Kardex AutoStore is a global leader in high-speed Automatic Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS)—boosting storage capacity by up to four times. Trusted worldwide, our cutting-edge technology strengthens Kardex’s portfolio of advanced intralogistics solutions, helping businesses achieve smarter, faster, and more efficient order fulfillment.
A Senior Project Manager leads complex, high‑value implementation projects from sales handover through final acceptance, owning scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and customer satisfaction. This role serves as the strategic partner for customers and internal teams, driving solution alignment, commercial performance, and operational excellence. The Senior PM manages multi‑stakeholder projects, negotiates change orders, ensures strong financial outcomes, and provides leadership across engineering, software, supply chain, and service. They also mentor project managers, improve processes and tools, and contribute to organizational growth in a fast‑paced, startup‑like environment.
Your tasks
The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading large, complex implementation projects from sales handover through final acceptance. This role manages all aspects of project delivery, including scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and customer satisfaction. It requires coordination across engineering, software, supply chain, installation partners, and service teams to ensure successful execution and alignment with customer requirements.
The Senior Project Manager provides strategic input during the sales phase, supports solution development, and ensures structured transitions between sales, realization, and service. Responsibilities include financial oversight, forecasting, margin protection, change order negotiation, and proactive risk management. The role also contributes to organizational development by mentoring project managers, improving project tools and processes, and supporting governance standards.
Your profile
Advanced project leadership — Demonstrated ability to lead multi‑phase automation or logistics projects with complex technical, operational, and commercial requirements.
- Cross‑functional coordination — Proven success aligning engineering, software, supply chain, installation partners, and service teams toward unified project outcomes.
- Strategic communication — Ability to communicate clearly with executive stakeholders, translate technical concepts into business impacts, and manage expectations across diverse audiences.
- Commercial and financial acumen — Experience managing project budgets, forecasting, margin protection, contract terms, and change‑order negotiation.
- Risk and governance discipline — Strong capability in identifying risks early, implementing mitigation plans, and maintaining structured project governance.
- Process improvement mindset — Ability to evaluate existing tools, templates, and workflows and contribute to continuous improvement across the project organization.
- Mentorship and team development — Experience guiding project managers or junior team members, supporting skill development, and reinforcing best practices.
- Technical literacy — Comfortable working with automation systems, warehouse technologies, IT integrations, and design tools such as AutoCAD and project management platforms.
- Customer‑centric approach — Ability to understand customer operations, anticipate needs, and maintain strong long‑term relationships.
- Adaptability in growth environments — Comfortable operating in a fast‑paced, evolving organization with shifting priorities and emerging processes.
What We Offer
- Opportunity to work with a global leader in intralogistics and automation.
- A collaborative engineering environment with strong technical expertise.
- Professional development within a fast‑growing AutoStore business.
- Exposure to cutting‑edge ASRS technology and innovative installation methods
Skills Required
- Demonstrated ability to lead multi‑phase automation or logistics projects with complex technical, operational, and commercial requirements
- Proven cross‑functional coordination with engineering, software, supply chain, installation partners, and service teams
- Strong strategic communication with executive stakeholders and ability to translate technical concepts to business impacts
- Experience managing project budgets, forecasting, margin protection, contract terms, and change‑order negotiation
- Risk identification and governance discipline, including mitigation planning and structured project governance
- Process improvement mindset; evaluate and improve tools, templates, and workflows
- Experience mentoring and developing project managers or junior team members
- Technical literacy with automation systems, warehouse technologies, IT integrations, and design tools
- Familiarity with AutoCAD
- Customer‑centric approach with ability to build and maintain long‑term relationships
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, evolving organization with shifting priorities
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.
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