Associate Project Manager, Enterprise Project Management

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)