Project Manager I

UFP Industries is a company focused on managing customer programs under $5 million. The Project Manager I will lead all related activities, coordinate projects, and achieve operational and financial targets for small-sized customers.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to read blueprints
• Ability to implement, maintain and manipulate spreadsheets in Excel
• Ability to understand financial performance of accounts, including budget and P&L
• Support estimating and costing of programs, including the participation in cost reduction programs
• Pursue revenue and gross margin growth in partnership with Sales and Operations
• Ability to conduct margin analysis
• Ability to coordinate and manage all phases of the project/program, including RFP, order confirmations, sales orders, detailing, purchasing, production, delivery, and installation
• Ability to develop and manage critical project/program timelines by first obtaining customer approval for said timelines and monitoring the process through to completion providing updates and adjustments where necessary
• Ability to review and approve all design/detail architectural fixture drawings prior to release to customer
• Ability to actively manage customer inventories and re-orders
• Ability to monitor production of project through both physical review of work in progress and through review of labor and costing report data
• Ability to aid in development of corrective action where needed
• Ability to assist in managing finished good inventory related to assigned customer

Requirements:

• 2+ years project management experience preferably in consumer environments industry
• Ability to read blueprints
• Ability to implement, maintain and manipulate spreadsheets in Excel
• Ability to understand financial performance of accounts, including budget and P&L
• Support estimating and costing of programs, including the participation in cost reduction programs
• Pursue revenue and gross margin growth in partnership with Sales and Operations
• Ability to conduct margin analysis
• Ability to coordinate and manage all phases of the project/program, including RFP, order confirmations, sales orders, detailing, purchasing, production, delivery, and installation
• Ability to develop and manage critical project/program timelines by first obtaining customer approval for said timelines and monitoring the process through to completion providing updates and adjustments where necessary
• Ability to review and approve all design/detail architectural fixture drawings prior to release to customer
• Ability to actively manage customer inventories and re-orders
• Ability to monitor production of project through both physical review of work in progress and through review of labor and costing report data
• Ability to aid in development of corrective action where needed
• Ability to assist in managing finished good inventory related to assigned customer
• Organization
• Customer Focus
• Attention to Detail
• Vendor Coordination
• Process Coordination
• Intuition
• Problem Solving
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Drive
• Continuous Improvement
• Excel
• Outlook
• Word
• Microsoft Project
• Epicor
• Location: Remote - St. Louis Area preferred