Project Manager

Project Manager

Location: Framingham, MA

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 6 months
• Pay Rate: $35.00-$40.00 / Hour (USD)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

This Packaging Project Manager role facilitates the coordination of creative projects by managing workflow and communication to ensure deadlines are efficiently and consistently met from inception to project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitates the coordination of creative projects by managing workflow and communication to ensure deadlines are efficiently and consistently met from inception to project delivery.
• Partners with Product and Packaging Teams to identify priorities and balance project workload throughout the creative process.
• Manages the workflow of multiple projects simultaneously through Development, Production, and Photography Studio processes; ensuring projects are completed on time and in alignment with project specifications.
• Forecasts resource needs, proactively identifies barriers and provides recommendations to senior leaders for problem resolution; expert communication skills both orally and in writing with all levels (management and support staff).
• Leads team discussions to ensure projects stay on track and are solution-oriented.
• Independent judgment and the ability to work in the gray to remove obstacles and maintain focus in challenging situations to deliver results.

Required Skills

• Must be detail-oriented, resourceful, and have the ability to work with ambiguity, strategize, and prioritize.
• Ability to multitask, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines in an ever-changing environment; the ability to follow up and follow through.
• Manage the movement of projects through milestones of creative development, the approval & revision process, and delivery.
• Ability to make decisions, often under tight time constraints.
• Must be flexible to respond quickly and positively to shifting demands and opportunities.
• A dynamic self-starter with a strong work ethic, who understands the details within a larger context and demonstrates good judgment.
• Manage and lead all project meetings.
• Workflow experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Law, Marketing, Public Relations, or Communications (or equivalent minimum formal education required to perform this job).
• PMP certification preferred.

Required Experience

• 5 years of project management experience managing creatives, preferably in a design agency or internal packaging team.

Nice-to-Have Experience

• Knowledge of creative, print production, process, and timetables preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This Fortune 500 leader in off-price apparel and home fashion operates more than 5,200 stores across ten countries, making it the world's leading company in its sector. With a business model built on delivering quality, brand-name, and designer merchandise at prices typically 20 to 60 percent below full-price retail, the organization has established one of the most distinctive and enduring value propositions in global retail. The company employs buyers, merchants, retail professionals, project managers, marketers, and technologists who thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment spanning merchandising, operations, supply chain, corporate finance, and technology.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-09720

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