As a key member of the realization team, the Project Manager will undertake the ownership of a New Business project from point of order through to final acceptance by the customer, meeting project milestones. Liaising with both internal and external stakeholders, you will have a critical role to play in aligning suppliers, ensuring robust cost management, and delivering projects with Health and Safety considerations at the forefront.
The role will require participation in customer presentations, site meeting and other project related pre-sale and post sales activities. These are generally to be performed in conjunction with other colleagues but may also be required to be undertaken on your own.
Your tasks
The Project Manager role is both a technical and support role within the New Business organization. You are required to present Kardex Remstar in a professional manner to clients in regard to pre and post sales/project support and to improve upon projects delivery costs without affecting quality of service or delivery. Offering guidance and support to New Business colleagues in ensuring projects can be realized in a safe and efficient manner is also an important area of the role.
The primary function is to ensure that the delivery and quality of the delivery of a project is kept in line with Kardex C3 processes and budget indicators. The role also incorporates the following targets/goals:
- Improve technical and project knowledge within New Business
- Ensure that robust cost management is undertaken
- Ensuring that the both the hardware and software elements are managed in an effective way
- That delays within the realization process are dealt with in a swift and timely manner
Responsibilites/Competency/tasks
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide accurate install timings and guidance for Sales and Solution Design if requested
- Develop detailed projects plans to guide clients, staff members and project teams and revising based on changing needs and requirements
- Undertake thorough site surveys
- Provide on site support in the pre-sales stage if required
- To liaise with sub-contractors and suppliers to ensure continuity and quality of supply
- Communicate day to day operational aspects to the Head of Realization
- Provide quality checks during and after install
- Maintain timeline and target dates
- Prepare and present project specific Risk Assessments and Method Statements to key stakeholders
- Manage and be responsible for the timely installation of Kardex Software in conjunction with the Software Manager/Consultant
- Prepare and deliver key paperwork such as the Work Package Plan (WPP) to the client and internal stakeholders
- Operator training (Excluding PPG/Software)
Core Competency:
- High social competency
- Professional handling of all projects and client relationships
- Analytical and systematic approach
- Problem solving – Identifies, reports and resolves problems in a timely manner
- Strong team player skills
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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.
