Project Manager

About the role

KION North America is seeking a motivated Project Manager to join its Engineering organization, driving innovation and ensuring customer satisfaction in material handling solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Manage engineering projects, including integrated plans, product cost, technical details, resource management, budgets, and tooling investments.
• Collaborate with engineering and product management teams to align customer requirements with internal technical requirements.
• Prepare and conduct weekly standing meetings with internal teams and external vendors/contractors to plan and track deliverables.
• Balance detailed project work with high‑level executive summaries.
• Drive continuous improvement of project management tools and methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with applicable legal and safety standards.
• Embrace and help drive the Lean culture.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Preferred project management certification (CAPM®, PMP®, Prince2®).
• Proven experience in project management.
• ERP system knowledge, preferably SAP.
• Understanding of product development lifecycles.
• Experience interfacing with cross‑functional support teams.
• Experience applying Lean methodologies and root‑cause analysis.

Required skills

• SAP (ERP system)
• Lean methodologies
• Project management tools and certifications (CAPM, PMP, Prince2)