Associate Project Manager - National Projects
On-site · Columbus, Ohio, United States
Job Summary
The Associate Project Manager (APM) will own the compliance, execution, and operational results for assigned accounts/projects, ensuring on-time milestone delivery and customer satisfaction. Responsibilities include developing deep program/project understanding, driving repeatable metrics and reporting, leading or coordinating reviews and escalations, proactively identifying risks/opportunities, managing planning/forecasting/schedules/labor timelines/inventory/vendor deliverables/SOWs, coordinating with internal teams on forecasted material/logistics/external labor, resolving financial issues through audits, identifying additional sales opportunities, assigning work as needed, documenting project details in designated databases, and leveraging data analytics to improve processes. The role requires collaboration across teams, strong communication, and ability to adapt to client needs and program trends; travel up to 25% and proficiency with MS Office/Excel/Smartsheet/ERP systems are expected.
Required Qualifications
- 2-year college degree or industry specific experience
- CAPM Certification or PMP Certification (Preferred)
- Minimum of 2 years Project Coordination, or 3 years direct customer service facing including experience with problem resolution or 1 year project management experience
- Experience in distribution, large retail, service organization or manufacturing
- Experience in lighting and electrical
- Experience including experience in creating detailed Gannt charts, network diagrams, risk analysis, statements of work, and scopes of work
- Proficiency using MS Office, including Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint; Smartsheet
- Travel up to 25%
- Experience interacting with integrated multi-function ERP or order processing systems
- Ability to work unique schedules based on assigned projects
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