Project Manager, Operations Management, Project & Program Management

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The Project Manager is responsible for the successful execution of complex customer projects following handoff from the sales team. This role serves as the primary point of accountability for project delivery, leading cross-functional teams while overseeing customer relationships, quality, schedules, budgets, contractual commitments, and risk management. The Project Manager drives transparency throughout the project lifecycle, ensures high customer satisfaction, coordinates internal and external stakeholders, and provides leadership to all project participants to deliver solutions on time, within budget, and to agreed performance standards.

The role also ensures that project changes, decisions, and deliverables are effectively managed and documented while maintaining alignment with customer expectations and business objectives.

• Serve as the contract owner, managing contractual obligations, commercial risks, and customer expectations throughout the project lifecycle
• Prepare and manage change orders, variation requests, and additional sales opportunities while balancing commercial and technical project requirements

• Lead diverse international and cross-functional project teams, including engineering, software, site management, and subcontractor resources
• Ensure all projects adhere to Körber's Project Excellence methodology, quality standards, and required documentation processes
• Drive collaboration, accountability, and high performance while maintaining strong customer relationships and stakeholder alignment

• Develop and execute detailed project plans, including resource allocation, forecasting, scheduling, and budget management
• Monitor project progress, proactively identify risks, implement corrective actions, and ensure delivery on time, within budget, and to quality expectations
• Oversee installation, commissioning, and acceptance activities, ensuring PAC and FAC milestones are successfully achieved
• Serve as the primary customer escalation point while providing regular project status updates and decision‑making recommendations
• Manage project documentation, supplier tender processes, and milestone‑based invoicing to support successful project delivery
• orders, additional sales opportunities, invoicing, and customer reporting

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 8+ years of project management experience, preferably within logistics, automation, material handling, or industrial environments
• Strong expertise in managing complex projects, including planning, budgeting, forecasting, risk management, and execution
• Project Management certification (PMP, CAPM, IPMA, PRINCE2, or similar) is preferred
• Experience working within matrix organizations and leading cross‑functional, international teams
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills with the ability to solve complex problems using structured methodologies
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage audiences from executive leadership to operational teams
• Self‑motivated, decisive, and adaptable, with a high level of integrity and accountability
• Customer‑focused leader with strong business acumen, entrepreneurial mindset, and…