Project Manager - Flexible Automation

Still Sverige Ab; Grand Rapids (MI); Híbrido; USD 75.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Career Development

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

Dematic is seeking a Project Manager to join our Flexible Automation team in Grand Rapids, MI. You will lead automation projects, coordinate cross‑functional teams, and serve as the main customer contact, ensuring on‑time, on‑budget delivery.

Ideal candidates have 2–5 years of PM experience, a related bachelor’s degree, and strong MS Office/ERP skills. Expect active collaboration, leadership responsibilities, and up to 25% travel.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Business, Finance, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 2–5 years of project management experience.
• Experience leading people or processes.
• Experience in project management, product development lifecycle, or process management.
• Experience managing automation projects that include AGVs, AS/RS, conveyors, WMS, etc.

Responsabilidades

• Manage the overall teams and project items for automation projects.
• Develop and manage multiple concurrent project schedules and monitor progress daily.
• Serve as primary customer contact on projects.
• Identify and manage scope, time, risk, and stakeholders to ensure delivery.
• Communicate project status, resource use, and schedule to execs and teams.
• Monitor and maintain financial performance of projects.
• Align cross‑functional teams to meet goals and resolve conflicts.
• Proactively remove obstacles and drive momentum and results.
• Monitor milestones and deliverables to closure.
• Provide regular status updates to leadership and project teams.
• Document problem resolutions and process improvements.
• Follow up on open issues and action items to ensure resolution.

Conocimientos

MS Office

ERP systems

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering

Descripción del empleo

The Project Manager will be part of the Dematic Flexible Automation team! Dematic Mobile Automation is the world-leading, fast-growing, innovative frontrunner in the development of mobile robotics, robotic fleet controllers and cloud-based fleet logistics management systems.

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

Tasks and Qualifications

What You Will Do In This Role:

• Managing the overall teams and project items for automation projects
• Develop and manage multiple concurrent project plan schedules 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

What We Are Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field
• 2-5 years of project management experience
• Prior experience managing people or processes
• Experience in project management, product development lifecycle, or process management
• Experience managing automation projects that include (but are not limited to): automated guided vehicles, automated storage and retrieval systems, conveyor systems, warehouse management software, etc .
• Proficient in MS Office Suite and ERP systems
• Strong relationship building, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Strong meeting facilitation skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
• Ability to understand information quickly, derive insight, synthesize information clearly and concisely, and devise solutions
• Inclination to take ownership of assigned projects and initiatives and independently drive for results
• Ability to interface at all levels of the organization within and outside of the company
• Demonstrated self-confidence, honesty, and integrity
• Excellent Negotiation Skills
• Up to 25% travel (including international)