Simulation Manager at Dematic Corp in Atlanta, Georgia

Job Description:

Dematic is an intralogistics innovator that designs, builds and supports intelligent, automated solutions for manufacturing, warehouse and distribution environments for customers that are powering the future of commerce. With engineering centers, manufacturing facilities and service centers located in more than 25 countries, the Dematic global network of 10,000 employees has helped achieve more than 6,000 worldwide customer installations for some of the world’s leading brands. Headquartered in Atlanta, Dematic is a member of KION Group, one of the global leaders in industrial trucks and supply chain solutions, and a leading provider of warehouse automation.

Lead a highly responsive team of simulation engineers in simulating and validating complex material handling automation solutions with clients, sales, product and software management.  The Simulation Manager will work in Dematic Corporation’s Solution Development department in any of our US offices. This position will report directly to the Simulation, Modeling and Algorithms Sr. Manager.

What You Will Do

DEFINE & DRIVE OBJECTIVES

• Researching and identifying market trends and simulation technologies that are key to a customer’s success and creating competitive advantage for Dematic


• Creating and executing strategies, tactics, budgets and KPIs to fulfill the assigned teams vision, mission, objectives and annual business plan

MANAGE WORK

• Evaluating, dividing, assigning and monitoring the assigned teams simulation work, while prioritizing Must Win projects and leveraging scrum methodologies for iterative simulating.


• Anticipating, preventing and driving problem-solving efforts for project, team and process performance.

MEASURE QUALITY & PERFORMANCE

• Assuring the best solutions are presented to customers by validating their simulated performance and providing animations and quantitative outputs.


• Measuring, reporting and holding team accountable for performance in % accuracy in throughput, % on time delivery of simulation, % team utilization and quality deliverables.

DEVELOP THE TEAM

• Coaching, mentoring, hiring and training a team while consistently modeling Dematic and KION values and leadership competencies


• Planning, requesting and justifying team expansion and training investment aligned to business needs

COMMUNICATE VISION, VALUE & NEEDS

• Presenting the vision to the team, motivating them to be the industry leaders by living out our Dematic mission

Presenting value to Sales and customers in the recommended solutions and the validated planned scenarios for their operation, as a trusted advisor, while communicating our capacity and capability to Sales

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE & BEHAVIOURS

• 5+ years of directly applicable management experience


• Excellent at coaching and leading a team of simulation engineers


• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including an ability to communicate with the senior leadership team, customers, and internal stakeholders


• Transitions between meetings and tasks with purpose, determination and joy

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

• 8+ years of logistics and automation experience


• Must be extremely knowledgeable with the innerworkings  of a Distribution Center


• Excellent in simulation model building


• Excellent in simulation optimization


• Bachelor's Degree required. Masters strongly preferred


• Willingness to travel 15 – 25%