Senior Project Manager

Körber Pharma Packaging AG; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Canada is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee logistics projects, ensuring quality control, customer satisfaction, and adherence to timelines. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of project management experience, relevant technical education, and strong communication skills. This role offers an engaging work environment, competitive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Attractive benefits package

Educational assistance

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience as a project manager, preferably in logistics.
• Proven project management certification (e.g., PMP, CAPM).
• Business fluent in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams in a variety of disciplines.
• Ensure projects adhere to timelines and budgets.
• Collect and validate project documentation before customer delivery.
• Report project status and performance regularly.

Skills

Project management

Customer relations

Quality control

Contract management

Problem solving

Team leadership

Education

Relevant technical degree

Job description

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Position Overview

We are seeking a motivated and results-driven Senior Project Manager to join our team. The Senior Project Manager has the overall responsibility for those projects that have been assigned after a formal handover from the responsible sales manager. The responsibilities include, but are not limited to customer relations, quality control, project coordination, scheduling, and meeting all contractual obligations.

Your role in our team

• You will as team-lead for all participants in the project and have the full responsibility for the entire order, including internal and external deliveries. The responsibility includes guidance to the customer including their representatives and ensuring that potential adjustments in the project are documented
• You will be the “Contract owner”; handling contractual challenges and ensuring justifiable risk management
• You will draw up offers and contract documents in connection with variation orders and additional sales. Project management is responsible for both the commercial and technical elements of the projects
• You will ensure that the projects follow the company’s Project Excellence processes with associated documentation
• You will lead diverse international and intercompany project teams, which normally includes electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, PLC software engineers and software engineers from WCS/WMS teams and several sub-contractors
• You will design and follow a detailed project plan
• You will be responsible for precise prognosis, resource allocations, planning and budgeting of the projects
• You will support the sales department in drawing up system solutions and participate in customer meetings during the sales phase
• You will perform regular monitoring of project phases; assessment of risks, where necessary initiation of measures for problem solving; tracking of time, quality & budget
• You will have overall management of installations and operation of own projects incl. being present at sites for the customer, project team and subcontractors
• You will ensure regular reporting in the form of status reports and, if necessary, creating a basis for decision-making
• You will ensure that the project obtains PAC (provisional acceptance criteria) and FAC (factory acceptance criteria) at the agreed time
• You will collect and validate project documentation to ensure that it fulfils current standards before it is sent to the customer
• You will initiate and approve invoicing according to project progress and payment plan

Your profile

• You have successfully graduated from engineering or other relevant technical studies or other comparable job experience
• You have at least 8 years of relevant professional experience as a project manager, preferably in a logistics environment
• You have a proven project management certification (e.g. PMP, CAPM, GPM-IPMA, PRINCE2) desirable
• You are able to travel up to 80%
• Methods in structured problem solving (e.g. Fishbone, 5 Why) of advantage
• You have experience in working in matrix structures
• You are business fluent written and spoken English

Körber is pioneering cutting-edge sorting technology and solutions that shape the future of mail and parcel automation across Europe, North America and Asia. Set new industry standards and champion customer-centric services and solutions with our dynamic Parcel Logistics team based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

• You will work in a modern, flexible work environment with open culture towards improvements and new ideas
• You will be working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, with international clients and colleagues
• You will have access to attractive benefits and compensation, including professional services for mental and physical health, educational assistance program, paid parental leave, and many more company-paid benefits

Can you see yourself in this profile? Then Körber is the right place for you. We look forward to getting to know you!

Equal opportunity employer

Körber is an equal opportunity employer and committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, citizenship, religion, age, nationality, aboriginal status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability during the recruiting process, please let us know at [e-mail].

Disclaimer: This job advertisement is not designed to cover a comprehensive listing of all duties or responsibilities that are required for this job. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Individual compensation will be determined by various factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, experience, education, skills, location, and market and business considerations. Applications must be submitted via our career site.

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We are Körber – an international technology group with around 13,000 employees at over 100 locations worldwide and a common goal: we turn entrepreneurial thinking into customer success and shape technological change. In our Business Areas Pharma, Supply Chain, and Technologies, we deliver products, solutions and services that inspire and create added value for customers. We build ecosystems that solve the challenges of today and tomorrow. Körber AG is the holding company of the Körber Group.