Project Manager

Why Choose Suddath to “Move” your Career to the Next Level? At Suddath you can be part of something special and inclusive. Join a team with a 100‑plus‑year reputation for excellence, recognized as one of the best places to work, and enjoy a caring, family‑focused environment while providing relocation and logistics services worldwide.

Benefits

• Competitive wage
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Weekly pay for hourly‑paid employees
• Biweekly pay for salaried employees
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid company holidays
• Tuition reimbursement program

Pay

The position offers a competitive wage with weekly or biweekly pay schedules depending on employment type.

Summary

Manage and coordinate day‑to‑day activities supporting account relationships; oversee furniture and relocation services by developing and refining move grids, creating furniture test‑fit scenarios, managing file planning and seating assignments, coordinating vendors, and handling the entire business relocation process.

Responsibilities

• Receive, review, enter, and confirm project and service requests.
• Manage administrative processes for customer set‑up and establish certificates of insurance.
• Coordinate walkthroughs and planning calls to develop scope, communicate service requirements, and set client expectations.
• Work with clients to develop furniture test‑fit scenarios, seating assignments, and file planning.
• Document scope, timelines, and pricing; generate proposals, obtain signed orders, purchase orders, tracking numbers, and approvals.
• Produce numbered move plans in AutoCAD and create computer‑printed placards and move labels.
• Coordinate with sales, field project management, operations, and customers to plan and implement services.
• Communicate thoroughly with all parties throughout service delivery.
• Track timelines and document progress against established benchmarks.
• Document scope changes and oversee the change‑order management process.
• Collect and consolidate costs and manage the close‑out process.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Highly customer‑service oriented.
• Ability to prioritize, re‑prioritize, and multi‑task in a fast‑changing environment.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Exceptional attention to detail and follow‑through.
• Ability to work under deadlines and specific time frames.
• Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with internal and external customers.
• Initiative and ability to work with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four‑year college or university, or five to seven years related experience/training in office moving and furniture planning, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and regulations.
• Proficiency in writing reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; effective presentation skills.
• Mathematical ability to calculate discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, volume, and apply basic algebra and geometry.
• Reasoning ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw conclusions, and interpret technical instructions.
• Computer skills: MS Word, MS Excel, and AutoCAD.
• No specific certifications required.
• Supervisory responsibility for overseeing crews onsite at customer locations.

Work Environment

The work environment is generally moderate in noise level. Reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities.

Physical Demands

The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds and possess the following vision abilities: close, distance, peripheral, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The role frequently requires sitting, reaching with hands and arms, and regular use of hands for handling or feeling. Occasional standing, walking, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling may be required.