Strategic Accounts Project Manager – Beverage Focus

Pratt Industries is America's 4th largest paper and packaging company, dedicated to sustainability. They are seeking a Strategic Accounts Project Manager to enhance customer relationships with key Strategic Beverage accounts through detailed project management and effective communication with customers and plant teams.

Responsibilities:

• Track, Manage, and Support implementation of projects for Pratt Strategic Accounts Customers and our Plant teams supporting them
• Track, Manage, and report on key drivers of the Pratt relationship with key Strategic Accounts including: quality metrics, complaints and responses, OTIF, sales data, etc
• Work with Customers and Pratt teams to Create, Evolve, Develop, Support, and Launch new projects, innovations projects, and renovations of existing products
• Support Strategic Accounts to win customer loyalty and Pratt plant support for value projects and gain access to project launches at the beginning, through execution and final completion
• Present to joint leadership, as required
• Consult on projects both internal and external to Pratt
• Track, Publish, and Present reports on all project status
• Track, Publish and Present reports on all key customer and Pratt performance metrics
• Support cross company and functional Project teams to achieve successful and timely completion of projects
• Support Pratt teams with key information to support Pratt manufacturing facilities and process
• Provide project management support to customer Subject Matter Experts, Packaging Engineers, and Graphics teams
• Regularly attend customer meeting and disseminate key information for projects to both the customers and Pratt
• Calculate sustainability of customer projects related to corrugated
• Manage and store CAD drawings as needed for various projects
• Track, manage, disseminate and store all customer specification and Pratt internal documentation
• Assist with graphics project management and pre-engineering calls with customers, agencies, and their associated graphics departments
• Work with Strategic Accounts to implement new digital, graphics, and LEDP projects, as needed

Requirements:

• 4-year degree – preferred
• Alternatively, 10-years Corrugated Package Designer, Project Management, and Graphics
• Experience working with customer Procurement, Quality, Technical, Graphics, and Operational teams, at all levels
• Experience working with Pratt Management, Production, Customer Service, Quality, and Logistics
• Experience using Microsoft Products Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Publisher
• Experience using Google Sheets, Calendar, Drive, Gmail, Docs and Meet
• Experience with scheduling and managing meetings using Google Meets, Microsoft Teams and Zoom
• Experience using a project database
• Experience teaching and presenting in front of both small and large groups
• Experience working with the beverage industry and experience with packaging glass, PET and R-PET bottles
• Ability to work well with Customers and Pratt teams with tight timelines, while remaining calm, focused, and in control of the facts
• Ability to keep projects organized and tasks clearly in focus
• Ability to work with multiple customer and Pratt teams, in multiple team environments simultaneously
• Ability to work from both customer office and home office, as needed
• Ability to work during non-standard office hours
• Ability to maintain communication and work utilizing the customer's computer system and email/calendar simultaneous with the Pratt system
• Comprehensive understanding of corrugated manufacturing and industry quality standards
• Ability to travel, as needed
• Experience with ArtiosCad, is a plus
• Experience with TOPS pallet patterns, is a plus
• Knowledgeable about customer machine equipment: case forming, divider inserting, wraparound form-fill-seal, tray-formers, and drop packers, is a plus
• General knowledge of spirits distribution and beer distribution
• General Knowledge of ISTA testing and applications