Program Manager

Körber is the home for passionate people who innovate, collaborate and love what they do. Entrepreneurial spirit is our joint DNA. We develop future technologies and support talents to deploy their skills and reach their full potential. We combine our strong heritage with our understanding for local specifics and a global mindset to bring people together and create valuable solutions for our customers. We aim for being the first to do the right thing at the right time. 

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Your role in our team

• You will manage integrated automated material handling projects for our Express Parcel clients in North America.

• You will lead administrative, contractual, technical, and financial aspects of the projects.

• You will lead and organize the project team and develop effective relationships.

• You will ensure that the integrated system design meets all contractual performance and technical specification requirements.

• You will manage the project master schedule to achieve timely completion of the project per our contract, holding both internal and external resources, including the client, accountable for their commitments.

• You will report project status on both a weekly and monthly basis.

• You will act as the primary interface with the customer as well as key stakeholders.

• You will lead a multi-disciplined team consisting if both internal resources as well as sub-contractors; managing conflict, establishing priorities, coordinating many concurrent and sequencing activities. In addition you will develop the people associated with the team, promote effective interactions among many departments, and provide the project team with leadership.

• You will manage risks and seek opportunities.

• You will manage overall project budget, with the goal of concluding project at or below financial plan.

• You will exercise overall profit responsibility for the total project.

• You will perform other duties as required by management and as required by the demands of current projects.

Your profile

• You have a minimum Eight to Ten (8-10)+ years of Project Management experience demonstrating increasing levels of project value and complexity in the Parcel and/or Warehouse Automation space.

• You have executed projects in excess of $100M

• You have a BS Degree in Engineering or similar technical field, or equivalent industry experience.

• You have experience managing a complex group of stakeholders within complex project environments.

• You have strong subcontractor management experience

• Experience working for an international organization is a plus.

• You have experience successfully operating in a cross-functional team environment

• You have excellent organization skills, detail oriented and the ability to work with a high work load with interruptions and deadlines in an open environment.

• You are able to travel up to 50%, and as warranted based upon project needs.

Your environment at Körber

Körber Supply Chain LLC, headquartered in Irving, TX (USA), is a leading provider of innovative products and solutions in mail and parcel logistics and automation. Digitization, software solutions, and customer services along the entire product life cycle complete the portfolio. Our dedicated team of highly-trained employees offers flexible and innovative solutions to meet our customers’ needs consistently.

Your benefits

• You will work in a modern, flexible work environment with open culture towards improvements and new ideas

• You will be working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, with international clients and colleagues

• You will receive generous time off and a competitive salary

• You will have access to attractive benefits, including educational and employee assistance programs, paid parental leave, and 401(K) contribution matching

• You will be provided with company-paid benefits such as basic life insurance and AD&D insurance, short and long-term disability plans, and many more

Can you see yourself in this profile? Then Körber is the right place for you. We look forward to getting to know you!

Equal opportunity employer

Körber is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Körber offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, gender, religion, age, nationality, social or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage U.S. Military Veterans to apply.

Recruitment Team

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Recruiter: Destiny Salinas

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