Project Manager

Weber • Kansas City, MO

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Primarily responsible for project executables, sales support as needed for workload and learning as assigned. This role involves initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling, and closing capital equipment projects of varying scope, complexity, and quantity. The Project Manager will direct project activities to ensure objectives are met within time and budget constraints by facilitating coordination meetings, running acceptance testing, organizing installation/commissioning plans, managing action registers, resolving issues, and consulting with customers. They will also maintain communication with customers, sales, factory, and internal departments, represent the company in customer meetings, attend strategy meetings, requisition resources, and formulate reports for various audiences. Additionally, the role provides technical sales support and consulting, including equipment selection, configuration, layout, feasibility studies, testing, risk analysis, and contract review.

Requirements

• Ability to successfully manage multiple projects/priorities.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent technical written and verbal skills.
• Must be able to follow direction and take instruction.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to work in a team environment.
• Working knowledge of capital machine projects and knowledge of slicing and/or packaging systems/applications.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from co-workers, subordinates, customers, and the general public.
• Proficient knowledge and experience with computers including MS Office, AutoCAD and SolidWorks.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Minimum 5 years of proven work experience in food processing or a closely related field.
• Previous experience working with multiple OEMs and vendors required.
• Must have a valid and unrestricted driver's license.
• Real ID-compliant driver’s license or other TSA approved alternative form of identification required for travel.
• Valid U.S. passport or have the ability to obtain one.
• Must have the ability to frequently travel within North America and Germany occasionally.

Nice To Haves

• German as a second language preferred.
• Experience with Salesforce, SAP and web-based project management platforms is preferred.
• Will consider a combination of education and experience.
• PMP Certification Preferred.

Responsibilities

• Initiate, Plan, Execute, Monitor/Control and Close capital equipment projects in varying scope, complexity and quantity.
• Direct activities of projects to ensure that project objectives are accomplished within prescribed time frame and allowed budget by executing prescribed project management process, including, but not limited to: facilitating coordination meetings, running acceptance testing, organizing installation/commissioning plans, managing action register and follow-up on Meal Assembly deliverables, conferring on issue resolutions with internal teams, consulting with customers on project execution, closing and hand-off to continued support.
• Initiate and maintain constant communication with Customers, Sales Department, Factory, and all internal departments to facilitate project activities.
• Represent Weber, Inc. in customer project related meetings
• Attend strategy meetings as a representative of the project department.
• Requisition equipment, supplies, materials and labor from 3rd party vendors, where required.
• Formulate reports and work with other departments to formulate reports concerning such areas as work progress, costs, scheduling, etc. where required.
• Provide technical sales support and consulting when required, including equipment selection and configuration, equipment capability, equipment layout/drawings, project feasibility/execution, performance feasibility, testing execution and criteria, risk analysis, contract review.
• Duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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