with operation stakeholders on costing methodologies and adjusts as needed.
  • Coordinates meetings with Sales and Operations to discuss renewals that fall outside the standard costs and documents the agreements.
  • Able to manage multiple priorities and work with key stake holders to ensure that all assignments are not only accurate, but are completed on time, according to target completion dates. Conducts training sessions covering specified areas such as estimating standards, sales proposal standards, etc. to the Business Development department.
  • Performs complex technical interchange and knowledge transfer for both processes and application of products to system design.
  • This role requires flexibility to work remotely as needed based on business demands.

What We Are Looking For:

  • BS/BA in related discipline or advanced degree
  • 5-8 years of successful experience in related field. Advanced degree may be substituted for experience, where applicable.
  • Ability to lead, direct, motivate, and coordinate activities of a proposal team
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple opportunities with various deadlines simultaneously.
  • Reliably forecast and report out on proposal status
KION Group

About KION Group

Are looking to make your move? Then you’ve come to the right place! We are the KION Group, and the world of supply chain solutions is our home. KION is shaping world trade – globally, regionally, locally. We ensure that supply chains reach their full potential: fast, efficient, smart, sustainable and reliable.

Our 42,000 employees make a real difference, helping us to become who we are today: The Supply Chain Solutions Company. Our people’s passion is innovating, automating, and orchestrating solutions for our customers’ supply chains.

Would you like to be part of our international team? We can offer you interesting jobs and exciting career opportunities in an innovative, rapidly-growing, and forward-looking industry.

With us, you benefit from numerous development opportunities in a global group, including the possibility of working at one of our locations abroad on a temporary basis. Regardless of which of our sites you work at, the KION values—integrity, collaboration, courage, and excellence—shape how we act and how we work with colleagues, managers, customers, suppliers, and applicants both at home and abroad.

KION is the architect of global, regional and local supply chains. Our brands are well established:

Dematic is the global leader in intelligent supply chain and automation solutions. The Linde Material Handling and STILL brands serve the premium and higher value segments of the industrial truck market. Baoli focuses on industrial trucks in the lower value and economy segments.

As a provider of comprehensive supply chain solutions with a worldwide service network, KION has a global presence and a regional focus on the needs of its customers. KION brands keep the world moving.

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Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Frankfurt/Main, DE
Year Founded
2006
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