Project Manager

Körber Pharma Packaging AG; Maia; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily fresh fruit, bread and yogurt

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible time schedule

Personal Hazards Insurance

Active protocols with externalpartners

Job summary

Körber Pharma Packaging AG in Porto area hires a Project Manager to lead complex industrial projects from contract award to delivery, ensuring excellence in quality, time, and cost performance.

You will manage projects end to end while upholding internal standards and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical or Automation Engineering (or similar).
• 6–9 years of experience in project management within an industrial environment.
• Solid knowledge of Project Management, QEH&S standards, and industrial processes.
• Fluent in English; Spanish or French is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from A to Z — from contract award to delivery — ensuring compliance with internal standards, legislation, and project management best practices.
• Monitor project progress, timelines, and budgets, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements and internal procedures.
• Validate the resolution of all open points and manage project risks to avoid delays or cost overruns.
• Analyze and control project operational costs, ensuring profitability and compliance with financial targets.
• Identify new business opportunities during project execution to promote additional customer orders.
• Coordinate all project documentation, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and proper handover to customers.
• Drive continuous improvement by reviewing processes and working methods to increase efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with company standards in quality, environment, and health & safety.
• Prepare management reports and performance indicators to support decision-making.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Planning

Teamwork

Analytical thinking

Education

Mechanical or Automation Engineering degree

Tools

MS Office (Excel, Project)

ERP systems (SAP or similar)

Job description

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We are looking for a Project Manager to join our team and take full responsibility for managing complex industrial projects from contract award to completion — ensuring excellence in quality, time, and cost performance.

Your role in our team

• You will manage projects from A to Z — from contract award to delivery — ensuring compliance with internal standards, legislation, and project management best practices.


• You will monitor project progress, timelines, and budgets, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements and internal procedures.


• You will validate the resolution of all open points and manage project risks to avoid delays or cost overruns.


• You will analyze and control project operational costs, ensuring profitability and compliance with financial targets.


• You will identify new business opportunities during project execution to promote additional customer orders.


• You will coordinate all project documentation, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and proper handover to customers.


• You will drive continuous improvement by reviewing processes and working methods to increase efficiency.


• You will ensure compliance with company standards in quality, environment, and health & safety.


• You will prepare management reports and performance indicators to support decision-making.

Your profile

• Degree in Mechanical or Automation Engineering (or similar).


• 6–9 years of experience in project management within an industrial environment.


• Solid knowledge of Project Management, QEH&S standards, and industrial processes.


• Strong command of MS Office (Excel, Project) and ERP systems (SAP or similar).


• Fluent in English; Spanish or French is a plus.


• Excellent communication, negotiation, and planning skills, with the ability to manage priorities effectively.


• A proactive, analytical, and structured mindset, with a strong sense of accountability and teamwork.

At the heart of every solution, every success, is a team of dedicated professionals willing to help each other while bringing creativity and energy to every project. Körber Supply Chain is the embodiment of this.Home to hundreds of the best minds in the industry, spanning technology for warehousing, logistics, transportation, and more, you’ll work with some of the biggest brands in the world and empower smaller players to disrupt the market—maybe even change the world. Turn your passion into a fulfilling career with Körber Supply Chain!

• Daily fresh fruit, bread and yogurt


• Employee Assistance Program

• Flexible time schedule


• Personal Hazards Insurance


• Active protocols with external partners

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applicants - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity, and any other protected status.

Körber is a global technology company for intelligent manufacturing and supply chain solutions. As a reliable innovation partner, Körber turns entrepreneurial thinking into customer success by providing leading technology to fuel what’s next – from end-to-end pharma production and advanced supply chain solutions to high-tech machinery and process equipment. Körber combines deep domain expertise with integrated hardware, software, and digital services, to help customers take the next step.

The Business Area Supply Chainis part of Körber, a global technology company for intelligent manufacturing and supply chain solutions.