Project Manager

Job Summary:Project Managers provide technical project management support for the sales efforts of the company. This role is critical in retaining profitability and solving complex issues that occur throughout a project. Project managers are accountable to ensuring the overall success of a project’s installation. They are responsible for finding potential threats to success early and finding solutions.Responsibilities and Duties:Pre-orderCommunicate the project scope and requirements to the installation companies and request labor quotes.Perform site visits to confirm site infrastructure, details, requirements and communicate to the team.Review proposed product applications and communicate in project team meeting findings to ensure proper functionality.Assist in the preliminary and final tagging of the product lines in Kham.Review approved design development downloads from design.Post-orderReview preliminary and final core plans from design as required.Lead and coordinate pre-install meetings with all parties involved.Schedule installations with the clients or GC’s and communicate to the team.Communicate and ensure the installation companies’ compliance with all safety training, badging, and other project requirements.Receive PlanGrid file from PC and upload necessary files as the project progresses.Manage and coordinate all manufacture deliveries at site with the installation companies.Continually review the product shipment status, LTL’s, shortages, and delays from manufacturers and communicate to the team.Perform preliminary punch list walkthrough with installation companies to remedy all on-site issues prior to formal punch with client.Perform formal punch list walkthrough with client and communicate with PC all product issues required to be rectified.Perform site visits as required, identifying any short shipments, damages, wrong product, and communicate to PC’s for service notification submittals to the manufacturers.OngoingCreate and maintain strong working relationships with installation and product vendors.Attend weekly status report meetings to review active projects with the team.Attend client and GC meetings as required and communicate to team the project status.Obtain COI’s from installation companies and forward copies to finance.Review weekly backlogs and send invoicing requests to finance for product and service invoicing.Other duties as assigned.Required EducationBachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university; or two plus years of related experience in project management in a contract office furniture dealership.Required skillsExcellent technical and problem-solving skillsExcellent interpersonal skills in communicationUnderstanding of how to manage complex supply chainStrong organizational skillsAbility to manage multiple projects at oncePreferred skillsPlanGridProject SpecAdobe AcrobatGood knowledge of MS Office and proficient in Excel.High level of product knowledgeHigh level of independence – able to work with minimal supervision #J-18808-Ljbffr FURNITURE MARKETING GROUP INC