Manager Project Managment

KION Group; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 82,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Competitive compensation

Global opportunities

Job summary

KION Group, operating through its Dematic division, seeks an experienced Project Management leader in Mississauga, Canada to steer a portfolio of modernization and upgrade projects across controls, software, and manufacturing systems. You will drive performance, governance, and customer satisfaction while coordinating with sales, service, and lifecycle teams.

Responsibilities include setting expectations, managing risks and finances, and ensuring smooth transitions from sales to operations, with

Qualifications

• Experience leading projects or project function in automation, logistics, manufacturing, or lifecycle services.
• Proven experience managing large-scale project portfolios with customer-facing revenue responsibility.
• Strong understanding of automation systems, controls architectures, and systems integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop project management team members to foster inclusion, accountability, and customer focus.
• Oversee a portfolio of modernization projects including controls, software, and capacity expansion.
• Ensure alignment across cross-functional teams and manage financial performance of projects.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business/Engineering/Construction Management/Computer Science

PMP certification preferred

Tools

Microsoft Project

CAD/Controls knowledge

Job description

What We Offer:

Career Development Competitive Compensation and Benefits Pay Transparency Global Opportunities

Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $82,000 - $166,000 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Tasks and Qualifications:

What you will do in the role:

• Lead, coach, and develop project management team members, fostering a culture of inclusion, accountability, customer focus, and continuous improvement.
• Set clear expectations, manage performance, strengthen leadership capability, and support succession and career development for team members.
• Provide oversight for a portfolio of concurrent modernization and upgrade projects of varying scope and complexity, including controls, software, mechanical, electrical, installation, system upgrade, and capacity expansion workstreams.
• Ensure effective transition from Sales to Operations, including pre-contract support, estimating input, and leadership of project kickoff processes.
• Drive the development and execution of comprehensive project plans, including implementation, testing, acceptance, cutover, and go-live strategies.
• Act as the primary point of escalation for complex project, customer, financial, or technical issues, ensuring timely resolution.
• Ensure alignment and coordination across project management, software, controls, electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, installation, vendors, subcontractors, and integrator partners supporting project delivery.
• Own financial performance across the assigned project portfolio, including forecasting, revenue recognition, cost-to-complete, invoicing, cash flow, and profitability analysis.
• Establish and monitor project milestones, billable deliverables, and invoicing schedules.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, ensuring proactive issue management and governance.
• Ensure accurate project closeout and turnover to service and support organizations.
• Serve as a customer interface, building trusted relationships and ensuring customer expectations are met or exceeded.
• Support identification of follow-on business opportunities in collaboration with sales and lifecycle services teams.
• Represent Project Management in strategic planning, operational reviews, customer reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Exceptional leadership, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong customer focus with excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Advanced project and program management skills, including scope, schedule, cost, risk, and quality management.
• Ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with attention to detail.

What we are looking for:

• 5+ years of successful experience leading projects or project function, preferably in automation, logistics, manufacturing, lifecycle services, or large customer-dedicated portfolio environments.
• Proven experience managing large-scale project portfolios, and significant customer-facing revenue responsibility.
• Strong understanding of automation systems, controls architectures, and systems integration; solid working knowledge of industrial and enterprise software systems.
• Experience with schedule and change management, demonstrated leadership in safety excellence, permit and installation processes, material supply chains, contract administration, subcontractor management, and risk management.
• Proficiency with project management tools and MS Office; Microsoft Project or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in Business, Engineering, Construction Management, Computer Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• PMP certification preferred but not required.

KION brands keep the world moving – globally, regionally, and locally. KION is the Supply Chain Solutions Company. With over 42,000 employees in more than 100 countries, we enable smart, sustainable, and reliable supply chains worldwide - wherever goods are stored, moved, or delivered. KION offers its customers the full spectrum of solutions to make their supply chains future-ready. Our international brands, Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli and our regional brands, Fenwick and OM, stand for outstanding technological innovation, intelligent automation and service excellence in forklift trucks and warehouse equipment. Dematic complements this expertise with state-of-the-art automation technology and AI-supported software solutions that optimize intralogistics across warehousing, production, and distribution. Whether locally or globally – we offer exciting career opportunities in an innovative environment shaped by our core values: Integrity, Collaboration, Courage, and Excellence. Together, we create the magic of supply chain solutions.

Join our team – Push it forward.