Senior Project Manager

FORTNA partners with the world's leading brands to transform omnichannel and parcel distribution operations. Known world-wide for enabling companies to keep pace with digital disruption and growth objectives, we design and deliver solutions, powered by intelligent software, to optimize fast, accurate and cost-effective order fulfillment and last mile delivery. Our people, innovative approach and proprietary algorithms and tools ensure optimal operations design and material and information flow. We deliver exceptional value every day to our customers with comprehensive services and products including network strategy, distribution center operational design and implementation, material handling automated equipment, robotics and a comprehensive suite of lifecycle services.

At FORTNA, we believe in fostering a workplace that isn't just a job but a movement - a collective effort to redefine success and transform challenges into opportunities. "Join the Movement" encapsulates our commitment to a workplace culture that thrives on collaboration, celebrates diversity, and empowers every individual to contribute to something greater than themselves. Our Team. Our Passion. Our Approach.

At FORTNA we're looking for an internationally orientated and experienced Sr. Project Manager. You'll join the team of Friedrich together with eleven other project managers.

As a Sr. Project manager you'll work in a strategic and complex project of 400M+. Your responsibility lies with a part of this massive project. While working on your part you need to use your strong communication skills to work with the eleven other project managers and their teams, so you align your project team with theirs. The whole team has knowledge of Material Handling Systems so speaking in technical specifics would not be a problem for you.

You will work together with the client to define the costs concerns, schedules, risk management and workflows. When doing this you use the Project Change Notice method. You will develop organizational goals and objectives by sharing your knowledge of supply chain concepts, processes and trends in the design and implementation of solutions with the team.

You'll succeed in this position if you are not afraid to use your creativity. Because of the size of this project, the number of colleagues and clients that you will work with, we're not looking for an ordinary project manager. We're looking for someone who's second name is communication, is a well listener and stays professional even though there are many fires to put out.

Your main tasks:

• Executes general processes associated with change controls, approvals, and information exchange involving both internal and external stakeholders and subcontractors.
• Demonstrates continuous consulting skills in support of problem resolutions, helping achieve client acceptance of agreed deliverables, provide critical support on approach and methods, and help with developing closed-loop communications for project stakeholders.
• Supports development of departmental budgets and business plans for functional areas.
• Very high ability to manage complexity with the required flexibility together with all necessary stakeholders.

What you take with you:

• Demonstrates intermediate knowledge and ability to develop and manage project budgets and perform the level of financial analysis to evaluate a project.
• Ability to solve difficult problems and create effective solutions quickly and efficiently.
• Exceptional level understanding of how to manage both directly and indirectly across multiple work-streams and projects.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
• Strong proficiency with MS Office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project & Visio)

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification *

When not yet achieved we expect you to obtain the certificate within 6 months.

What we provide:

We promise you no day will be the same, your personal growth supported by a group of professionals. Colleagues who like to laugh together, even when the pressure is sky-high. Travel internationally up to 40% of your time. A salary that fits your experiences and interesting other conditions depending on the country you will work from.

This position description should not be considered all-inclusive.