Automation Project Manager — Flexible, Global Impact

KION Group; Grand Rapids (MI); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global opportunities

Competitive compensation and benefits

Pay transparency

Job summary

The KION Group through its Dematic Flexible Automation team in Grand Rapids, MI seeks a Project Manager to lead automation projects, coordinate cross-functional teams, and be the primary customer contact.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field and 2–5 years of project management experience. You will manage scope, schedule, risks, and budgets, and travel up to 25%. Proficiency in MS Office and ERP systems is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of project management experience.
• Experience leading automation projects.
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Strong MS Office and ERP proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Manage the overall teams and project items for automation projects
• Develop and manage multiple concurrent project plans while monitoring projects daily to track progress against the work plan schedules
• Interfaces with the customer as a primary point of contact on projects
• Identify and Manage Scope, Time, Risk, and Stakeholders to ensure successful delivery
• Routinely communicate project status, resource utilization, and high-level project schedule to executive management and related project team members
• Responsible for monitoring and maintaining the financial performance of the project
• Align cross-functional business and technical teams to help ensure alignment of goals and to help resolve conflicting priorities.
• Proactively remove obstacles to drive momentum and progress, identify gaps in communication or schedule, provide support to teams balancing competing priorities and drive results
• Align, monitor, and drive to closure project milestones and technical deliverables
• Ensuring that Dematic leadership has a comprehensive understanding of projects, timelines, dependencies, etc.
• Holding regular status meetings and documenting project status
• Completing and submitting internal and external status reports
• Seeking out, implementing, and documenting problem resolutions
• Identifying and implementing process improvements
• Following up on open issues and action items to ensure they are resolved

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

Scheduling

MS Office

ERP systems

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

ERP systems

Job description

The KION Group through its Dematic Flexible Automation team in Grand Rapids, MI seeks a Project Manager to lead automation projects, coordinate cross-functional teams, and be the primary customer contact.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field and 2–5 years of project management experience. You will manage scope, schedule, risks, and budgets, and travel up to 25%. Proficiency in MS Office and ERP systems is expected.