KUKA · 1 week ago
Project Manager - Mobile Robotics
Shelby Township, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expKUKA is a company specializing in robotics, and they are seeking a Project Manager for Mobile Robotics projects. The role involves leading and coordinating project requirements from pre-sales through execution and ensuring projects are completed within scope, schedule, and budget parameters.
Industrial AutomationSoftware
Hiring Manager
Julie Farnsworth
Responsibilities
Documents and clarifies project scope, requirements and estimates
Works with stakeholders to develop and maintain the project timeline
Develops responsibility matrix with all stakeholders and cross functional team members
Conducts periodic meetings with stakeholders presenting status and recording open issues
Publishes status and open issues after each periodic meeting
Works with customer and sales to manage change requests to maintain planned margin
Reviews project proposals to develop goals, time frame, budgets, and procedures for accomplishing projects
Analyzes project profitability, develops and manages project budget, and monitors receivables
Understands basic revenue models, P/L, and cost-to-completion projections and makes decisions accordingly
Identifies necessary resources and leads assigned team members through project completion
Creates, executes, and adjusts project work plans as needed
Develops and strengthens customer relationship
Manages day-to-day operational aspects and client interaction
Orders materials related to projects
Effectively applies KUKA methodology and enforces project standards
Creates and maintains job records for each project, including Estimates, Jobs, Sales Orders, and Shippers in ERP/CRM systems
Prepares for engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures
Minimizes company exposure and risk on project
Manages change and problem resolution, identifies opportunities for improvement
Anticipates gaps relative to project scope and timeline. Takes appropriate countermeasures to ensure project scope is achieved
Ensures proper documentation completion (including lessons learned) and storage
Facilitates team and client meetings effectively and mitigates team conflict
Delivers informative, well-organized presentations
Provides periodic status reports to management
Builds a knowledge base of each client's business, organization and objectives
Assists on the pre-sales (definition of scope, clarification of requirements, estimation, quoting, work breakdown and scheduling) effort if required
Serves as a role model and mentor for those with less experience
Leads internal team/task forces as requested
Travels as needed (domestic and international) depending on the nature of the projects assigned
Oversees and/or coordinates activities of on-site field service personnel
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university and five years of related technical/engineering experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Ability to read and interpret mechanical, electrical, electronic, etc. prints and other related technical documentation
Requires knowledge of the fundamentals of customer service for phone and face-to-face contact with customers
Strong PC skills/knowledge (MS Office environment, Internet, email, etc.)
Ability to develop and use spreadsheets and graphs to track project progress
Preferred
Experience with KUKA Robots
Agile project management methodology experience
Company
KUKA
KUKA SE & Co.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Paul Ambros
Executive Vice President, CFO
Denise Kelly
Administrative Assistant To Chief Operations Officer
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