KNAPP North America · 10 hours ago
Senior Project Manager
Kennesaw, GA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior LevelKNAPP North America is a global company specializing in automated solutions for logistics and supply chain management. The Senior Project Manager will manage multiple projects of moderate to high complexity, ensuring effective communication among stakeholders and successful project execution while maintaining project schedules and budgets.
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 project
Steer all project related activities and ensure they occur in a time frame necessary for a successful project
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 and project forecast
Status reports (internal and external)
Open Issues lists
Know and understand which issues need to be escalated, when, and to whom, to eliminate negative impact to a project
Operate and negotiate independently within Knapp policies, procedures, and directives
Champion a project within the Knapp Group
Develop and maintain good lines of communication with Knapp team members, stakeholders based at Knapp AG (parent company) or other Knapp subsidiaries, and the Site Manager and Implementation Team Leads onsite
Ensure all necessary information flows between Knapp AG, other Knapp subsidiaries, and the Customer
Have overall responsibility for all commercial items
Create, maintain, and track project schedules, using critical path methodology
Maintain project budget forecast, in coordination with Project Controlling
Manage the Customer contract
Coordinate change order pricing and proposals
Evaluate Requests for Quote (RFQs) and subcontracts for major buy-out/3rd party components and systems, in coordination with Procurement and Final Engineering
Manage sub-contracts for 3rd party equipment and service providers
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 projects simultaneously
Manage project teams, which may or may not include a Project Manager I, Site Manager, Installation Supervisors, and Commissioning Engineers
A Senior Project Manager is expected to be a knowledge leader within Knapp US and the global Knapp project management organization. As such, they are likely to be designated as a process owner for one of Knapp’s core project management tools
Occasionally, serve as a mentor to either Project Manager I or II, coaching on Knapp processes and general project management skills
Qualification
Required
Authorization to work in the U.S
Passport or ability to obtain passport
Travel required up to 50% + quarterly international travel
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
Benefits
Health, dental, vision, life insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Short & Long Term Disability
401k with a very generous employer match and no vesting!
Paid Vacation & Holidays
Profit Sharing
Paid Parental Leave
Subsidized Daycare
Tuition Reimbursement
Pet Insurance
Subsidized food delivery
Monthly celebrations
Quarterly employee events
Corporate Social Responsibility including recycling, sustainability and volunteering
Company
KNAPP North America
KNAPP brings new technology to warehouse automation.
Founded in 1952
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Clemens Bauer
CFO
Chris James
Director of Sales - Integration Partner & Products
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