PROJECT COORDINATOR

Job Summary

The Project Coordinator is accountable and responsible for reporting, maintaining, and expediting key areas of the project cycle.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate and organize activities surrounding the project cycle
• Monitor each project from order entry to completion
• Ensure that identified issues are reacted to in a timely manner
• Partner with all functions, especially Manufacturing or supplier to organize and support critical aspects to meet customer delivery
• Support the Project Management team by Capturing/interpreting/inputting/maintaining sales orders; Input/participating in production meetings; Maintaining/updating all project information through ERP System; Ship schedules; Project/product expediting; Monitor/maintaining critical project/program timelines; and Coordinating shipments deliveries
• Management of order entry data, manufacturing, and shipping documentation
• Develop competencies and technical skills focusing on the design, detail, quality, and engineering of our products
• Maintain and manage individual project schedules through assistance in coordinating manufacturing, shipping, and installation
• Providing shipping instructions as required, including customer shipping specifications
• Provide customer service, sales support, and backup to the Project Manager
• Complete individual store quantity take-offs and multi-store roll programs
• Maintain and update running inventory reports for team and customer and distribute as required
• Develop cost proposals for final review by the project team
• Upload and organize various field reports and other information on internal or external web-based sites

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent experience
• 2 + years of administrative/project coordination experience
• Must have the ability to demonstrate experience in creating and maintaining spreadsheets utilizing MS Office programs
• Intermediate to expert level of MS Word and Excel is required
• Familiarity with MS PowerPoint is a plus
• An understanding of MRP fundamentals is preferred
• Highly effective computer skills, with demonstrated knowledge of ERP systems
• Experience in wood/metal manufacturing environment is a plus
• Must be able to work independently while multi-tasking
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
• Organizational skills and team player approach is critical
• Unparalleled Customer Service Focus