Engineering Project Manager

Skechers USA, Inc.; Milmort; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Skechers USA, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to join our Europe Distribution Centers team. This role focuses on IT project management for warehouse automation, material handling, and process improvements across Europe, including a large scale integrated material handling system project.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets, schedules, and risks, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery while collaborating with global partners and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field is required.
• 8+ years of project management experience in highly automated distribution centers preferred.
• PMP certification is highly desired.

Responsabilités

• Lead integrated project teams to deliver major material handling infra projects on time and on budget.
• Coordinate with global cross-functional teams and external partners for IT and automation integrations.
• Develop and maintain project charters, RACI matrices, and status reporting.
• Manage risk, schedules, and budget across multiple concurrent projects.

Connaissances

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

WMS/WES/WCS

Excel pivot tables

Team communication

Formation

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Outils

Microsoft Project

Excel

Teams

Description du poste

ABOUT THE ROLE:Skechers is seeking to hire a Project Manager to join our Distribution Centers (DCs) team. This person will provide integration and IT project management for warehouse automation, material handling, and process improvement projects for our Europe DC, including a large scale, complex project for distribution in Europe that will revolve around integrated material handling systems. The Project Manager will lead and work closely with global, cross-functional team members to deliver projects on-time and within-budget while meeting project goals & objectives.WHAT YOU’LL DO:Subject Matter Knowledge: Be well versed in all of the engineering disciplines covered by a given project in order to properly integrate the building, material handling system, WMS, IT infrastructure, and operationSupplier Evaluation, Selection, and Management: Organize and support the evaluation & selection of technologies such as AS/RS, AMRs, AGVs, conveyors, sorters, WMS integrations, and vision systems and, subsequently, manage the relationships with these technology partners in support of the projectsLeadership: Lead integrated project teams to execute major material handling infrastructure projects and drive these projects to their successful conclusion by managing and motivating the project team, resolving conflicts, removing roadblocks, and taking any other actions requiredCommunication: Effectively communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences, including but not limited to project team members, customers/end users, and managementReporting: Deliver reports on project status, including weekly and monthly reportsCollaboration: Develop & maintain project repositories for each project to facilitate document sharing and archiving and author all required project management documents, including project charters, RACI matrices, etc.Cost Control: Manage project budgets and leverage previous experience to evaluate costs; produce monthly financial reporting, and perform monthly cash flow forecastingSchedule Control: Keep projects on schedule by, at a minimum, reviewing each functional area schedule for completeness, evaluating schedules holistically for the purpose of coordinating and aligning functional area schedules to optimize the overall project schedule, and proactively tracking & managing critical path activities, dependencies, and key tasksResource Management: Efficiently distribute tasks across various project areas and phases to ensure timely and within-budget project completion—a strategic approach to balancing workload, optimizing team performance, and mitigating risks is crucialRisk management: Identify project risks, develop project risk registers, and manage risks appropriately—avoidance, transfer, mitigate, monitor, etc.Integration: Manage each vertical (building, MHE automation, IT, Operations, etc.) and be responsible for coordinating and aligning between the verticals; for the large project, work as a team with the other project managers to ensure seamless integration between the verticalsOperationalization: Manage projects through the ramp-up and acclimation phase, taking the steps necessary to ensure that the Operations teams can run the system as designed and achieve the design rates, including but not limited to identifying the need for and organizing additional training sessions, identifying the need for and driving the development of additional training and tools, bringing on additional resources to support the start-up, organizing and orchestrating system stress tests, and managing the resolution software/system issues & implementation of software enhancementsProject Completion: As appropriate for the project, oversee or support commissioning & testing, job walks, punchlist generation/management/sign-off, and final sign-offs, including governmental and regulatory sign-offs; organize & conduct post-project meetings, such as lessons learned reviews.WHAT YOU’LL BRING:Customer focused and customer service-oriented mindsetHighly collaborative working style and ability to listen, understand, influence, and prioritize competing needs and build consensusExcellent planning, organizational and analytical skills with meticulous attention to detailOutstanding communication skills, both written and verbalExcellent judgment, superior critical thinking, and strong decision-making skills, including risk evaluation, outcomes assessment, and solutions determination in a timely mannerAdaptable and able to work amid ambiguity and proactively anticipate and solve problemsREQUIREMENTS:Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering field is required2+ years of distribution fulfillment center experience that involves working with WMS, WES/WCS, and automation equipment daily is required8+ years of project management experience managing highly automated distribution center or fulfillment center CAPEX projects, with each project totaling over $1M in spend being highly preferredProject Management certification (PMP) is highly desiredProficiency in Microsoft Office, Teams, and Project—advanced knowledge of Excel is desired, including use of pivot tables and writing formulasWHO WE ARE:Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers—the Comfort Technology Company—has spent over 30 years helping men, women, and kids everywhere look and feel good. Comfort innovation is at the core of everything we do, driving the development of stylish, high-quality products at a great value. From our diverse footwear collections to our expanding range of apparel and accessories, Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand.Be You - Feel WelcomeSkechers recognises the importance and power of diversity within our business. We ensure that our people processes are fair, transparent and promote equality of opportunity for all employees and job applicants.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities or health conditions, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions as detailed above.