Svp, Project Execution Americas

The Senior Vice President, Project Execution, NA is a key leadership stakeholder in Dematic’s success in the marketplace. Most specifically, s/he will be responsible for leading the company in Project Management, Execution, Operations and Installation to further cement Dematic’s position as the market leader in this industry, including accelerating the growth of a global key customer like Amazon. The role will be a leading driver of Dematic’s overall project execution with a full scope of responsibility spanning from customer requirements discussions through to installation. Success in this role will be measured by the ability to increase customer satisfaction while maintaining internal project cost discipline and control.
The SVP, Project Execution and Operations will be responsible for a team of around 200 project managers and more than 1,200 operations and installation professionals supporting the North America market. Further supporting this role is dotted line responsibility for Global Project Engineering and Software Application – both centers of excellence within Dematic.
What we offer:

• Career Development
• Pay Transparency
• Global Opportunities
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer/
Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, 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:
Selected key responsibilities in this role include:

• Recruiting, developing, motivating, and managing, highly trained technical professionals to ensure an effective and diverse work force capable of meeting all stated business objectives.
• Develop and manage budgets and business plans. Deliver safely, at quality, in time, at cost.
• Provide leadership to and develop strategies for Project Management and execution in alignment with the Company's mission statement and strategic plan.
• Manage by designing/ implementing processes that provide for a high level of customer satisfaction at low / efficient cost.
• Create/conceptualize new systems, strategies, and programs with significant business impact.
• Drive the Project Execution Improvement Initiative in support of improving efficiency and reducing cost and risks on the projects.
• Fostering an inclusive working environment, where you lead by example and concretely support wellbeing of your team members.
• Successfully defines workflows, jobs, and reporting relationships to obtain optimum effectiveness.
• Effectively build a culture that fosters teamwork and cooperation, across the region and with global functions and COEs, to improve efficiency and synergy to reduce waste / cost.

Candidate Profile
The successful candidate will:

• Bachelor’s degree required Graduate Degree preferred
• Be able to work in a high growth environment with demanding deadlines.
• Have experience with manpower planning, recruiting, and budgeting/forecasting. Demonstrated success in lead generation.
• Have expertise and experience with large scale project work and execution excellence evidence in an international and matrixed Business.
• Bring strong communication skills and leverage those skills to build relationships with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Be willing to travel approximately 40%
• Proficient experience with Lean and Continuous Improvement methodology.
• Have experience and is fast in the analysis of performance metrics: short- and long-term technology development planning, evaluation, testing, and selection.
• Function as a change agent by demonstrating past successes driving and managing change within an organization.
• Existing technical experience and knowledge of the material handling industry, supply chain design, or material handling is a plus.
• Demonstrate experience successfully leading a large team of Project Managers, Engineers, Field Operations and Program Managers.
• Demonstrate outstanding team building skills with the ability to improve interaction and efficiency as well as the ability to break down barriers / silos.

In terms of the performance and personal competencies required for the position, we would highlight the following:
Setting Strategy

• An entrepreneurial and creative approach to developing new, innovative ideas that will stretch the organization and push the boundaries within the industry.
• The inclination to seek and analyze data from a variety of sources to support decisions and to align others with the organization's overall strategy.
• The ability to effectively balance the desire/need for broad change with an understanding of how much change the organization is capable of handling, to create realistic goals and implementation plans that are achievable and successful.
• The ability to create and articulate an inspiring vision for the organization, not only for the areas s/he is directly responsible for, but the enterprise.

Executing for Results

• A risk-taker who seeks data and input from others to foresee possible threats or unintended circumstances from decisions; someone who takes smart risks.
• A leader who is viewed by others as having a high degree of integrity and forethought in his/her approach to making decisions; the ability to act in a transparent and consistent manner while always considering not only the “what”, but equally the “how”, to generate the best outcomes for the organization.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty; the ability to adapt nimbly and lead others through complex situations.
• The ability to set clear and challenging goals while committing the organization to improved performance, tenacious and accountable in driving results, always with integrity.

Leading Teams

• The ability to persevere in the face of challenges and exhibit a steadfast resolve and relentless commitment to higher standards, which commands respect from followers.
• A leader who is self-reflective and aware of his/her own limitations; leads by example and drives the organization's performance with an attitude of continuous improvement by being open to feedback and self-improvement.
• The ability to attract and recruit diverse talent, motivate, and inspire the team, delegate effectively, celebrate diversity within the team, and manage performance; widely viewed as a strong coach of others, not afraid of showing vulnerability and being a strong active listener.

Relationships and Influence

• An ability to inspire trust and followership in others through compelling influence, powerful charisma, passion in his/her beliefs, and active drive.
• Creates a sense of purpose for the team that generates followership beyond his/her own personality and engages others to the greater purpose for the organization.
• Encourages others to share the spotlight and visibly celebrates and supports the success of the team.
• Naturally connects and builds strong relationships with others, demonstrating strong emotional intelligence and an ability to communicate clearly and persuasively.

Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, 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.
The base pay range for this role is estimated to be USD $250,000.00 - $375,000.00 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.