Project Specialist

Pella Corporation • Pella, IA

33d

About The Position

We're looking for a strategic project leader who thrives on driving results and inspires teams. In this role, you'll lead cross-functional teams to deliver projects that meet ambitious goals for quality, productivity, growth, and profitability-on time and on target. You'll be the go-to champion for project management and communication, ensuring alignment across all activities, including remote manufacturing sites. Why This Role Matters This is a high-impact, highly visible position where your leadership will directly influence business success. You'll leverage proven tools and processes to deliver exceptional results while shaping a culture that values innovation and adaptability.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Must demonstrate advanced proficiency in M.S. PowerPoint, Excel and Word.
• The position requires periodic (10-25%) domestic travel.

Nice To Haves

• Strongly prefer Project Management experience.
• Prefer MBA or equivalent finance and business knowledge and skills with a minimum of 3 years of related business experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key interface with senior leadership, providing clear visibility into project progress, and outcomes.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to prepare and present major updates, influencing decisions that shape the business.
• Bring a big-picture perspective while guiding teams toward efficient execution and rapid decision-making.
• Foster a culture of speed, agility, and continuous improvement, embracing "fail fast" principles to accelerate learning.
• Chair cross-functional project meetings.
• Drive efficient decision-making within projects including empowering the team and escalating when necessary.
• Identify and hold the teams accountable to meeting the key success metrics for projects
• Collaborate cross-functionally to develop and execute project plans.
• Analyze functional inputs to determine the optimal business case considering resource constraints.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Wood Product Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees