Job purpose
- Project management of Automation & Warehouse Equipment implementation phase.
- Stack holder management.
- Vendor Coordination.
- Resource & Budget management.
- Project Closure.
- Pre-Sales support.
- Quality assurance
Duties and responsibilities
Project management of Automation & Warehouse Equipment implementation phase.
- Project planning, monitoring, control and Execution.
- Responsible for project management during implementation phase with focus on material flow technology/warehouse technology/automation.
- Identify & conceive the right rack solution for customers’ requirements.
- Create, review and validate documentation for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with project requirements. Conduct regular reviews and participate in project meetings to ensure project timelines.
- Identify & implement safe methodology for project execution activities, such as Racking system installation, Automation project Equipment installation & commissioning.
- Ensure Safety at site.
- Organize, review & ensure required EHS guidelines to follow as per customer site requirements.
- Manage multiple sites within allotted locations simultaneously.
- Understanding project scope, design/drawing related to project execution.
Stack holder management.
- Building and maintaining positive relationships with all stakeholders.
- Organize an external kick-off meeting with customers, ensure smooth communication with customers with different stack holders.
- Attend internal kick off meeting, understand project scope and delegate responsibilities to internal stack holders as per project requirement.
- Bringing all stack holders on common understanding via effective communication.
- Conflict resolutions.
Vendor Coordination.
- Understand the scope of project and vendors involved in project along with allotted budget.
- Ensure timelines to place orders to different vendors.
- Appoint and manage contractor/sub-contractors for site installation, commissioning & safety officers.
- Ensure budget and timelines to be followed while contractor selection.
- Ensure delivery timelines for racking, Automation sub system and accessories of projects.
- Coordinate with Cross functions like, supply chain, commercial, procurement, pre-sales team for meeting budget and timelines of supplier.
- Floating RFQ, finalizing scope and negotiating with contractors/sub-contractor while appointing for project.
Resource & Budget management.
- Optimizing the use of resources (personnel, equipment, materials) to ensure efficient project execution.
- Monitoring project costs, managing expenses, and ensuring the project stays within the approved budget.
Project Closure.
- Finalizing project documentation, conducting post-project reviews, and ensuring a smooth handover of the completed racking system.
- Making snag list, closing site activities, getting completion certificate from customer.
- Commissioning and handing over of sites – availability test, throughput test, co-ordination with third-party certification team.
Pre-Sales support.
- Evaluating man days, tools & resource required for project.
- Providing budget for project estimation.
- Supporting front line sales & pre-sales team for tender, RFQ specification etc.
Quality assurance:
- Implementing quality control measures to ensure the racking system & Automation project meets the required standards and specifications.
- Process optimization, ISO documentation & continues improvement.
Strategic Initiatives
- Understand the company’s goal and purpose and enhance the company’s performance
Qualifications
- Education
- Academic degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Informatics or Industrial Engineering with focus on material flow technology/logistics, or comparable education
- Further experiences in the implementation of systems or sub-systems containing conveyor and warehouse technology
- Experienced in using MS Office (in particular MS Project) and AutoCAD software
- Fluent English (written and spoken) and Mandarin, further language skills are beneficial
- Academic degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Informatics or Industrial Engineering with focus on material flow technology/logistics, or comparable education
- Further experiences in the implementation of systems or sub-systems containing conveyor and warehouse technology
- Experienced in using MS Office (in particular MS Project) and AutoCAD software
- Fluent English (written and spoken) and Mandarin, further language skills are beneficial
- Professional Certification
- PMP Certification
- Experience: 8 to 15 years with minimum 5 years of professional experiences as project manager or in project management in the corresponding field, ideally on general contractor side
- Personal
- Confident to work with high independence and work under pressure and tight schedule
- Proactive, self-motivated, must be a good team player and leader with strong customer focus
- Proficiency in English (oral & written) and any Indian regional language
- Solution-oriented way of thinking and excellent communication skills
- Willing to travel both domestically and overseas on short notice