What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Coordinator position at Zoetis, Inc?
Position Summary :
The Project Coordinator (PC) will provide project management expertise to multiple cross-site, cross-functional research and development teams to ensure execution of operational objectives. This role will maintain project plans with information regarding timeline status, expense updates, critical path management, risk management, and resource forecasting. In addition, the project coordinator will collaborate with project managers and will identify and communicate relevant issues to be addressed by the teams.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
- The primary focus of the PC is on project execution - ensure execution of critical path to avoid delays and identify potential issues and opportunities proactively.
- Provide project activity level guidance to team members including activity start / finish dates, 3 month look-aheads and potential issues / opportunities arising related to activity progression.
- Actively manage project expenses through effective communication of spend information with project team members and timely updates of forecasted total costs and timing of expenses within the project plans.
- Maintain project plan quality and integrity through regular and thorough updates to activities, expenses and enterprise fields.
- Foster a collaborative relationship with Finance, Procurement, and Contract Management to ensure an efficient end-to-end process for project spending.
- Continuous improvement within the discipline by sharing best in practice techniques and processes with peers.
- Applies organizational risk management practices through execution of the management of risks associated with timelines and budgets.
Requirements :
Full time
Regular
Colleague
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