Dematic is a leading supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimize the supply chain. Dematic employs over 10,000 skilled logistics professionals to serve its customers globally, with engineering centers and manufacturing facilities located around the world. Dematic is one brand under the KION Group of companies and has implemented more than 6,000 integrated systems for a customer base that includes small, medium and large companies doing business in a variety of market sectors.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Dematic is a member of KION Group, a global leader in industrial trucks, related services and supply chain solutions. Across more than 100 countries worldwide, the KION Group designs, builds and supports logistics solutions that optimize material and information flow within factories, warehouses and distribution centers. The company is the largest manufacturer of industrial trucks in Europe, the second-largest producer of forklifts globally and a leading provider of warehouse automation.
Lead a highly responsive team of software engineers on the development of Dematic Software products and solutions. The Software Manager will work in Dematic Research and Development department at our office in Grand Rapids, MI or Milwaukee, WI. This position will report directly to the Director, WES Development.
Key Responsibilities:
Establishes, leads, and manages a team of engineering professionals. This includes interviewing candidates, hiring, and other essential management responsibilities.
Mentor, coach, and evaluate direct reports.
Define workflows, jobs, and reporting relationships to obtain optimum effectiveness
Interface/interact with internal and external customers
Participate in key decisions for the local office and as part of the Global software development group
Support the development and management of departmental budgets and/or business plans
Is responsible for continuously enhancing and improving existing policies, products, and methods
Identify resource needs and develop justifications
Troubleshoot and resolve very complex problems and design issues
Recommend organizational structures and supervisory relationships
Responsible for the overall success of functions and projects within domain of control, with the emphasis on software quality and speed to market.
Job Family Responsibilities:
Completes the definition of complex projects, selecting sources and monitoring results.
Performs complex processes and technical support to production, marketing, sales, and/or other departments.
Completes complex projects and performs project organization, definition, planning, implementation and control.
Establishes and prepares technical standards, and completes complex technology design theory and procedures, focusing in the area of software testing strategy and execution.
Key Responsibilities:
Successfully defines workflows, jobs, and reporting relationships to obtain optimum effectiveness.
Impact of decisions on business operations can have a moderate to high level of impact.
Will support departmental budgets and business plans for functional area.
May evaluate and recommend changes in methods or procedures in own area of responsibility. Identifies resource needs and may develop justification.
Troubleshoots and resolves complex problems. May recommend/ determine organizational structures and supervisory relationships for own segment of company.
May be responsible for overall success of function or project. Mentor direct reports for maximum effectiveness of the team.
Education:
- Typically, Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
Knowledge and Experience:
Demonstrates and applies broad knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures for managed work group(s) and how it supports related operations.
Demonstrates understanding and application of supervisory approaches for work direction, motivation, performance management, and disciplinary action.
Typically 7 or more years of successful experience in a directly related field and successful demonstration of Key Responsibilities and Knowledge as presented above.
Demonstrates a strong understanding of intralogistics software in the field of material handling solutions.
Direction of Others:
- Typically manages non-exempt administrative or technical employees, and/or lower level exempt employees.
Key Working Relationships:
- Primarily intra-organizational contacts and external contacts.
Requisition ID: 2021-15251
Job Time: Full-Time
Experience Level: Senior Level
Shift Schedule Display: Standard
External Company URL: http://www.dematic.com
Street: 507 Plymouth Ave NE
