Senior Warehouse Automation Project Manager

Job Summary

The Senior Project Manager leads complex, large-scale automation projects at Berkshire Grey from planning through closeout. This role owns scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, vendor performance, stakeholder communication, and delivery across multiple concurrent projects.

Key Responsibilities

_Project Planning and Delivery_

• Lead complex projects from kickoff through customer acceptance and support several projects concurrently.
• Develop and maintain detailed plans and schedules in the PSA tool, including milestones, resources, budgets, and dependencies; adjust plans based on performance and changing conditions.
• Define project scope, goals, deliverables, roles, and resource needs with cross-functional teams; confirm team readiness and lead project kickoff and design-phase alignment.
• Obtain Berkshire Grey and customer signoff on the baselined scope at the end of design, and control subsequent changes through documented approval and communication.
• Support project estimates during the sales cycle as needed.

_Financial and Change Management_

• Develop and manage project budgets; update monthly cost forecasts in the PSA tool and review project performance with Finance.
• Process and track change orders, monitor potential overruns, issue timely overrun alerts, and recommend corrective actions.

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_Risk Quality Testing and Ramp_

• Maintain risk registers and issue trackers; lead periodic reviews, implement mitigation and contingency plans, and escalate issues requiring management support.
• Develop quality plans and metrics that align Berkshire Grey, vendors, and customers on required standards and specifications; initiate corrective action when needed.
• Ensure detailed test scenarios are documented and reviewed with the customer, and track testing through completion.
• Develop volume ramp plans and coordinate team readiness for the transition from prototype to full-scale production.

_Vendor and Stakeholder Management_

• Identify, evaluate, and select vendors such as general contractors, riggers, installers, and conveyor providers based on project requirements, quality, and cost.
• Manage vendor relationships and performance, including delivery, installation, quality, issue resolution, and negotiated changes.
• Build effective relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal teams and maintain clear communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Create the project communication plan and governance cadence, establish a steering committee, lead weekly status meetings, issue weekly reports, and present monthly updates to executives.

_Leadership Project Closeout and Improvement_

• Lead and motivate project teams, clarify accountability, and support Project Managers with scope, schedule, resource changes, risks, issues, and escalations.
• Confirm completion and customer signoff, organize final documentation, conduct lessons learned, release resources, and transition the project to the support team.
• Improve project management templates and procedures and remain current on relevant robotics and supply chain practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• PMP or equivalent project management certification preferred.
• At least five years of project management experience, preferably in robotics or supply chain, with a record of delivering complex projects from initiation through completion.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, including the ability to perform under pressure.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as MS Project, JIRA, or Asana; experience with Microsoft Power BI.
• Knowledge of quality management, risk management, change control, and issue resolution practices.

Travel

Approximately 50% travel is expected to meet with customers and review installation progress.

_This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship._

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