Project Manager

As a key member of our team, you will supervise and facilitate the execution of intricate customer orders within our manufacturing operations located in Rochester, NY and Palmyra, PA. This role focuses on effective project management of large-scale industrial endeavors, with an emphasis on meticulous order management. You will oversee, coordinate, and integrate planning, organizing, controlling, and completing projects within your assigned area of responsibility, either personally executing or delegating specific duties to team members.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive project plans tailored to order management, outlining tasks, milestones, and resource requirements.
• Act as the central point of contact for all order-related inquiries and escalations within industrial manufacturing.
• Manage customer-required documentation and submittals in adherence to Vendor Document Requirements (VDR).
• Collaborate with finance and accounting teams to ensure accurate and timely order-related invoicing.
• Serve as the main liaison for channel partners, addressing order-related inquiries and providing regular updates.
• Travel as required with the outside sales team and to customer sites for project kickoffs and status updates (~10% of time).
• Work closely with Application Engineering and Commercial teams during the quote evaluation stage for industrial projects.

Skills & Qualifications

• Customer Focus
• Results-Driven
• Attention to Detail
• Effective Communication
• Technical Knowledge
• Balanced Leadership
• Networking and Relationships
• Business Acumen
• Financial Management
• Contractual Understanding
• Matrix Organization Management
• Software Proficiency: Skilled in MS Project, MS Tools, and MRP Systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a technical-based discipline from a four-year college or university.
• 5-10 years of project management experience within a manufacturing setting, specifically handling highly complex projects.
• Proficient in managing concurrent responsibilities and prioritizing tasks in a dynamic setting.
• Ability to swiftly adapt to changing topics and requirements.
• PMP or PMI certification is a plus.

Physical Demands

The role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands, fingers, handle or feel, talk, see, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms, and must occasionally lift and/or move office products and supplies up to 25 pounds. Use of appropriate PPE is required.

Working Conditions

This job operates in a manufacturing professional office environment. The employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, vibration, and loud noise levels while on the production floor. The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate.