As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead large scale, technically sophisticated automation projects across EMEA. You will be the strategic driver of project success, ensuring alignment between customer expectations, contractual commitments, and organisational goals. You will operate as a trusted partner to our clients, building long term, credibility based relationships that underpin successful delivery.
Although this role has no direct line management responsibilities, you will lead through influence—guiding cross functional team and shaping best practices within the execution of the projects to ensure every project is delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.We offer:
Career Development
Competitive Compensation and Benefits
Pay Transparency
Global Opportunities
Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer/
The base range of this role, at the time of posting, is estimated to be the following should this role be filled in the respective country:
Italy: €55,125, - €80,850 (Compensation will be aligned with the applicable National Collective Labour Agreement, namely the CBA , Metalmeccanico Industria)
Lithuania: €54,000 - €79,200
Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.
Tasks and Qualifications:Project Leadership & Integration
Lead the initiation, planning, and execution of complex, strategic automation projects across EMEA.
Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables aligned with organisational strategy.
Develop robust project governance, business cases, and project charters to secure stakeholder alignment.
Build integrated project plans using advanced project management tools and methodologies.
Schedule & Resource Management
Lead and motivate high‑performing project teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and accountability.
Develop resource plans to ensure optimal utilisation across multiple concurrent projects.
Monitor progress, manage critical paths, and implement corrective actions to protect schedule and budget.
Ensure seamless integration of interdependent tasks and activities.
Stakeholder & Communication Management
Build strong, trust‑based relationships with customers and internal stakeholders.
Develop communication plans that ensure clarity, transparency, and proactive engagement.
Provide regular project updates, highlighting progress, risks, and key decisions.
Facilitate project meetings and act as a strategic advisor throughout the project lifecycle.
Contract & Vendor Management
Support negotiation of complex vendor and supplier contracts.
Manage vendor performance and ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
Oversee change orders, contract modifications, and documentation processes.
Financial & Risk Management
Develop and manage detailed project budgets, ensuring financial discipline and value delivery.
Track costs, analyse variances, and implement corrective actions.
Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, escalating critical issues when necessary.
Lead structured problem‑solving efforts to maintain project momentum.
Experience & Qualifications
8–10+ years of progressive project management experience.
Proven success delivering large‑scale, complex, cross‑functional projects with strategic impact.
Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence without authority.
Experience managing budgets, risks, contracts, and vendor relationships.
Deep understanding of project management methodologies.
PMP certification highly desirable.
Willingness and ability to travel extensively (up to 80% annually), including across EMEA to customer sites and meetings.
What We’re Looking For:
A true project leader—someone who takes ownership, inspires confidence, and consistently delivers. You’ll excel in this role if you are:
A strategic thinker with strong commercial and customer instincts.
A confident communicator who builds trust quickly.
A resilient leader who thrives in ambiguity and complexity.
A champion of continuous improvement and delivery excellence.
Skills Required
- 8-10+ years of progressive project management experience
- Proven success delivering large-scale, complex, cross-functional projects
- Experience managing budgets, risks, contracts, and vendor relationships
- Deep understanding of project management methodologies
- PMP certification
- Willingness and ability to travel extensively (up to 80% annually)
- Strong leadership presence with ability to influence without authority
- Experience leading technically sophisticated automation programmes
What We Do
Looking to make your move? Then you’ve come to the right place! We are the KION Group, and the world of intralogistics is our home. Our solutions ensure the smooth flow of materials and information in production plants, warehouses, and distribution centers in over 100 countries. We have around 41,000 employees who make a real difference, helping us to become who we are today: the biggest manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment in Europe, and one of the world’s leading warehouse automation providers. Successful? We are, but it’s all down to the motivated, highly trained, and multi-talented people that work for us. Would you like to be part of an international, diverse team? We can offer you interesting jobs and exciting career opportunities in an innovative, rapidly-growing, and forward-looking industry. With us, you benefit from numerous development opportunities in a globally active group, including the possibility of working at one of our locations abroad on a temporary basis. No matter which of our sites you work at, the KION values—integrity, collaboration, courage, and excellence—shape our individual action and our collaboration with colleagues, managers, customers, suppliers, and applicants both nationally and internationally. Who makes up the KION Group? With our international brands Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli, as well as regional brands Fenwick and OM, we stand for exceptional technology and service expertise for forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment around the world. Dematic expands the portfolio with its automated material handling solutions for intralogistics processes in warehouses, production, and sales
