Project Leader

Crecera Brands • Holland, MI

13h • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated and organized Project Leader to drive the successful planning, coordination, and execution of cross-functional projects. This role is responsible for ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with business objectives. The Project Leader serves as a key liaison between stakeholders, functional teams, and leadership, facilitating communication, removing obstacles, and maintaining project momentum throughout the project lifecycle. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem solver with strong organizational skills, the ability to manage multiple priorities, and a passion for delivering results in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Project Management, Communications, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience leading or coordinating projects in a business, operational, or project management environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as Smartsheet, SharePoint, Jira, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong organizational, planning, and time-management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently while effectively influencing and coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to identify issues, assist with solutions, and drive projects to completion.
• Interpersonal skills in order to work effectively with individuals both internally and externally to The Stow Company.
• Must have excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Must have the ability to interface with all levels of personnel in an office and a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to take the initiative and work well independently with little supervision, and as part of a team.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with project reporting, dashboards, and data analysis preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage comprehensive project plans, including timelines, resource requirements, milestones, and deliverables.
• Monitor project progress and performance, proactively identifying risks, dependencies, and potential roadblocks to ensure successful delivery.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities and resources to keep projects on track and aligned with strategic objectives.
• Track project budgets, expenditures, and vendor-related costs, ensuring effective financial management and reporting.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for project teams, stakeholders, and leadership.
• Facilitate project meetings, including agenda development, meeting leadership, documentation of decisions, and follow-up on action items.
• Provide regular project status updates and communicate schedule changes, scope adjustments, risks, and key decisions to impacted stakeholders.
• Foster collaboration and alignment across departments to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Maintain project documentation, including project charters, status reports, risk registers, issue logs, and decision records.
• Ensure project information is accurate, organized, and readily accessible to stakeholders.
• Support project governance processes, reporting requirements, and executive presentations.
• Assist the Program Director in driving continuous improvement initiatives, project reporting, and portfolio management activities.
• Lives Company values on a daily basis.
• Poses no direct threat to the health or safety of themselves, of others, or to property. Defined as a significant risk of substantial harm that cannot be eliminated or reduced to an acceptable level by reasonable accommodation.
• Requires regular attendance to perform essential elements as contained herein between the assigned start and end times for work.
• Establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the department, the Corporation and the community; and maintains the professional competence, knowledge and skill necessary for the satisfactory performance of all assigned responsibilities.
• The Stow Company may temporarily assign any team member with duties outside of their normal responsibilities. Such assignments may be warranted due to a variety of specific requirements, conditions and/or the capabilities of available personnel. Management will determine the nature and duration of those assignments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level