Project Manager

About the Position

Join Körber Supply Chain LLC as a Project Manager in Irving, TX, leading complex customer projects and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the contract owner, managing contractual obligations, commercial risks, and customer expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare and manage change orders, variation requests, and additional sales opportunities while balancing commercial and technical project requirements.
• Lead diverse international and cross-functional project teams, including engineering, software, site management, and subcontractor resources.
• Ensure all projects adhere to Körber's Project Excellence methodology, quality standards, and required documentation processes.
• Develop and execute detailed project plans, including resource allocation, forecasting, scheduling, and budget management.
• Monitor project progress, proactively identify risks, implement corrective actions, and ensure delivery on time, within budget, and to quality expectations.
• Oversee installation, commissioning, and acceptance activities, ensuring PAC and FAC milestones are successfully achieved.
• Serve as the primary customer escalation point while providing regular project status updates and decision-making recommendations.
• Manage project documentation, supplier tender processes, and milestone-based invoicing to support successful project delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8+ years of project management experience, preferably within logistics, automation, material handling, or industrial environments.
• Strong expertise in managing complex projects, including planning, budgeting, forecasting, risk management, and execution.
• Project Management certification (PMP, CAPM, IPMA, PRINCE2, or similar) is preferred.
• Experience working within matrix organizations and leading cross-functional, international teams.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills with the ability to solve complex problems using structured methodologies.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage audiences from executive leadership to operational teams.
• Self-motivated, decisive, and adaptable, with a high level of integrity and accountability.
• Customer-focused leader with strong business acumen, entrepreneurial mindset, and the ability to drive results in a fast-paced environment.

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic, customer-focused environment
• Travel up to 10-20% to support customer meetings, project reviews, installation activities, and key project milestones
• Be part of a collaborative culture that values teamwork, operational excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement

About the Company

Körber is a global technology company for intelligent manufacturing and supply chain solutions. As a reliable innovation partner, Körber turns entrepreneurial thinking into customer success by providing leading technology to fuel what’s next – from end-to-end pharma production and advanced supply chain solutions to high-tech machinery and process equipment. Körber combines deep domain expertise with integrated hardware, software, and digital services, to help customers take the next step.

The Business Area Supply Chain is part of Körber, a global technology company for intelligent manufacturing and supply chains solutions.

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We value diversity and therefore welcome all applicants - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity, and any other protected status. You can find out more about our culture here Culture at Körber - it's worth taking a look!

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