Project Manager - Amazon

KION Group; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 102,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Dematic is seeking a Project Manager to lead the Modifications and Upgrades business, coordinating with customers, engineers, manufacturing, and vendors to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery. This role oversees kickoff meetings, scheduling, risk management, and invoicing, with travel to customer sites as needed.

Qualifications include a degree in Business, Construction Management, Engineering or related field, 3+ years of project management experience, and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business, Construction Management, Engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Basic understanding of mechanical systems of material handling equipment.
• 3+ years of project management experience.
• Willingness to travel 35–50% within continental US and Canada.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite; Microsoft Project.

Responsibilities

• Lead 3–5 projects simultaneously across diverse customer locations.
• Develop and maintain customer relationships and transition from Sales to Operations.
• Lead Project Kickoff Meetings and review contract requirements.
• Develop and maintain project schedules and resource plans.
• Coordinate procurement, vendors, subcontracts, and changes.
• Forecast costs, track invoicing and project profitability.
• Direct project teams and subcontractors to complete milestones.
• Travel to project sites for status updates and coordination.
• Ensure closeout with complete as-built documentation.

Skills

Communication skills

Project management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Business/Engineering/Construction Management

Tools

MS Office Suite

Microsoft Project

Job description

Dematic has an immediate need for a Project Manager to support the continual growth of the Modifications and Upgrades business. The Dematic Project Manager is the primary point of contact for the customer during project execution. This role works directly with customers to ensure deliverables fall within the scope, budget and schedule and meet customer expectations. The Project Manager is responsible for coordination and communication with project teams to complete multiple projects on time, within scope and budget. Project teams include customers, electrical/controls/mechanical/software engineers, manufacturing, vendors, electrical and mechanical installation crews, sub-contractors and integrator partners. Project Managers oversee all aspects of the project, set deadlines, generate and maintain schedules, monitor and report progress to management.

We offer:

What 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/

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 $102,400-$156,000 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

What You Will Do In This Role:

This role will typically lead 3 to 5 projects at a time of differing scopes of average complexity at various end customer locations. Develop and maintain customer valued relationships. Manage the transition from Sales to Operations and lead the Project Kickoff Meetings. Review project contract requirements. Develop and maintain a project schedule that is communicated internally and externally to ensure tasks are achieved on time according to plan. Meet with Engineering managers to assign resources. Work with Procurement to issue and manage vendors and subcontracts. Work with customer, project teams and integrator partner to establish project milestones, billable deliverables and invoicing schedule. Maintain consistent communications with the customer on project status. Conduct regular project design review and status update meetings. Identify and manage project risks with actionable mitigation strategies. Forecast monthly costs for revenue recognition, ensure timely and accurate invoicing, analyze project profitability and report out status on a regular basis. Provide direction to the project team including assignment of individual responsibilities, tasks and technical functions. Provide direction to sub-contractors as necessary to coordinate their work along with Dematic team members. Coordinate the shipment and verification of materials to the project sites. Secure permits as needed. Travel to project sites to meet with the customer and project team, get status updates, coordinate activities and provide direction. Generate implementation, testing, acceptance and go-live plans. Effectively communicate issues, develop resolution and negotiate Change Orders when necessary. Manage as built documentation completion and delivery to customer. Ensure complete project financial closeout and turnover to support organization. Attend weekly staff meetings and one on one meetings as well as other regularly scheduled department meetings. Complete annual training and certification requirements.

What We Are Looking For:

Degree in Business, Construction Management, Engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience. Basic understanding of Mechanical systems of material handling equipment (total facility flow through the sub-systems and operations), basic understanding of Controls 5 to 7 years of professional experience and 3+ years of successful experience in project management Able to multi-task and work in a high-growth, fast-paced and deadline driven environment successfully. Willingness to travel for business within the continental US and Canada from 35% to 50% Willingness to travel over weekends Excellent interpersonal, organizational and verbal and written communication skills. High degree of proficiency in MS Office Suite; Proficiency in Microsoft Project. Ability to interpret mechanical / electrical drawings and schematics PMP Certification Preferred Experience in the logistics or manufacturing/automation industries is a plus but not required KION brands keep the world moving – globally, regionally, and locally. KION is the SupplyChainSolutionsCompany. 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.