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KNAPP North America · 1 day ago

Project Manager I

Kennesaw, GA

Full-time

Hybrid

New Grad, Entry Level

KNAPP North America is a global company specializing in logistics automation and intelligent solutions for supply chains. The Project Manager I role involves managing multiple low to moderate complexity projects, ensuring timely communication among stakeholders, and producing necessary documentation for successful project completion.

Industrial Automation

Responsibilities

Ensure all required communication between project stakeholders, KNAPP resources, suppliers, etc., occurs in a time frame and to the level of detail necessary for a successful completion of project

Steer all project-related activities and ensure they occur in a timely manner

Produce, distribute, and file documentation as required to ensure contractual requirements are met and all possible risk to KNAPP is mitigated. A partial list of documentation produced by a Project Manager may include: Meeting minutes with action items, Confirmation of discussion, Meeting agendas, Critical path schedules, Project risk register, Commercial correspondence (Customer and Supplier), Cost analysis, Status reports (internal and external), Open Issues lists

Know and understand when and to whom issues need to be escalated to eliminate negative impact on a project

Operate and negotiate within KNAPP policies, procedures, and directives

Communicate with the Customer directly either as primary contact on a low complexity project or as a support to a Senior Project Manager or Project Director on a complex system implementation

Create, maintain, and track project schedules, using critical path methodology

Maintain project budget forecast, in coordination with Project Controlling

Manage customer’s and sub-supplier contracts

Coordinate change order pricing and proposals

Evaluate Requests for Quote (RFQs) and subcontracts for major buy-out/3 rd party components and systems, in coordination with Procurement and Final Engineering

Coordinate with resources for the project with managers of internal teams (installation, commissioning, product, etc.)

Drive resolution of all project-related open issues

Manage multiple small projects simultaneously or provide support on a single large project

Qualification

Budget ManagementRisk ManagementProject ManagementCritical Path MethodologyCommunication SkillsProfessional EtiquetteTeam Coordination

Required

Authorization to work in the U.S

Passport or ability to obtain passport

Travel required up to 50%

Professional office etiquette is required at all times

Physical requirements may include: sitting, squatting, walking, reaching out to arm's length, reaching over-head, lifting between 50-100 pounds, and reading