Associate Project Manager

Marmon Holdings, Inc.•Rosemont, IL

About The Position

As an Associate Project Manager at Big Red Rooster Flow, a part of Marmon Holdings (backed by Berkshire Hathaway), you will be involved in meaningful work, leading at various levels, and contributing to a positive impact. The company is committed to providing diverse learning and working opportunities and fostering an empowering culture. Marmon is a global industrial organization with 11 industry groups, 30,000 employees, and $12 billion in annual revenue, comprising over 120 companies that operate with an independent mindset and entrepreneurial spirit while benefiting from group expertise. Employees at Marmon contribute to advancing the everyday world through engineering solutions and are supported in their career growth across the various companies. The role involves assisting in project quoting, managing workload, identifying issues and process improvements, maintaining project documentation, understanding customer products, collaborating with teams, staying updated on product knowledge, and using internal systems for project initiatives, all while contributing to a positive company culture. Effective communication and critical thinking are key aspects of the role, involving clear written and verbal communication, facilitating stakeholder communication, responding to inquiries, sharing expertise, escalating issues, solving problems, and interpreting instructions.

Requirements

BS or BA Degree, or similar experience
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Strong analytical/problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and time management skills to be able to manage a fast-paced and constantly changing work environment
Ability to successfully coordinate multiple staff of different levels
General business background with working knowledge of principles, practices, and techniques of project management

Nice To Haves

Minimum of 3 years experience in Project Management in construction or branding
Experience in multi-site retail projects preferred

Responsibilities

Assist in the development and maintenance of project quoting, ensuring alignment with project objectives and deadlines
Manage workload and meet project KPIs
Identify issues in scope and communicate with team/contractors for resolution
Identify opportunities for process improvement and communicate through the proper channels
Maintain accurate project documentation for PM communications to customer
Typically quote and place orders for brand conversion projects
Maintain and understand customer/brand products and offerings to address questions
Collaborate with team and supervisors to ensure the correct resolution of complex issues
Stay up to date on product knowledge, processes, and best practices as training/information is provided by team, brand, and supervisors
Use internal systems/reporting for most project initiatives
Contribute to a positive company and team culture, and other duties as assigned
Provide clear and concise written communication
Facilitate communication among project stakeholders, providing regular updates and progress reports
Read, analyze, and interpret documents
Respond effectively to sensitive inquiries
Verbally communicate effectively with clients/customers
Share expertise, best practices, and lessons learned clearly to foster learning and promote knowledge
Escalate appropriately when there are questions or escalated issues
Willingness to face challenges and solve problems while maintaining effective relationships with customers by meeting or exceeding their requirements and expectations
Identify and address project issues, conflicts, and challenges promptly and effectively, leveraging problem-solving skills and collaboration with stakeholders to achieve resolutions
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form