Harbor Freight Tools is a national tool retailer with significant growth potential, seeking an Associate Project Manager for their Enterprise Project Management team. The APM will assist in managing a portfolio of projects from conception to launch, collaborating with various departments and stakeholders to ensure project success.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with Project Manager and Project Management Director to:
- Assist with project and program planning, organization and management
- Assist with project maintenance, revisions and issue resolution
- Assist with development of presentation material for meetings
- Collaborate with stakeholders at various levels to proactively manage tasks
- Analyze and resolve project roadblocks and communication within projects
- Manage Vendor communication for packaging and manuals proof collection tasks and revisions
- Optimization of timing between product, packaging and manuals; ownership of end to end timing of internal approvals for manuals and structural packaging
- Build and maintain reports as specified by Project Managers, Project Management Directors
- Assist with projects and system administration for PM team as needed
- Evaluate and escalate project risks / delays to the project manager
- Ensure critical information is accurate and consistent for various teams
- Assume other duties and PM responsibilities as needed or assigned by manager
Requirements:
- Bachelors' Degree required
- Detail oriented
- Experience working in a high-growth environment, with shifting priorities
- Ability to multitask and work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Flexible personality with the ability to deal with ambiguity and to think outside the box and provide a continuous flow of new ideas and process improvements
- Strong interpersonal skills. Able to maintain and develop relationships with stakeholders at all levels
- Effective communication skills. Crisp and clear. Informs and directs appropriately on both verbal and written fronts
- Creative problem-solving skills
- 2+ years of progressive work responsibility
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Adobe Creative Suite, Workfront and/or other PLM system desired
- Ability to create new and unique ideas and an entrepreneurial spirit
- Proficient using standard Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)