Lead Warehouse Automation & Intralogistics Consultant

A globally renowned technology and business consulting firm is looking for a Manager to join its Supply Chain & Operations practice - with a specific focus on warehouse automation, intralogistics and solution design.

This is a client-facing consulting role, not a warehouse operations role. You'll help clients who don't have in-house capital infrastructure teams design, assess, and implement automated warehouse and distribution solutions - leading projects end-to-end, from initial concept and RFP through to business case, contract, and implementation support.

What you'll be doing

• Understanding client infrastructure requirements and translating them into clear design options, costs, and timelines
• Designing end-to-end warehouse solutions - process, layout, automation technology, systems, and operating model
• Assessing and comparing automation options (AS/RS, AMRs, robotics, conveyors, sortation, goods-to-person)
• Developing future-state blueprints, including functional requirements and high-level technical architecture
• Building robust business cases and ROI models for automation investment
• Creating RFPs and managing the tender process, and advising clients through vendor/contract negotiation
• Providing oversight and assurance during implementation, working alongside integrators and vendors
• Validating analyst outputs to ensure data integrity and translating complex data into a clear, correct narrative for senior client stakeholders
• Managing project teams and workstreams, coaching consultants and senior consultants
• Contributing to proposals, pitches and the ongoing development of the firms warehouse automation offering

What we're looking for

• Proven experience leading warehouse automation or intralogistics projects from concept through to contract - this could come from a large retailer's internal capital projects/infrastructure team, a major materials handling equipment (MHE) or automation vendor, or a consultancy with a strong supply chain infrastructure practice
• Strong understanding of core warehouse processes: inbound, storage, picking, packing, outbound, returns
• Experience designing or assessing automated warehouse solutions and supporting technology selection

Desirable:

• Involvement in the delivery/implementation phase of a previous automation project (this experience directly informs better design)
• Exposure to WMS, WCS, or WES platforms - whether through implementation or vendor selection
• Experience working with large-scale distribution centres, or omni-channel/e-commerce fulfilment environments
• Relationships with automation vendors or system integrators
• Broader supply chain transformation exposure (network design, planning, S&OP, operating models)

The kind of person who'll thrive here

This role suits an operator - someone who understands the practicalities of "trucks and sheds," not just the theory. You'll be joining a team that's less formal than typical career consulting, with a direct and collaborative culture. There are no sales targets attached to this role - delivery is key.

Practicalities

• Home-based role with significant client-site travel required as standard - this is a non-negotiable part of the role
• Base salary up to £95k + package

If you've led warehouse automation or intralogistics projects and want to bring that expertise into a consulting environment - genuinely shaping how major organisations design and build their future warehouses - we'd like to hear from you.

Tagged as: AMR, AS/RS, Conveyor Systems, Distribution Network Optimisation, Goods-to-Person, Intralogistics, RFP, Robotics, Solution Design, Sortation, Supply Chain Consulting, Vendor Selection, Warehouse Automation, Warehouse Management System, WCS, WES, WMS