Company: Kinaxia
Role: Solution Design Director
Neil’s interest in logistics was piqued after scratching the surface during his undergraduate degree. Having completed a few Logistics and Transport modules while he studied, he found a 12 month graduate trainee course, and was curious to find out more.
The course provided an overview of the logistics industry, with several placements provided in different areas of the business. As well as giving Neil a better understanding of the industry as a whole, the placements helped him to understand where his skills were best suited, and which career path he’d like to follow.
Neil found his home in Solutions Design, where he’s responsible for producing cost effective, practical and innovative solutions for current and future customers. To do his job well Neil needs to understand and analyse customers’ logistics requirements. He models alternative methods of operation and then presents back compelling proposals.
He considers attention to detail and logical thinking to be the most important attributes to have, but he’s in it for the variety:
“I’ve always enjoyed the variety of projects we get to work on in Solutions – no two customers have the same requirements or priorities. One day we can be presenting a solution to a CEO, the next day measuring the racking in a warehouse!”