We are seeking a passionate Software Project Manager (m/f/d) to lead WES/WCS projects from initial design to integration. Our modular AutoStore platform, backed by over 30 years of R&D, ensures seamless host system integration. Our dedicated development team delivers the most reliable and comprehensive AutoStore solutions on the market.
This is a possible entry position for early career. You should be locally close to one of our sites in Neuenstadt, Neuburg a.d. Kammel, Rülzheim or Bellheim in Germany.
Your tasks
Experience
- Experience in IT or software project management (experience level flexible – we value potential and mindset)
- Background in industrial, automation, or logistics environments is a plus
- Exposure to warehouse systems such as WES, WCS, or WMS is an advantage
- Experience working in cross-functional and international teams
- Understanding of software development processes and system integration concepts
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage software projects in the WES domain from initiation to delivery
- Act as a key interface between customers, internal stakeholders, and development teams
- Combine project management with consulting activities by understanding customer needs and translating them into system solutions
- Ensure project success in terms of quality, timeline, and customer satisfaction
- Confidently review and implement changes to key project documentation, including:
- Functional Specifications
- IT Specifications
- Interface Specifications
- Identify optimization potential and contribute to continuous improvement
- Support the development of standards, best practices, and scalable solutions within Kardex
Working Model & Travel
- Approx. 10% travel within Europe (project-related)
- close to a German Kardex office
Your profile
Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a comparable technical field
Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills
High level of motivation and willingness to learn and grow
Structured, solution-oriented, and hands-on approach
Strong communication skills with fluency in German and English
We Offer
Company Culture: Respect, team spirit, reliability, and passion shape our collaboration. A positive, family-like working environment is our top priority.
Long-term Perspectives: Secure employment in a growth-oriented, international company with development opportunities.
AutoStore: In the Kardex AutoStore division, innovative startup spirit meets the stability of the globally established Kardex Group.
Support & Training: Comprehensive onboarding, training programs at our Academy (located in Bellheim and online), and a strong team.
Work-Life Balance: Flexible flextime, statutory vacation entitlement, additional special leave days, and mobile working.
Compensation & Benefits: Attractive salary, company pension scheme, capital-forming benefits, as well as company and team events, bike leasing, health management, and much more.
Interested in the right position for you?
Then send us your meaningful application via our applicant portal. Applying takes just two minutes with us. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Bonnie Mo, +34 675 885 067.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Applications from people with severe disabilities as defined by SGB IX (German law) are explicitly welcome.
Skills Required
- Completed university degree in computer science or comparable qualification
- Profound experience in IT project management within the intralogistics industry
- Located close to one of the sites in Neuenstadt, Neuburg a.d. Kammel, Rulzheim or Bellheim (Germany)
- Very good organizational and communication skills in English and German (C1)
- Experience with warehouse systems/logistics software (WES, WCS, or WMS)
- Experience with technologies such as C#, HTTP, JavaScript (React), JSON, Node.js, SQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, ORM frameworks, GitHub, Azure DevOps, JIRA, and APIs
- Knowledge of AutoStore platform and intralogistics automation
- Additional European language skills
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.
