Program Manager Tools & Methods Maia

As a Program Manager Tools & Methods at Körber, you will play a key role in shaping the future of solution design and engineering within our Automation business. You will lead the global
- out of our common layouting tool (Lay
Con), drive the development of critical 3D assets, and take ownership of a growing landscape of tools that support highly automated material handling systems. Your work will connect engineering, pricing, software, and downstream processes, enabling smarter, more integrated, and increasingly AI-supported solutions for our customers worldwide.

• You will manage the initial global
  - out of the Lay
  Con layouting tool, including planning, stakeholder alignment, asset development, and user training.
• You will ensure effective adoption by monitoring usage, supporting users, and driving adherence to guidelines.
• You will gradually assume ownership of the full tool landscape for design and engineering, collecting and prioritizing change requests, managing access, and ensuring version control.
• You will lead integration of the layouting tool into downstream processes such as pricing, simulation, PLC programming, and digital twin environments, ensuring a phased and sustainable
  - out.
• You will actively drive digitization by managing smaller AI-enabled or digital innovation projects in parallel with the main tool implementation, in collaboration with internal and external partners.
• You will manage smaller solution design tools (often Excel-based), ensuring structured version control, release management, and training.
• You will track program budgets and progress, providing regular status updates to management and steering committees.
• You have successfully graduated from technical studies (Bachelor or Master’s) in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a comparable technical management field.
• You have proven experience as a project or program manager in a complex organization, with strong change management and stakeholder communication skills.
• You have experience in solution design processes within the material handling or adjacent industries (highly beneficial).
• You have affinity with automated material handling solutions and knowledge of 3D CAD systems (Autodesk preferred).
• You have strong analytical skills, a structured and
  - oriented way of working, and the ability to manage complex tasks and processes.
• You are a strong communicator and team player, able to motivate, train, and support colleagues across functions and regions.
• You are fluent in English; German is a plus.
• You are open to international collaboration and occasional travel (approx. 25%).

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We value diversity and therefore welcome all applicants - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity, and any other protected status.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Project Management and Information Technology

Industries

• Machinery Manufacturing and Industrial Machinery Manufacturing