Regional MU Project Execution Leader (m/w/d)

Posted:
6/9/2026, 6:21:34 PM

Location(s):
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany ⋅ Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Customer Success & Support ⋅ Sales & Account Management

The Regional MU Project Execution Leader is responsible for the successful execution of all Modernisation and Upgrade projects from start to finish within his/her region.  

S/He will work in close collaboration with all direct and transversal functions assigned to ensure that all MU projects are feasible and remain profitable at close out. 

As a member of the Service organisation, customer satisfaction is to be keep at extremely high levels, s/he must be a team player and must bring about continuous improvements so as to improve execution capability.

We offer:

Career Development

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

Learn More Here:  https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer/

“Dematic is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Dematic prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, religion or belief, age, sex, national or ethnic origin, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.”

Tasks and Qualifications:

Your taks and responsibilities:

  • Responsibility for the Leadership, Talent Development and Coaching of the Team of Project & Site Managers. 
  • Responsible for the assignment of Project & Site managers to a project given. 

  • Define and follow KPIs and key metrics for his/her Team 

  • Ensure that Team (both Project Management and Site Management) utilisation is at acceptable levels and be able to balance resources as required. 

  •  Be accountable for all projects activities from Handover from Sales to Handover to Service. 
  • Execute projects on time, at a high quality and with negligible NCCs. 

  • Maintain or improve regional projects margin and deliver same as promised to the customer. 

  • Maintain good control over the cost development of the contract and give accurate predictions of over or under spending 

  • Ensure Safety on site on all projects by preventative actions and regular communication 

  • Regional projects first level of escalation 

  • Keep Dematic´s standards and customer satisfaction high at all times, including Lessons Learnt.

  • Work in close cooperation with other departments for the smooth regional projects delivery and Team development: 

    • Business Solutions teams 

    • Global Project Engineering (GPE) 

    • Local Engineering Team 

    • Procurement 

    • Finance, EHS, HR 

  • Your Qualitication:

    • Bachelor‘s Degree required 
    • Engineering background desiderable  

    • +5 years of successful experience managing project teams in a global, fast paced engineering / technology company 

    • Proven negotiator 

    • Proven track record in delivering projects across a broad spectrum within an associated industry Experienced in contract management for technical projects, as well as strong controlling/ data know-how (commercial competence) 

    • Demonstrates and applies advanced knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures for project management and expert knowledge of other areas in the company and how they interact. 

    • Demonstrates advanced understanding and application of management approaches for work direction and motivation 

    • Knowledge in intralogistics or automation industry is an asset 

    • Willingness to travel nationally and internationally (approx.20%). Driving license. 

    • Good written and spoken English and local language. Fluency in other languages is desirable.  

    • Health and Safety Awareness 

    • Automated Warehouse systems and solutions 

    • Risk Management