Solutions Development Lead

Dematic is looking for a Solutions Development Lead (SDL) to join our winning Procurement team reporting to the Senior Manager of Solution Development Procurement. These are newly created roles that will require substantial transformation.

The SDLs are seconded to the Solution Development teams and serve as the link between technical sales and procurement (Category Management and Procurement Project Management). The area of responsibility has significant and strategic impact on the overall success of Dematic's growth strategy and execution planning.

The role requires a high degree of cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Solution Development, Global Project Engineering and Finance in order to successfully achieve business objectives. Speed of execution, general accuracy and quality of engagement with customer-facing colleagues are paramount to the role.

What 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:

This is What You Will do in This Role:

• Ensure the organization works in a compliant and highly ethical manner in executing the Procurement duties during the tender preparation in the sales phase
• Form productive networks with internal and external customers and the vendor community
• Produce project plans and RFI's
• Direct and perform analyses to resolve complex first-time project issues including analysis of technical and economic feasibility of proposed system solutions
• Understand and thoughtfully navigate cultural and language differences within the region and globally
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (at all levels and countries) to ensure (internal) customer satisfaction and order intake.
• Ensure due diligence of the "as-sold' costs, to avoid nonconformity costs (NCCs) during project execution resulting from missed requirements during tender stage
• Ensures a continuous improvement mindset for suppliers, extended Procurement team and solutions development function
• Make necessary linkage of customer won projects in order to provide forward visibility to supplier's capacity

What We are Looking For:

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• CPSM or relevant certification (preferred)
• 5+ years of Procurement and/or relative work experience
• Proven negotiator
• Ability to solve complex problems and find creative solutions
• Specific experience working in a complex and fast-growing environment (preferred)
• Experience in project management, engineering, materials management, planning to execution
• Demonstrates and applies advanced knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures for area managed
• Demonstrates advance understanding and application of management approaches for work direction, motivation, and performance management
• CPSM (preferred)
• PMP (preferred)