What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at The Suddath Companies?
Why Choose Suddath to “Move” your Career to the Next Level?
At Suddath, you can be part of something special and inclusive! Join a team that has a 100 year reputation for excellence as an innovative, growing and financially stable company that is dedicated to promoting a culture that thrives on inclusion and diversity. From numerous awards to being recognized as one of the best places to work, Suddath offers a caring, family environment while providing relocation and logistics services to people and companies all around the world.
What We Offer!
Manage and coordinate the day-to-day activity in support of our account relationships; manage the furniture and relocation services by developing and refining move grids, develop furniture test fit scenarios, manage file planning and seating assignments, provide vendor coordination and generally manage the entire business relocation process.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience:
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or five to seven years related experience and/or training in office moving and furniture planning; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Ability:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Math Ability:
Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel and AutoCAD, the ability to learn and effectively use software applications required for performance of job duties such as timekeeping, HRIS, move management, warehouse management and others.
Certificates and Licenses:
No certifications needed
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This job may directly supervise and manage employees.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The Suddath Companies is a multifaceted group of companies that specialize in worldwide corporate employee relocations, household moving, warehouse and logistics management and specialized transportation services.
The Suddath Companies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
At Suddath, you can be part of something special and inclusive! Join a team that has a 100 year reputation for excellence as an innovative, growing and financially stable company that is dedicated to promoting a culture that thrives on inclusion and diversity. From numerous awards to being recognized as one of the best places to work, Suddath offers a caring, family environment while providing relocation and logistics services to people and companies all around the world.
What We Offer!
- A competitive wage with a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with company matching
- Weekly pay for hourly-paid employees. Biweekly pay for salaried employees.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid company holidays
- A tuition reimbursement plan where employees are encouraged to continue their education and development
- For more information on our benefit offerings, please visit https://suddath.com/about/careers/ and scroll down to view our employee benefits.
Manage and coordinate the day-to-day activity in support of our account relationships; manage the furniture and relocation services by developing and refining move grids, develop furniture test fit scenarios, manage file planning and seating assignments, provide vendor coordination and generally manage the entire business relocation process.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Receive, review, enter and confirm project and service requests
- Manage administrative process for customer set up and establish certificates of insurance
- Coordinate walkthroughs and hold planning calls to develop scope and communicate service requirements and client expectations
- Work with clients to develop furniture test fit scenarios, seating assignments and file planning
- Document scope, timelines and pricing. Generate proposals, establish signed orders for service and obtain client specific purchase orders, tracking numbers and approvals
- Produce numbered move plans in AutoCAD and produce computer printed placards and move labels
- Coordinate with sales, field project management, operations and customers to plan and implement services
- Thoroughly communicate with all parties throughout service delivery
- Track timelines and document progress relative to established benchmarks
- Document scope changes and oversee change order management process
- Collect and consolidate costs and manage the close out process
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Highly customer service oriented
- Ability to prioritize and re-prioritize as situations and needs change throughout the workday
- Ability to multi-task and organize workflow to manage daily responsibilities, meet deadlines and prioritize work
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Excellent attention to detail and follow through
- Ability to work under deadlines and specific time frames
- Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external customers
- Ability to demonstrate initiative and to work with minimum supervision
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience:
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or five to seven years related experience and/or training in office moving and furniture planning; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Ability:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Math Ability:
Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel and AutoCAD, the ability to learn and effectively use software applications required for performance of job duties such as timekeeping, HRIS, move management, warehouse management and others.
Certificates and Licenses:
No certifications needed
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This job may directly supervise and manage employees.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The Suddath Companies is a multifaceted group of companies that specialize in worldwide corporate employee relocations, household moving, warehouse and logistics management and specialized transportation services.
The Suddath Companies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
