Head of Engineering and Automation

Starlinks Global

Job Responsibilities

• Lead structured problem solving for complex engineering and automation challenges
• Decompose ambiguous client questions into clear decision statements and options
• Apply hypothesis driven thinking, scenario analysis, and trade off evaluation
• Translate operational complexity into clear, executive level recommendations

Engineering & Automation Advisory

• Advise clients on warehouse engineering, layout, and automation strategies
• Evaluate when automation enables growth, when it constrains flexibility, and when it should be phased
• Apply flow led, peak aware engineering logic to client problem statements
• Support clients in selecting scalable architectures without prescribing vendors

Sales & Client Engagement Support

• Support commercial teams in shaping high quality advisory and solution opportunities
• Contribute to proposals, RFP responses, and client workshops with clear analytical insight
• Increase client confidence by clarifying assumptions, implications, and risks early
• Act as a trusted technical advisor during senior client discussions

Analytical & Evidence Based Decision Support

• Assess demand profiles, peak behaviour, and operating constraints using structured analysis
• Challenge incomplete or optimistic data through triangulation and logic checks
• Frame decisions around trade offs rather than single optimal answers
• Ensure recommendations are evidence based, not vendor or technology led

Sector Informed Advisory Insight

• Apply sector specific insight (e commerce, retail, aftermarket, MRO, pharma) to advisory work
• Recognize where sector behavior materially changes engineering or automation outcomes
• Tailor advisory recommendations to client maturity, growth ambition, and risk appetite

Internal Knowledge & Capability Development

• Contribute to Starlinks advisory frameworks, tools, and point of view development
• Mentor consultants and managers in structured thinking and engineering logic
• Raise the overall quality and consistency of engineering led advisory work
• Perform other job-related projects and/or assignments that he/she might be asked to do by his/her direct supervisor/manager for special assistance that are often not mentioned in this job description as they arise under specific circumstances.