Functions

• Select the best methods to store the customers product safely and efficiently
• Estimate the square feet needed for real estate to start a search for a building with the correct ceiling height.
• Industrial Engineering: process mapping, value stream mapping, process design, space planning and layout design (using CAD), index and scope creep measurement, and inventory & slotting assessments.
• Create warehousing workflows and process on how to receive, pick, pack and ship customer goods based on the requirements
• Build labor standards and align IT WMS to support warehousing workflows and processes
• Select the appropriate material handling equipment to work with the solution
• Based on solutions selected, price the solution in the pro forma. Utilize Kenco Pricing model to process data, and coordinate with Real Estate, IT and HR for additional pricing data.
• Understand cost structures (Cost +, FVR [Fixed-Variable-Reimbursable], Unit Rates), Operations (shift structures, seasonality, direct vs. indirect ratio, staffing and training, etc.), and basic financial concepts and company thresholds.
• Apply labor rates of job classes to the hours from the processes and the rates for the management team and coordinators/clerks that support the direct labor
• Acquire costs for the storage equipment, forklifts, IT hardware, building improvements, etc.
• Adjust the pricing to the customer template. Obtain client profile data from sales department.
• Support the sales team with a description of the process, innovations used in the solution, and continual revisions.
• Present pricing proposals to internal and external customers. Present pricing information clients in a way that commands their confidence.
• Visit customer sites for gathering information with discretion and confidentiality
• Ability to assess the effectiveness of processes already in place
• ROI analysis
• Report billable hours to appropriate accounts in a timely manner
• Participate in operational audits
• Level of pricing complexity: Advanced. Full solutions including E-Commerce. Semi-automated solutions.
• Pricing strategies: Cost +, FVR, Unit
• Pricing Multi-site and Scenarios: Yes.
• Material Handling Equipment (MHE): All types of MHE.
• Warehouse Management System (WMS): Korber, Blue Yonder, Veracore (Omni Channel warehousing or E-Commerce)
• Training Others: Model, Pricing, Multiple Scenarios, Multiple MHE, WMS Features

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from a four-year college or university
• 5-8 years of experience and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• CAD, PowerBi, SketchUp, Copilot/Claude
• High proficiency in Excel

Benefits offered:

• Medical insurance including HSA, HRA and FSA accounts

• Supplemental insurance including critical illness, hospital indemnity, accidental injury

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Basic Life and Supplemental Life

• Short Term and Long Term Disability

• Paid Parental Leave

• 401(k)

• Paid Time Off approximately 2  weeks (accrual begins on Day 1 of employment)

• Employer Paid Holidays- 10 days

Kenco strives to provide a supportive, professional environment for all employees. As a part of Kenco, we expect our team to uphold our three key pillars: be honest, serve, and get better. Each should strive for operational excellence, pursue innovation, and want to grow with our company.