Project Manager, Robotics

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Assume responsibility from Sales and Sales Engineering and facilitate kick-off meetings.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for the integrator customer during the entire project lifecycle.

• Work collaboratively to develop material schedules aligned with the customer’s timeline.

• Proactively communicate progress, challenges, and proposed solutions to the customer and internal stakeholders throughout all project stages.

• Assist in developing the project budget with support from management.

• Issue purchase orders for locally sourced products, equipment, and services.

• Collaborate with Project Engineering and Supply Chain on transport planning.

• Confirm building specifications during the initial site survey.

• Present the project plan to the end customer and integrator.

• Create project schedules.

• Secure installation contractors and provide them with instructions and drawings.

• Initiate change orders as necessary.

• Begin customer invoicing at significant milestones in SAP.

• Monitor project expenditures.

• Identify project risks or uncertainties, escalate issues to relevant project stakeholders, and take corrective actions to remain on schedule.

• Take responsibility for the automation installation, supported by a lead commissioning engineer.

• Collaborate with a stow US Racking Project Manager to ensure racking is installed on time and meets the required automation specifications.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a directly related role.

• Proven experience managing the complexities of executing multimillion-dollar custom warehouse systems projects from start to finish is essential.

• A Bachelor’s degree is preferred but not mandatory.

• PMP certification is advantageous but not required.

• Knowledge of SAP is a plus.

• Willingness to travel across North America to customer sites, approximately 30-75% of the year, depending on the project phase.

• Regular travel to our office in Romeoville to collaborate closely with Engineering and Management (20-30% based on project travel needs).

• There may also be occasional travel to our headquarters in Belgium (likely once a year for no more than 2 weeks).

🏝️ Benefits

• 20 days of paid time off (PTO).

• 5 days of paid sick leave.

• 11 paid holidays in the US.

• Medical insurance (currently BlueCross BlueShield), Dental and Vision Insurance, including Family coverage, with 90% of the cost covered by the Company.

• Company-covered Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance.

• Company-paid Life Insurance.

• Company-paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance.

• 401K plan with employer matching, currently at 4%.

• Partial Tuition Reimbursement after 12 months of employment.