The Project Manager’s main target is the management of AutoStore projects from contract to final acceptance. In close cooperation with sales, he contributes already in-the-sales phase to the potential project with his know how and experience. He supports a smooth transition from the sales into the implementation phase and later into the service phase. He/she shall be comfortable working in a startup environment and is open for a wide range of tasks at different locations.
General Project Management requires general business knowledge to plan, organize, and control resources, procedures, and timing for an administrative or business process.
Your tasks
- AutoStore solutions Project management from contract to final acceptance.
- Contribution to the project sales.
- Smooth transition from sales to realization to service.
- Constant customer communication, maintaining a strong client relationship.
- Consult the customer during the project, identify opportunities.
- Evaluate opportunities, consult, propose, negotiate and agree solutions / changes.
- Financially improve the project during the realization phase.
- Support the setup and development of the project implementation.
- Training and onboarding of new people.
- Support the setup of the optimal lean project organization with own / partner competencies.
- Support the development of standard solutions (e.g. g-t-robot picking) to differentiate.
- Introduce / improve templates (project documents, calculation tools) and realization processes.
- Support / Training of new colleagues also at other locations.
- Education: Tertiary qualification in Business administration or technical degree in engineering or a similar field.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience with project management.
- Proven portfolio of managed projects.
- Experience with project and team management.
- Detailed understanding of logistics and IT processes.
- Microsoft office suite knowledge including OneNote.
- English – fluent (both spoken and written).
- Travel within the region – High.
- Motivation to be a key member in setting up a new business (start-up environment).
- Entrepreneurial thinking and acting.
- Self-driven, result oriented with positive outlook to success.
- Advanced trouble-shooting skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Clear focus on high quality and ensuring all the customers' needs are met.
- Ability to establish effective working relationships across the boundaries.
Your profile
Skills Required
- Tertiary qualification in Business Administration or technical degree in Engineering or similar
- Minimum 5 years' experience with project management
- Proven portfolio of managed projects
- Experience with project and team management
- Detailed understanding of logistics and IT processes
- Microsoft Office suite knowledge including OneNote
- Fluent English (spoken and written)
- Willingness to travel frequently within the region
- Motivation to work in a startup environment and help set up a new business
- Entrepreneurial mindset and result-oriented, self-driven approach
- Advanced troubleshooting skills and strong communication/interpersonal skills
- Ability to train and onboard new colleagues and establish effective cross-boundary working relationships
What We Do
Kardex is a global industry partner for intralogistics solutions and a leading provider of automated storage solutions and material handling systems. Kardex consists of two entrepreneurially managed divisions, Kardex Remstar and Kardex Mlog. Kardex Remstar develops, manufactures, and maintains dynamic storage and retrieval systems, while Kardex Mlog offers integrated material handling systems and automated high-bay warehouses. Kardex also acts as a global AutoStore™ partner, offering flexible and modular storage and order fulfillment solutions. Kardex Remstar, Kardex Mlog, and Kardex AutoStore are partners to their customers throughout the entire life cycle of a product or solution, starting with the assessment of customer requirements, through planning, realization, and maintenance of customer-specific systems, to ensuring high availability and low life cycle costs by means of customer-oriented life cycle management. The Group employs around 2,500 people in over 30 countries. Kardex Holding AG has been listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since 1989.
