Senior Project Manager

WHO WE ARE

KNAPP brings new technology to warehouse automation. 

The KNAPP Group is a global provider of intelligent automation solutions for intralogistics and manufacturing, specializing in the sectors healthcare, fashion/apparel, general retail, food retail, industry and service. We live and breathe automation. We, more than 8,000 employees of the KNAPP Group in over 60 locations worldwide, shaping the future-oriented industry of intralogistics are dedicated to making complexity simple. 

One of KNAPP’s primary goals is to use continuous innovation to drive warehouse automation forward, always with the specific needs of the customers in mind. KNAPP Group’s unrelenting development activity is evident in everything from automated order picking systems and continuing refinement of container handling technology to its state-of-the-art, industry leading software solutions.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO

A Senior Project Manager is expected to manage multiple projects of moderate to high complexity concurrently and without direct supervision.  Projects falling within the responsibilities of Senior Project Manager may have some, but not all, of the following characteristics:

• Manage 3+ projects up to $150 million in value or a single project up $100 million
• Expected project margins less than 10%
• Manage retrofits, greenfield or brownfield project(s) for new or existing Knapp customers
• Expected to manage a reference project for a new customer or Knapp product line
• Integration of scope from 2 or more Knapp Group subsidiary companies
• Integration of 3rd party equipment with significant portion of overall project scope
• Projects may have moderate to high contractual and schedule risks (new Knapp customer, accelerated schedule, unique customer specific contract terms, significant penalties)
• Project may require significant software development of established Knapp products or introduction of a Knapp software product
• May be asked to lead a global program within the Knapp Group

A Senior Project Manager is expected to perform the following responsibilities in completion of his/her work:

• Ensure all required communication between project stakeholders, Knapp resources, suppliers, etc., occurs in a time frame and to the level of detail necessary for a successful project
• Steer all project related activities and ensure they occur in a time frame necessary for a successful project

• Produce, distribute, and file documentation as required to ensure contractual requirements are met and all possible risk to Knapp is mitigated. A partial list of documentation produced by a Project Manager may include:
  • Meeting minutes with action items
  • Confirmation of discussion
  • Meeting agendas
  • Critical path schedules
  • Project risk register
  • Commercial correspondence (Customer and Supplier)
  • Cost analysis and project forecast
  • Status reports (internal and external)
  • Open Issues lists

• Know and understand which issues need to be escalated, when, and to whom, to eliminate negative impact to a project
• Operate and negotiate independently within Knapp policies, procedures, and directives
• Champion a project within the Knapp Group
• Develop and maintain good lines of communication with Knapp team members, stakeholders based at Knapp AG (parent company) or other Knapp subsidiaries, and the Site Manager and Implementation Team Leads onsite
• Ensure all necessary information flows between Knapp AG, other Knapp subsidiaries, and the Customer
• Have overall responsibility for all commercial items
• Create, maintain, and track project schedules, using critical path methodology
• Maintain project budget forecast, in coordination with Project Controlling
• Manage the Customer contract
• Coordinate change order pricing and proposals
• Evaluate Requests for Quote (RFQs) and subcontracts for major buy-out/3rd party components and systems, in coordination with Procurement and Final Engineering
• Manage sub-contracts for 3rd party equipment and service providers
• Coordinate with resources for the project with managers of internal teams (Installation, Commissioning, Product, etc.)
• Drive resolution of all project-related open issues
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Manage project teams, which may or may not include a Project Manager I, Site Manager, Installation Supervisors, and Commissioning Engineers
• A Senior Project Manager is expected to be a knowledge leader within Knapp US and the global Knapp project management organization. As such, they are likely to be designated as a process owner for one of Knapp’s core project management tools
• Occasionally, serve as a mentor to either Project Manager I or II, coaching on Knapp processes and general project management skills

WHAT YOU HAVE

• Authorization to work in the U.S.
• Passport or ability to obtain passport
• Travel required up to 50%
  • quarterly international travel
• Professional office etiquette is required at all times
• Physical requirements may include:
  • sitting, squatting, walking, reaching out to arm’s length, reaching over-head, lifting between 50-100 pounds, and reading

WHAT YOU WILL GET

• 2 remote days per week
• Half day Fridays
• A beautiful new, state-of-the-art, office complex in Kennesaw, GA
• Industry competitive compensation
• Great benefits with better than average employer contributions, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short & Long Term Disability and more!
• 401k with a very generous employer match and no vesting!
• Paid Vacation & Holidays
• Profit Sharing
• Paid Parental Leave
• Subsidized Daycare
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Pet Insurance
• Subsidized food delivery
• Monthly celebrations
• Quarterly employee events
• Corporate Social Responsibility including recycling, sustainability and volunteering

KNAPP is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other basis protected by law. 

Due to the safety-sensitive nature of this position, strict adherence to KNAPP’s drug-free workplace policy is required.  All candidates will be subject to drug-screening in accordance with the policy and will be expected to remain drug-free during their employment. There will be no exception if recreational or medical use of marijuana is permitted in the location of employment and/or residence or if use of marijuana is only during “off-hours.”