Strategic Accounts Project Manager – Beverage Focus

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Track, Manage, and Support implementation of projects for Pratt Strategic Accounts customers and our Plant teams supporting them.
• Track, Manage, and report on key drivers of the Pratt relationship with key Strategic Accounts including: quality metrics, complaints and responses, OTIF, sales data, etc.
• Create, Evolve, Develop, Support, and Launch new projects, innovations projects, and renovations of existing products with Pratt teams and customers.
• Support Strategic Accounts to win customer loyalty and Pratt plant support for value projects and gain access to project launches at the beginning, through execution and final completion.
• Present to joint leadership, as required.
• Consult on projects both internal and external to Pratt.
• Track, Publish, and Present reports on all project status.
• Track, Publish and Present reports on all key customer and Pratt performance metrics.
• Support cross company and functional Project teams to achieve successful and timely completion of projects.
• Support Pratt teams with key information to support Pratt manufacturing facilities and processes.
• Provide project management support to customer Subject Matter Experts, Packaging Engineers, and Graphics teams.
• Regularly attend customer meetings and disseminate key information for projects to both the customers and Pratt.
• Calculate sustainability of customer projects related to corrugated.
• Manage and store CAD drawings as needed for various projects.
• Track, manage, disseminate and store all customer specification and Pratt internal documentation.
• Aid in graphics project management and pre-engineering calls with customers, agencies, and their associated graphics departments.
• Work with Strategic Accounts to implement new digital, graphics, and LEDP projects, as needed.

Qualifications

• Educational background: 4-year degree – preferred
• Alternatively, 10-years Corrugated Package Designer, Project Management, and Graphics Experience
• Experience working with customer Procurement, Quality, Technical, Graphics, and Operational teams, at all levels
• Experience working with Pratt Management, Production, Customer Service, Quality, and Logistics
• Experience using Microsoft Products Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Publisher
• Experience using Google Sheets, Calendar, Drive, Gmail, Docs and Meet
• Experience with scheduling and managing meetings using Google Meets, Microsoft Teams and Zoom
• Experience using a project database
• Experience teaching and presenting in front of both small and large groups
• Experience working with the beverage industry and experience with packaging glass, PET, and R-PET bottles
• Experience with ArtiosCad, is a plus
• Experience with TOPS pallet patterns, is a plus
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Ability to work well with Customers and Pratt teams with tight timelines, while remaining calm, focused, and in control of the facts
• Ability to keep projects organized and tasks clearly in focus
• Ability to work with multiple customer and Pratt teams, in multiple team environments simultaneously
• Ability to work from both customer office and home office, as needed
• Ability to work during non-standard office hours
• Ability to maintain communication and work utilizing the customer’s computer system and email/calendar simultaneously with the Pratt system
• Comprehensive understanding of corrugated manufacturing and industry quality standards
• Knowledgeable about customer machine equipment: case forming, divider inserting, wraparound form-fill-seal, tray-formers, and drop packers, is a plus
• General knowledge of spirits distribution and beer distribution
• General Knowledge of ISTA testing and applications
• Ability to travel, as needed