Automation Process Engineer(Manager)

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Deliver

Job Sub Function:

Deliver Excellence

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Shanghai, China

Job Description:

The Automation Process Engineer will lead and coordinate projects that integrate warehouse and Value-Added Services (VAS) processes, SAP/WMS interfaces, and automation solutions. The primary objective of the role is to identify and deliver sustainable cost, productivity, and operational improvements through digital and physical automation across warehouse and VAS operations.

This is a process- and project-focused role rather than a technical automation engineering position. The successful candidate should be able to understand end-to-end operational processes, translate business requirements into automation solutions, and coordinate effectively across Operations, IT/SAP teams, Finance, and automation vendors.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead warehouse and VAS automation projects from process assessment and business-case development through design, implementation, stabilization, and benefits realization.
• Analyze current operational processes and identify opportunities to improve productivity, capacity, quality, and cost through automation and process redesign.
• Coordinate requirements and integration across warehouse processes, SAP/WMS, master data, system interfaces, and automation equipment.
• Work with automation vendors and internal stakeholders to develop practical solutions that fit operational requirements and system constraints.
• Develop robust automation business cases, including productivity improvements, cost avoidance, depreciation/amortization, ROI, payback, and total cost analysis.
• Define and monitor operational and automation performance metrics, including productivity, equipment utilization/OEE, downtime, yield, and realized savings.
• Manage project scope, timelines, risks, dependencies, testing, implementation, and stakeholder communication.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of warehouse and/or manufacturing shop-floor processes.
• Good working knowledge of SAP, WMS, system interfaces, and master data.
• Good understanding of automation performance metrics such as productivity, OEE/equipment utilization, downtime analysis, and yield.
• Ability to understand how operational processes, SAP/WMS flows, and automation equipment interact; deep automation engineering or machine-design expertise is not required.
• Good to have: financial acumen to develop automation business cases covering depreciation/amortization, cost avoidance, productivity savings, ROI/payback, and cost analysis.
• Project management, problem-solving, and cross-functional stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with Operations, IT, Finance, 3PL partners, and automation vendors.
• Healthcare industry experience is not required.

Examples of Projects

• Cyclops barcode scanning solutions
• Dragonfly batch-picking solutions
• Pick-to-person / tote-to-person warehouse automation
• VAS relabeling automation
• Sorting automation
• SAP/WMS-to-automation system integration

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Benchmarking, Consulting, Demand Forecasting, Distribution Management, Distribution Resource Planning (DRP), Financial Competence, Lean Supply Chain Management, Operational Excellence, Order Management, Organizing, Process Improvements, Procurement Policies, Quality Assurance (QA), Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Strategic Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Technical Credibility