
Senior Solution Architect, Capacity
C.H. Robinson
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Eden Prairie • Arizona • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $72,900 - $153,700 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Leads complex DT discovery, feasibility, and solution design efforts
- Builds advanced trailer‑pool sizing models incorporating variability, surge coverage, and cycle risk
- Identifies operational constraints and translates them into solution requirements
- Models DT economics including trailer allocation, maintenance, dwell exposure, and under‑turn risk
- Builds sensitivity scenarios (high dwell, cycle distortion, volume volatility)
- Partners with Pricing SMEs to ensure rate structures accurately reflect DT cost drivers
- Validates carrier capability and willingness to operate DT programs
- Aligns with Procurement on lane‑carrier assignment, surge capacity, and program durability
- Defines service expectations, communication paths, and exception protocols
- Leads cross‑functional collaboration with Pricing, Procurement, Sales, and Operations
- Documents risk exposures and influences go/no‑go recommendations
- Ensures solution quality and alignment with enterprise DT standards
- Serves as a technical SME to commercial, pricing, and capacity teams by explaining solution logic, feasibility criteria, and DT modeling assumptions to support informed decision making across the deal cycle.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience in supply chain, operations, network design, or transportation solutions
- Advanced analytical skills with ability to model dynamic solutions
- Strong cross‑functional collaboration across Pricing, Procurement, Commercial, and Operations
- Exceptional communication skills with ability to translate technical aspects into business insights
- Demonstrated experience in drop trailer and/or complex capacity solutions (Preferred)
- Experience with trailer‑pool optimization or network simulation tools (Preferred)
- Knowledge of carrier operations and asset‑based transportation dynamics (Preferred)
- Experience supporting large‑scale customer implementations (Preferred)
- Proficiency with Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or modeling tools (Preferred)
Benefits
- Three medical plans which include Prescription drug coverage
- Enhanced Fertility benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account (including employer contribution)
- Dental and Vision
- Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Paid observed holidays
- 2 paid floating holidays for U.S. hourly employees
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) offered to U.S. salaried employees — no accruals and no caps.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) offered to all other employees in the U.S. and Canada
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off to volunteer in your community
- Charitable Giving Match Program
- 401(k) with 6% company matching
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Plus a broad range of career development, networking, and team-building opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
advanced analytical skillstrailer-pool sizing modelsDT economics modelingsensitivity scenariosdrop trailer solutionscapacity solutionstrailer-pool optimizationnetwork simulationlarge-scale customer implementationssolution design
Soft Skills
cross-functional collaborationexception protocolscommunication skillstranslating technical aspectsinformed decision makingoperational constraints identificationsolution quality assurancerisk exposure documentationpartnering with SMEsservice expectations definition