Project Manager – French & Mandarin Speaking

Description

You will join the company as a project manager for AGV and AMR implementations, working with a global leader in robotics and machine vision.

Large-scale automation work in logistics and manufacturing is part of the role.

Responsibilities

• Run AGV and AMR projects end to end, from kickoff to final acceptance.
• Build and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones and resourcing.
• Deliver each project on time, to scope and within budget.
• Track performance and deal early with risks and problems.
• Serve as the main customer contact during implementation.
• Organise customer meetings, project reviews and acceptance steps.
• Manage customer expectations to keep satisfaction high.
• Take part in commercial discussions about changes to scope.
• Coordinate solution engineers, technical support, software engineers, product and service teams, and external partners and integrators.
• Keep all stakeholders communicating throughout the project.
• Support on-site deployment and commissioning.
• Watch installation progress and system performance.
• Run testing, training and final customer acceptance.
• Identify risks and write mitigation plans.
• Maintain project documentation and reporting.
• Monitor project costs and how resources are used.
• Make sure customer requirements and company procedures are met.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, automation, robotics, logistics, industrial engineering or a related field.
• 3-8 years of project management in AGV/AMR, warehouse automation, logistics automation, industrial automation, robotics or material handling systems.
• Previous work on customer-facing projects.
• Solid grasp of how automation projects are implemented.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Able to run several projects at once.
• You speak French and Mandarin.
• Preferred: experience deploying AGV/AMR.
• Preferred: experience with warehouse automation systems.
• Preferred: experience with WMS/WCS integration.
• Preferred: experience with SAP or ERP integration projects.
• Preferred: PMP, Prince2 or IPMA certification.
• Preferred: experience working with international teams in cross-cultural settings.

Conditions

Frequent travel across Europe.

International, fast-growing workplace.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Substantial room to grow personally and in your career.