Solutions Engineer

WHO WE ARE

KNAPP brings new technology to warehouse automation.


The KNAPP Group is a global provider of intelligent automation solutions for intralogistics and manufacturing, specializing in the sectors healthcare, fashion/apparel, general retail, food retail, industry and service. We live and breathe automation. We - more than 8,000 employees of the KNAPP Group in over 60 locations worldwide, shaping the future-oriented industry of intralogistics are dedicated to making complexity simple.


One of the KNAPP's primary goals is to use continuous innovation to drive warehouse automation forward, always with the specific needs of the customers in mind. KNAPP Group's unrelenting development activity is evident in everything from automated order picking systems and continuing refinement of container handling technology to its state-of-the-art, industry leading software solutions.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO

As part of our Sales Team, you will play a key role in designing innovative intralogistics solutions for potential customers across a wide range of industries. From the first workshop to the final handover, you will help transform customer needs into intelligent, automated system designs.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Develop tailored solution concepts for potential customers in close collaboration with our Sales Team.
• Lead and facilitate workshops with customers and internal experts to analyze requirements, define logistics processes, and identify functional needs.
• Design customer-specific system solutions within interdisciplinary project teams taking ownership of concepts and project responsibilities.
• Analyze data, design logistics workflows, calculate solution costs, and prepare compelling proposal documents.
• Present your concepts to customers in a confident, inspiring, and persuasive way.
• Support the handover to engineering teams after project acquisition to ensure a smooth transition and aligned understanding.

WHAT YOU HAVE

• Required B.S. Industrial Engineering or Logistics Major, 3.00 GPA or higher
• Desired M.S. Industrial Engineering or Logistics Major
• An MBA is also viewed as a plus and potential substitute for the MSIE or MSOR, but an MBA is not a requirement
• Required experience of 2 - 3+ years in logistics and/or warehousing
• Certification and/or training in lean or six sigma is a plus
• Software deployed: IBM Lotus Notes, MS Office suite including Excel, Access, Word, Visio, PowerPoint; Adobe Acrobat, VectorWorks (basics), AutoCAD (basics), Mini-tab (desired/occasional), JCreator (desired/occasional), Oracle(desired)

Working Conditions and Environment:

• Overtime (occasional) as required by work. However, this is a salaried, exempt position, not subject to additional pay or benefits
• Occasional travel required, generally estimated at 40%
• Ability to travel by air both domestically (US) and internationally (primarily, Austria and other parts of Europe, as well as Canada)
• At times, travel to Europe may demand a 1 to 3-week trip, typically occurring 2 to 4 times per year
• Professional office etiquette is required at all times
• High ethical values and behaviors are required in performing all functions:
• Be honest and open
• Care for others' well-being at all times
• Be considerate and respectful of all colleagues and customers
• Be productive, efficient, self-motivated, a team player, and an achiever
• Physical requirements may include sitting for longer periods of time, walking, speaking, reading, reaching at arm's length, occasional squatting, lifting of no more than 30 pounds

WHAT YOU WILL GET

• 2 remote days per week
• Half day Fridays
• A beautiful new, state-of-the-art, office complex in Kennesaw, GA
• Industry competitive compensation
• Great benefits with better than average employer contributions, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short & Long Term Disability and more!
• 401k with a very generous employer match and no vesting!
• Paid Vacation & Holidays
• Profit Sharing
• Paid Parental Leave
• Subsidized Daycare
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Pet Insurance
• Subsidized food delivery
• Monthly celebrations
• Quarterly employee events
• Corporate Social Responsibility including recycling, sustainability and volunteering

KNAPP is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other basis protected by law.


Due to the safety-sensitive nature of this position, strict adherence to KNAPP's drug-free workplace policy is required. All candidates will be subject to drug-screening in accordance with the policy and will be expected to remain drug-free during their employment. There will be no exception if recreational or medical use of marijuana is permitted in the location of employment and/or residence or if use of marijuana is only during "off-hours."