Director, Project Management

KION Group•Wauwatosa, WI

1d•$180,000 - $210,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Senior leader responsible for end-to-end delivery of complex MHE projects, driving schedule, cost, quality, safety and customer satisfaction across multiple concurrent programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business or related field (Master’s preferred).
10+ years of project delivery experience, including 5+ years in a senior project leadership role.
Proven track record delivering complex, multi‑site industrial projects (material handling equipment/automation experience strongly preferred).
Demonstrable experience managing multi‑million dollar project portfolios and supplier networks.
Strong financial acumen with experience owning project P&L and commercial negotiations.
Strategic leadership and people‑management skills.
Excellent stakeholder, negotiation and escalation management.
Strong planning, scheduling and earned‑value familiarity (MS Project, Primavera or equivalent).
Data‑driven decision making; uses KPIs and dashboards for performance management.
Excellent communication and presentation skills; comfortable at executive and customer forums.
Willingness to travel frequently to sites.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with Amazon or large e‑commerce/3PL customers.
Background in automation, controls and systems integration.
Change management / transformation experience.

Responsibilities

Own program delivery: lead planning, resourcing, budgeting, scheduling and execution for multiple, high‑complexity projects.
Build and run repeatable execution models, playbooks and governance to standardize delivery and capture lessons learned.
Lead and coach project managers, site leads and cross‑functional execution teams; set objectives, KPIs and career development.
Ensure commercial performance: manage project P&L, change orders, claims and supplier performance.
Risk & issue management: identify, mitigate and escalate critical risks; drive timely recovery plans.
Stakeholder management: act as primary interface to customers, senior leadership and major suppliers; provide clear, timely reporting.
Drive safety & quality: enforce safety, compliance and quality standards across sites.
Continuous improvement: lead post‑project reviews and apply learning curve gains to reduce engineering and PM effort on follow‑ons.
Resource & supplier strategy: optimize internal and external capacity, pre‑qualify vendors and secure critical long‑lead items.