Program Manager Tools & Methods

Maia, Porto
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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 roll-out of our common layouting tool (LayCon), 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.Your role in our team

You will manage the initial global roll-out of the LayCon 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 roll-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.

Your profile

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 result-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%).

Your working environment at KörberAt the heart of every solution, every success, is a team of dedicated professionals willing to help each other while bringing creativity and energy to every project. Körber Supply Chain is the embodiment of this. Home to hundreds of the best minds in the industry, spanning technology for warehousing, logistics, transportation, and more, you'll work with some of the biggest brands in the world and empower smaller players to disrupt the market-maybe even change the world. Turn your passion into a fulfilling career with Körber Supply Chain!Your benefits

Daily fresh fruit, bread and yogurt
Employee Assistance Program
Mobile work
Flexible time schedule
Personal Hazards Insurance
Active protocols with external partners

Recruitment TeamFor questions please contact us via jobs@koerber.com. We work with selected partners and therefore ask recruitment consultancies to refrain from contacting us by mail or telephone. Please apply exclusively via the “Apply now” button.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.We are Körber – an international technology group with around 13,000 employees at over 100 locations worldwide and a common goal: we turn entrepreneurial thinking into customer success and shape technological change. In our Business Areas Pharma, Supply Chain, and Technologies, we deliver products, solutions and services that inspire and create added value for customers. We build ecosystems that solve the challenges of today and tomorrow. Körber AG is the holding company of the Körber Group.

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