Senior Project Manager

KION Group; Viborg; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

Job summary

Dematic in the Nordics is seeking a Senior Project Manager who acts as the CEO of the project, fully accountable for success, quality, and strategic impact from concept to completion.

You will lead large-scale, technically sophisticated automation programmes, align customer expectations with contractual commitments, and guide cross-functional teams to deliver on time, within budget, and to the highest standards.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of progressive project management experience.
• Proven success delivering large‑scale, complex, cross‑functional projects with strategic impact.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence without authority.
• Experience managing budgets, risks, contracts, and vendor relationships.
• Deep understanding of project management methodologies.
• PMP certification highly desirable.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively (up to 80% annually) to customer sites and meetings in the region.

Responsibilities

• Project Leadership & Integration: Lead initiation, planning, and execution of complex automation projects in the Nordics.
• Schedule & Resource Management: Lead teams, develop resource plans, monitor progress, and protect schedule and budget.
• Stakeholder & Communication Management: Build trust-based relationships, develop communication plans, provide updates.
• Contract & Vendor Management: Support negotiation of vendor contracts, oversee performance and changes.
• Financial & Risk Management: Develop budgets, track costs, assess risks, and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Budget & Risk Management

Vendor Management

PM Methodologies

PMP Certification

Travel Readiness

Job description

The Senior Project Manager plays the role of CEO of the project—fully accountable for the success, quality, and strategic impact of some of our most complex and high value automation programmes. This is a position for someone who thrives in complexity, influences without authority, and consistently delivers excellence from concept to completion.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead large scale, technically sophisticated automation projects across the Nordics region. You will be the strategic driver of project success, ensuring alignment between customer expectations, contractual commitments, and organisational goals. You will operate as a trusted partner to our clients, building long term, credibility based relationships that underpin successful delivery.

Although this role has no direct line management responsibilities, you will lead through influence—guiding cross functional team and shaping best practices within the execution of the projects to ensure every project is delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

We offer:

• Career Development

• Competitive Compensation and Benefits

• Pay Transparency

• Global Opportunities

Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer/

Tasks and Qualifications:

Project Leadership & Integration

• Lead the initiation, planning, and execution of complex, strategic automation projects in the Nordics.

• Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables aligned with organisational strategy.

• Develop robust project governance, business cases, and project charters to secure stakeholder alignment.

• Build integrated project plans using advanced project management tools and methodologies.

Schedule & Resource Management

• Lead and motivate high‑performing project teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and accountability.

• Develop resource plans to ensure optimal utilisation across multiple concurrent projects.

• Monitor progress, manage critical paths, and implement corrective actions to protect schedule and budget.

• Ensure seamless integration of interdependent tasks and activities.

Stakeholder & Communication Management

• Build strong, trust‑based relationships with customers and internal stakeholders.

• Develop communication plans that ensure clarity, transparency, and proactive engagement.

• Provide regular project updates, highlighting progress, risks, and key decisions.

• Facilitate project meetings and act as a strategic advisor throughout the project lifecycle.

Contract & Vendor Management

• Support negotiation of complex vendor and supplier contracts.

• Manage vendor performance and ensure compliance with contractual obligations.

• Oversee change orders, contract modifications, and documentation processes.

Financial & Risk Management

• Develop and manage detailed project budgets, ensuring financial discipline and value delivery.

• Track costs, analyse variances, and implement corrective actions.

• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, escalating critical issues when necessary.

• Lead structured problem‑solving efforts to maintain project momentum.

Experience & Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of progressive project management experience.

• Proven success delivering large‑scale, complex, cross‑functional projects with strategic impact.

• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence without authority.

• Experience managing budgets, risks, contracts, and vendor relationships.

• Deep understanding of project management methodologies.

• PMP certification highly desirable.

• Willingness and ability to travel extensively (up to 80% annually) to customer sites and meetings in the region.

What We’re Looking For:

• A true project leader—someone who takes ownership, inspires confidence, and consistently delivers. You’ll excel in this role if you are:

• A strategic thinker with strong commercial and customer instincts.

• A confident communicator who builds trust quickly.

• A resilient leader who thrives in ambiguity and complexity.

• A champion of continuous improvement and delivery excellence.

Dematic is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Dematic prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, religion or belief, age, sex, national or ethnic origin, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, 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.