Intralogistics Solutions Designer - Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa

Your role

Increase knowledge of automation through continuous support of local efforts in EE/MEA region. Building competences in the countries and design automation logistics solutions for end customers with aim to increase KION brands footprint in automation in EE/MEA region.

We offer:

• Career development in the conditions of a recognized, globally successful company
• Comprehensive training in your field of duties
• Possibility to travel around the region and beyond
• Performance-based competitive salary
• Attractive benefit program including bonuses, flexible working hours, home office, 5 weeks of vacation, a company car for private use, other benefits depending on country of employment

Tasks and Qualifications:

Your responsibilities

• Supporting Network Partners and End Customers in solution design, focusing on complex multi-dimensional projects
• Assuring adequate access of Network Partners to relevant solution information in a course of webinars, trainings and workshops
• Tailoring solutions to current market situation and organizational structure in dedicated countries
• Contacting potential technology suppliers, receiving offers, assessing their capabilities; maintaining a supplier list within the region
• Working as a communication bridge between countries, headquarters and technological partners
• Mentoring and development of the sales network, including driving them into competence absorption
• Assessing project complexity, budgeting and delivering best fitting logistics automation solution
• Development of customer specific and application specific logistic concepts to set up a solution based on stationary automation equipment or automated guided vehicles (AGV)
• Analysis and planning of the end-to-end processes in consideration of complex solution requirements (Product and service requests)
• Evaluation and technical qualification of final offers to create a solid base in further project realization

Essential qualities and skills

• Bachelor or Master Degree in Engineering, Logistics or similar
• Proven professional experience in handling intralogistics projects
• Ability to navigate within international structures and communicate with various stakeholders
• Experience with intralogistics automation technology such as conveyors, shuttles, stacker cranes, rail system etc. is a must
• Experience with automated transport vehicles (AGVs or AMRs) is an advantage
• Very good English skills required; German or any other East or South-East European language beneficial
• Driving licence B
• Proficiency with MS Office applications and experience with AutoCad or similar
• Willingness to travel internationally (up to 50% of time)
• International mindset, ability to be persuasive and assertive, basic presentation skills
• Proactive, structured and solution-oriented personalitySales & consultancy approach with patience for realization
• Analytical thinking supporting identification of opportunities and risks