Program Manager - Warehouse Automation

Computacenter North America • Alpharetta

Alpharetta
213127-en_US

About the role
We are looking for a highly organized and technically capable Project Manager – Warehouse Automation to lead complex initiatives across our distribution and fulfillment network. This role plays a central part in designing, coordinating, and delivering projects that integrate advanced technologies such as robotics, conveyor systems, and warehouse software platforms (WMS, WCS, MES).

You’ll partner with stakeholders across operations, IT, engineering, and external vendors to ensure smooth execution from planning through go-live—helping us scale automation capabilities to meet growing business needs.

What you'll be doing

  • Project Leadership & Execution
    • Drive the full project lifecycle for warehouse automation initiatives—from initial planning through implementation and stabilization.
    • Develop and maintain detailed project plans, including timelines, milestones, dependencies, budgets, and resource needs.
    • Facilitate working sessions to define construction needs, vendor requirements, technical documentation plans, and operational workflows.
  • Governance & Planning
    • Establish and maintain project governance structures, including steering committees, weekly reporting cadences, and risk reviews.
    • Create and manage project documentation including RAID logs, RACIs, vendor lists, implementation timelines, and SteerCo templates.
    • Collaborate with business and technical teams to ensure all deliverables are aligned with scope, budget, and risk expectations.
  • Cross-Functional & Vendor Coordination
    • Coordinate input from engineering, IT, operations, and external vendors to align all phases of system design, build, and integration.
    • Support the development of plans for vendor engagement, contract execution, and third-party deliverable tracking.
    • Oversee the definition of physical infrastructure, system throughput requirements, and technical specifications in collaboration with SMEs.
  • Status Reporting & Communication
    • Provide consistent status updates and program dashboards to stakeholders, executives, and steering committees.
    • Manage stakeholder engagement across workstreams, ensuring participation in governance forums and timely input into planning cycles.
    • Deliver polished, professional documentation to support decision-making at all levels of the organization.

What you have

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Industrial Automation, or a related field (Master’s or PMP certification is a plus).
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience managing large-scale projects, with at least 2 years in warehouse automation or industrial systems deployment.
  • Deep understanding of warehouse technologies, including material handling systems (conveyors, AMRs/AGVs), robotics, and WMS/WCS platforms.
  • Strong experience in project governance, risk management, and vendor coordination within a fast-paced logistics or fulfillment environment.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills; able to interface with both technical teams and senior leadership.
  • Experience leading warehouse automation projects in a greenfield or brownfield setting.
  • Familiarity with integration testing phases such as FAT/SAT and ramp-up support.
  • Exposure to lean/six sigma or continuous improvement environments.
  • Experience aligning third-party implementation partners within a structured delivery framework.

Why you should choose us

Freedom & trust

You’ll have the support on hand when you need it and the autonomy when you don’t. Feel right at home in an environment where you’re able to work with freedom and flexibility, and trusted to manage your own work.

Showing appreciation & having fun

Great performance is recognized, so too the willingness to help others. Our Bravo! and tenure recognition scheme schemes are just a taste of how we say thank you for all that you do. And when it comes to recognizing success, we love to celebrate. Our company and team events are legendary!

Working with the best

Our project managers come together to form part of our extensively trained and highly skilled, highly regarded Professional Services community. As well as sharing a passion to deliver high quality, efficient, and predictable outcomes for our customers, you’ll find they’re a close-knit team, where mutual trust and collaboration is the norm.

Open communication

Despite our size, we’re an open organization that doesn’t hide behind hierarchy. We communicate regularly, openly, and directly. For us, it’s about being straightforward, delivering, and doing the right thing. Essentially, we’re people dealing with people!

Inclusive workplace

People work best when they bring their whole selves to work; that’s why we see and value you as the individual you are. We take a genuine interest in you that extends beyond skills, knowledge, and experience. Our Employee Impact Groups champion best practice, celebrate diversity, and promote inclusion within our industry.

Sharing knowledge

We organize several events and initiatives which bring together the brightest minds in the business. Here you can learn new things, network, and celebrate success together.

Exciting digital technology

Challenging and rewarding projects: The range of technologies and industries that we are so diverse, that no two projects are alike. The result? A role for you that’s varied and provides the opportunity to expand your expertise and develop your career further.

Health & wellbeing

Our people are our greatest asset, and we’re passionate about supporting you in feeling good and staying healthy. We offer a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program, a ‘Be well’ app (powered by Humanoo), Mental Health First Aiders, wellbeing webinars, wellness fairs, and much more.

Personal development

We offer unlimited opportunities for your personal growth and development with a structure that offers clear paths for progression. Our people have gone advanced to become some of the most successful leaders across the global industry – and we’re proud of this.

Tuition reimbursement

Interested in continuing your formal education or pursuing various certifications? Computacenter provides up to $5,250 in tuition reimbursement for full time employees. We value continuing education, and this assistance includes tuition, books, registration fees, and more.

Pension & financial security

Thinking ahead, planning for life’s uncertainties, or simply saving for a rainy day? For our people based in the US, we offer automatic enrollment onto our 401(k)-retirement plan with a company match. For our Canadian colleagues we offer enrollment onto a Registered Retirement Savings Plan provided by Canada Life where we’ll match 25% up to 6% of your base earnings. Irrespective of where you’re based, you’ll also have access to our financial advisors who can help you with your retirement planning needs.

Parental leave

If you’re expanding your family, you can utilize our parental leave program that provides twelve weeks of 100% paid leave for birthing parents, and two weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents. Grow your family with peace of mind as you grow professionally with us.

Flexible benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that you can tailor to fit you needs. In addition to great medical, dental, and vision coverage options, we also provide 100% company-paid life insurance, and short- and long-term disability insurance. Our easy to navigate employee benefits platform, you’ll have the opportunity to enroll in supplemental life insurance.

You belong

You belong

At Computacenter, we celebrate difference, and it’s important to us that we have a working culture where you can be free to be yourself. We provide an environment where you feel valued, respected, and supported to reach your full potential, and experience a sense of belonging. Because we know when you thrive, we thrive.

As a proud equal opportunities employer, we’re committed to ensuring that there is fair and equal access for everyone. Your application to join the team is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need.

We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats.

Winning Together

At Computacenter, we have been writing success stories for more than 40 years. Today, we’re driving digital transformation with over 20,000 employees worldwide. We develop IT strategies, implement new technologies and manage complex infrastructures.

As a proud, independent partner to some of the world’s leading technology providers, our portfolio covers workplace, applications & data, cloud & data center, security, and networking. What’s the secret of our success? Quite simply, it’s our people.

The people who bring their unique skills and perspectives to a diverse and inclusive environment that enables them to reach their full potential.

Winning Together

We are an award-winning employer!

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