Sales Project Manager

JBT Marel•Gainesville, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At JBT Marel, we are transforming the future of food through technology, innovation, and collaboration. Our work helps make the global food system more sustainable. The Sales Project Manager leads project execution efforts for processing systems. This role can lead projects for risk level 1 and support or lead risk level 2 within a specific industry. The project values generally range from $200K to $3M, and it's expected that the Sales Project Manager can handle up to 10-20 projects simultaneously. Within this position, you will align with stakeholders and organize input needed to deliver system solutions. The projects from the Project Manager II will contain integrated solutions where intermediate knowledge is needed. The Sales Project Manager II may also be asked to support a lead project manager who is leading a very large and complex project. In this capacity, the Project Manager II would be responsible for the internal activities for a certain segment of the scope. The role involves close contact with JBT Marel customers, where the Sales Project Manager II acts as the primary customer and internal contact point regarding project execution. It's expected that this position will uphold the Marel values of Unity, Excellence, and Innovation and demonstrate customer-centric approaches. The Sales Project Manager II has no direct reports but can train, guide, and support the Sales Project Manager III.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a technical field
Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in project management preferably in the food industry
Intermediate knowledge of the business processes of companies in the food industry
Process oriented and analytically inclined and pay attention to quality and details
You must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

IPMA or similar certification for Project Management is an advantage
Experience with and comfort working in a multi-cultural, multi-discipline organization is an advantage

Responsibilities

Execution of project as primary contact from Kick-off meeting to project closure (handover to service) on behalf of Business Unit Management
Create and maintain overall project plan with input from various Marel functions
Stakeholder management within projects, keeps stakeholders updated on progress, status and deviations from plan
Able to validate and assess the quality of input from the sales (OTC) and delivery (MTO) processes for which he/she is the lead project manager
Analyze and act on risk mitigation to ensure a smooth project
Coordinate project team activities and distributes tasks to project team members when necessary
Monthly financial reporting of the projects incl. better/worse based on forecast (BU Meat)
Provide feedback for root cause analyses of the line levels deviating from the pre-calc significantly incl. feedback to the organization for continuous improvement cycles
Coordinate 3rd party deliveries with purchasing if applicable
Schedule FAT- test and report if applicable
Ensure communication on engineering package (utility, layout, beam plan)
Responsible for the installation budget, coordinate installation, commissioning, SAT and training with service
Manages and coordinates (with the Industry Sales Managers, if applicable) the change request process on items and services outside contract scope
Subcontract services if applicable
Coordinate handover of customer to Service
Organize protocol parts needed before project handover to Service
Finalize follow-up/After care/ snag list
Monitor milestones in project plan
Project evaluation with aim of continuous improvement with respective sales team and Field service manager
Advice the customer regarding planning, process and technical aspects
May be asked to support, guide and train the Sales Project Manager III