System Operations Site Manager (Lockbourne, OH)

Kuka AG

$80K — $95K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years in Business Development, Service Sales, or Service Management.
  • Strong organizational, time management, and communication skills.
  • Experience in a fast-paced environment with adaptability to change.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business or Engineering Management, or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum 2 years managerial experience in a relevant field.
  • 2 years in a service team or service product sales role.
  • Proficient in MS Office; SAP knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the entire lifecycle of customer support contracts.
  • Oversee technicians and mechanics; manage daily operations.
  • Plan and direct routine maintenance inspections.
  • Guide shift leaders to ensure procedural adherence related to AS/RS operations.
  • Enforce safety protocols and operational conduct standards.
  • Communicate customer status and project needs within WDS regularly.
  • Consult with customers on product value and modernization opportunities.
  • Proactively escalate key customer issues to appropriate parties and manage crisis situations.
  • Maintain spare parts inventory for system reliability while minimizing excess.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and ongoing training.
  • Supportive management environment focused on employee success.
  • Access to advanced technology and resources to enhance job performance.
Full Job Description
  • Manage the customer support contract throughout entire life cycle, to include design, offer, monitor, renew, reassess and upgrade.
  • Provide guidance and oversight of technicians and mechanics and manage day to day operations.
  • Direct and plan the daily, weekly, and monthly preventative and predictive maintenance inspections.
  • Direct the activities of the shift leaders to ensure adherence to procedures, processes and performance related to the AS/RS.
  • Enforce the adherence to safe operational conduct including but not limited to: lock-out-tag-out, confined space, walkway clearance and noise protection.
  • Periodically communicate customer status to the rest of WDS to ensure all may remain knowledgeable on customer growth, needs, and potential projects.
  • Provide consultation to show the customer how our products may add value to their business. Maintain a thorough understanding of customer's business, current and future. Promote modernization efforts among installed base
  • Divert crisis situations by proactive escalation of key customer issues to appropriate levels, including involvement of Swisslog technicians, individual business unit managers, and engineering design teams
  • Manage spare parts inventory to ensure system availability while avoiding carrying excess inventory.


  • 3-5 years' experience Business Development, Service Sales or Service Management field
  • A high degree of organizational and time management skills and excellent verbal/written communications skills is required.
  • Proven track record in a fast-paced, demanding environment, with the ability to be flexible and adapt well to change.
  • B.A. /B.S. in Business or Engineering Management field or equivalent job experience.
  • 2 years' experience as a manager
  • 2 years as part of a Service team or service product sales
  • Computer literate in all MS Office products, SAP experience a benefit

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