Jobs at Kion Group AG

Sell used material-handling equipment to new and existing customers, achieve volume and market-share targets, prepare weekly forecasts, conduct customer site surveys, and deliver accurate order packs to sales administration. The role requires commercial focus, prior sales experience, strong communication and relationship-building skills, attention to detail, self-motivation, teamwork, and a full driving licence. Forklift or material-handling equipment experience is advantageous but not essential.

Manage projects through the full lifecycle, including scope, schedules, budgets, risks, resources, governance, stakeholder communications, vendors, contracts, and change orders. Lead project teams, monitor progress and critical paths, resolve issues, control costs, forecast resource needs, and report project performance to stakeholders and senior management. The role requires material handling industry experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project.

Designs mechanical equipment by developing concepts, layouts, detailed designs, and engineering analyses. Coordinates with multidisciplinary engineers, supervises production drawing preparation, estimates costs and requirements, and supports manufacturing and field installation. Requires travel of up to 25% to customer and company locations. The role requires a mechanical engineering degree and knowledge of strength of materials, fatigue, FEA, machine and mechanism design, dynamic analysis, hydraulics, pneumatics, Siemens NX, and AutoCAD.

Leads procurement delivery for complex, high-value customer projects. Develops procurement strategies, manages supplier performance, cost, schedule, risk, quality, and commercial issues, and coordinates cross-functional teams across project management, engineering, finance, manufacturing, and suppliers. Owns procurement execution plans, metrics, executive reporting, issue resolution, and continuous improvement while influencing stakeholders without direct authority.

Design scalable supply chain automation and material handling solutions by translating customer requirements into practical concepts. Lead data collection, analysis, solution development, risk assessment, planning, and proposal creation. Partner with customers, Sales, and cross-functional teams to communicate recommendations, qualify opportunities, and build trusted relationships. Support decision-making, continuous improvement, and subject matter expertise while managing shifting priorities.

Manage SAP data management processes across EMEA, defining process steps, deviations, requirements, and standardization opportunities. Coordinate scope validation, new requirement design, global key user networks, and communication of decisions. Serve as the primary contact for local key users and business units, overseeing deliverables from creation through validation, testing, deployment, and training. Analyze business processes, resolve issues with key users and IT, and document requirements.

Supports commissioning, integration testing, debugging, QA, and release verification for warehouse automation software integrated with materials handling equipment. The role writes test scripts, tracks issues and results, prepares reports, supports customer acceptance testing and startup, trains end users, and coordinates with project, systems integration, and controls engineering teams. Work involves WMS/WCS software, SQL databases, Linux commands, C, scripting languages, and occasional after-hours or weekend commissioning activities.

Develop and support SAP MES and Digital Manufacturing applications for production operations. Responsibilities include ABAP and UI5 development, second-level application support, incident resolution, workaround creation, solution enhancements, project participation, system documentation, and user training. The role supports KION Group IT services and contributes to the development of its Monterrey IT Service Hub.

Perform day-to-day troubleshooting, preventative/predictive maintenance, and repairs on material handling equipment. Complete preventative maintenance routines and work orders in the asset management system, use electrical test equipment, locate spare parts, respond to service calls, and mentor lower-level technicians. Work 2nd shift with possible overtime and occasional weekends.

Responsible for full life-cycle recruitment, collaborating with HRBPs, sourcing candidates, and selecting applicants for IT roles.

Maintains, troubleshoots, repairs, and tests material handling equipment. Performs preventive and predictive maintenance, uses electrical test equipment, documents work orders, tracks spare parts, responds to equipment failures, and resolves semi-complex faults. Mentors employees as needed and works extended shifts in physically demanding environments requiring lifting, climbing, standing, and flexibility across shifts and holidays.

Generates and qualifies outbound and inbound leads, researches target accounts, engages decision makers, schedules sales meetings, develops territory strategies, gathers competitive intelligence, and maintains Salesforce data. Partners with sales and marketing teams to grow pipeline, improve lead quality, support campaigns, and identify business opportunities across the United States.

Provides first-line support for automated equipment within a customer contract, maintaining product flow and meeting KPI targets. Resolves basic faults, assists engineers with complex breakdowns and maintenance, prioritizes system faults, records work accurately, and follows health, safety, quality, manufacturer, and 5S procedures. The role also supports continuous improvement, customer relations, and a positive site safety culture in a warehouse or production environment.

Designs and estimates mechanical solutions for automated material handling systems, including conveyor and sortation equipment. Creates proposal drawings, develops rough-order-of-magnitude costing, reviews technical specifications and mechanical drawings, and supports semi-complex project estimates. Collaborates with engineering, sales, account management, and solution teams on concept, technical, and cost reviews. Provides technical knowledge transfer and recommends productivity, cost, and customer-satisfaction improvements.

Designs semi-complex electrical hardware and controls software for material handling and conveyor automation systems. Responsibilities include selecting and placing electrical components, creating CAD schematics and layouts, performing power and cable calculations, designing industrial networks, programming and debugging PLC controls, configuring VFDs and embedded conveyor controllers, developing emulation models, documenting results, and sharing technical materials with less experienced engineers.

Perform month-end close activities, prepare journal entries and reconciliations, support payroll accounting and Canadian sales tax filings, produce monthly/quarterly financial reports, ensure IFRS compliance, assist audits, and support continuous improvement and cross-functional partners.

Partner with HR and business leaders to develop recruiting strategies, lead full-cycle recruitment from sourcing through onboarding, and improve candidate and hiring manager experiences. Use data, market trends, technology, and sourcing techniques to attract top talent. Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, manage multiple talent acquisition projects, and independently prioritize recruiting activities across the Americas.

Provide software technical support through phone, email, and chat; diagnose application and system issues; collaborate with development teams; document problems and create knowledge-base content; train customers; participate in on-call rotations; and travel approximately 5% to customer and company locations. The role requires database and Windows administration experience, strong communication and troubleshooting skills, and openness to AI technologies.

Provides software technical support through phone, email, and chat; diagnoses application and system issues; collaborates with engineering teams; documents problems; creates knowledge-base content; trains customers; and participates in on-call support. The role includes approximately 5% travel to customer and Dematic locations and involves working with databases, Windows systems, AI technologies, and industrial automation.

Designs header steel support solutions for automated material-handling systems. Gathers project and customer requirements, develops CAD layouts, determines point loads, verifies bills of materials, and creates installation drawings. Performs quality audits, resolves complex design issues, coordinates small engineering teams, manages budgets, tracks project progress, and supports productivity and customer satisfaction improvements. Occasional travel to customer sites may be required.