Project Management Professional II

Current Lighting Employee Co LLC•Mayfield Heights, OH

3d•$70,000 - $92,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Manager is responsible for successfully executing project support tasks allocated by the Director. Working with Current’s strategic customers, the Project Manager serves as a logistical interface and helps ensure customer commitments are met throughout Inquiry-to-Order (ITO) and Order-to-Remittance (OTR). The role collaborates with Sales, Product Management, Quotes, Lighting Design, Commercial Services, and Supply Chain leaders to provide service to Current’s largest and highly valued customers. The position may be based at any of Current’s physical locations in Hendersonville, NC; Greenville, SC; Christiansburg, VA; Round Rock, TX; or Cleveland, OH. The role requires four days per week in the office and one day remote.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year university.
Prior experience with project-based work, customer fulfillment, and other commercial functions.
Prior experience working with and presenting to large-scale customers.
Detail-oriented, with superior organizational skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
Ability to interface effectively with internal and external customers at multiple organizational levels, including senior leadership.
Strong oral and written communication skills, including virtual and electronic communications.

Nice To Haves

MBA or equivalent.
Experience with Salesforce, SAP, QuickBase, or other project management platforms.
Background in Continuous Lead (Enterprise Lean Sigma).
Previous work experience in a Supply Chain role.
Understanding of basic contractual terms and conditions.
Working knowledge of business and financial fundamentals.
Experience and/or willingness to work virtually with team members who are not co-located.
Ability to coach and train new team members.
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Responsibilities

Manage execution of a key account from initial inquiry through warranty, ensuring customer deliverables are completed on time and within budget.
Perform data analysis to improve processes and gain efficiencies.
Identify, communicate, and mitigate project risks.
Monitor scope to ensure agreed-upon work is delivered, with changes handled through scope management.
Collect metrics to assess project progress and the acceptability of deliverables internally and externally.
Maintain schedules to ensure work is assigned and completed by committed dates.
Manage and coordinate customer, contractor, and supplier interfaces.
Establish and maintain project administrative files and records.
Provide document control support for customer and supplier submittals.
Monitor and analyze project financials, including EBITDA.
Collect spending information and analyze project costs.
Monitor progress, provide regular updates, analyze problems, and take corrective action as needed.
Identify procedural weaknesses and help coordinate solutions.
Analyze root causes of poor execution or intensive manual work and rework; work cross-functionally to develop, implement, and document solutions.
Provide program management to streamline project execution, enhance productivity, and drive standardization where appropriate, using project management tools as appropriate.
Prepare information and presentations for regular reports and project status meetings, and present to customers, the team, and internal leadership as needed.

Benefits

Compensation package that may include base pay, bonus if eligible, benefits, 401(k) contribution, time off, and recognition awards.
Permissive Time Off Policy for full-time exempt roles.
Paid company holidays.
Comprehensive benefits plan including medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance.
401(k) retirement program with a fully vested immediate company match.
Flexible Spending Account options for pre-tax employee allocations.
Management and leadership development.
Access to learning courses through LinkedIn Learning.
Regular manager check-ins to support performance and career growth.
Quarterly all-employee company meetings.
Initiatives and special projects with executive leadership exposure.