CS Project Manager

Results Orientation
• Lead your team to deliver each and every CS project:
• Following the Swisslog process landscape
• On schedule
• Within budget
• With high quality
• Set the benchmark for your project team and peers to aspire to:
• Have a high sense of urgency, take initiative and responsibility for actions required in solving problems
• Deliver high-quality, timely and cost-effective results

Technical/Commercial Knowledge
• By direct or indirect means, ensure your project team(s) have the necessary tools, knowledge and expertise to manage the following aspects of their projects:
• Project execution tools
• Project requirements
• Swisslog Material Handling Equipment operation and capability, and provide your project teams direct support and ownership of:
• Equipment Mechanical and Electrical design, hardware and installation
• PLC/Controls, hardware and communication

Customer Focus
• Anticipate, be accountable for and deliver on internal and external customer commitments
• Ensure both you and your project team(s) understand and fulfil customer requirements
• Build a network of good working relationships with your project team(s), internal and external customers

Analytical Thinking and Decision Making
• Make well-informed, effective and timely decisions with due diligence and consideration of the risks involved
• Formulate objectives, plans and priorities for yourself and your project team(s), taking into consideration project team, department, organizational and customer needs

Leadership
• Organize your area of responsibility. Delegate tasks, responsibilities and authority congruently, and deploy available resources appropriately
• Serve as a role model to your peers and project team(s), ensuring best practices are adopted in all aspects of your team’s work

Flexibility
• Work outside of regular office hours or away from home where necessary
• Be open to change, receptive to new ideas and readily adapt to changing circumstances, new requirements or unexpected issues
• Demonstrate initiative to seek out and execute tasks which will contribute to project and customer success

Team Work
• Integrate into the Customer Service Realization team
• Establish effective working relationships across teams, departments and business units
• Work collaboratively with others and avoid silo thinking

Communication
• Communicate openly and effectively with team members, peers, management and stakeholders from all levels
• Communicate openly and effectively with our customer in a professional and courteous manner
• Ensure that information is passed onto those who should be kept informed

Travel
• On average 50%, but at peaks travel can reach 75%, depending on project cycle
• Ability to travel on domestic assignments with flexibility to stay up to 2-3 weeks at a time. Some international travel may be required as well.

Competence • Effectively applies technical skills and professional, industry and company knowledge • Continuously develops his/her skills and knowledge • Analyzes data and information to develop solutions • Develops practical solutions according to customer needs • Adapts to new and changing demands • Continuously seeks improvements • Have good knowledge and understanding of the role of information technology and its interrelationship with other engineering and business disciplines

Clarity • Communicates openly and effectively with all stakeholders • Deals effectively with people from all levels • Excellent written and oral communication skills

Essential
• Formal qualification:
BS in Mechanical, Industrial, System Engineering or equivalent Engineering degree.
Or relevant and applicable professional experience with automated Material Handling Equipment installation