Project Manager at Alfa Laval Inc in Richmond, Virginia

Job Description:

The Project Manager is accountable for planning, executing and finalizing contract orders for Food Systems projects.

Responsibilities:

• Bid Phase / Quotation support


•   Review technical specifications to gain understanding of contract requirements


• Project Management (Contract order process, processes and procedures)


• Perform order clarification during sales/operations handover meeting.


• Internal kick-off meeting with project team and conducts other project meetings and sets milestones.


• Lead project members to meet the project schedule.


• Ensure that drawings and calculations fulfill customer requirements.


• Monitor progress of activities and time spent by resources in the project.


• Produce deliverables and documentation necessary to meet customer requirements and project schedule.


• Manage changes and deviation where necessary (evaluation of risks).


• Coordinate meetings with customers and customer inspectors.


• Assist with continuous improvement activities for all processes, procedures and systems.


• Closure: Evaluation of project.


• Follow internal process and working instructions of local procedure.


• Work closely with sales to ensure project financial targets are met and identify opportunities to enhance profit on project.


• Manages currency contracts (amounts, timing, etc.) for managed projects


• Maintains order backlog and margin reports within the financial reporting tools


• Coordinates claim activities through claim support system


• Develops strong working relationships with customers and sales channels


• Travel, up to 30% to resolve site issues or meet with customers for kick-off meetings

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent technical manufacturing environment or experience with project management both for similar applications and customers.


• Minimum 5 years in project management of industrial systems and plants to the food industry


• Minimum 5 years of leading cross functional international teams in a complex global matrix organization


• Leadership ability and preferably experience in project management


• Experience in a role supporting capital equipment sales highly preferred


• Proven & successful record of handling capital order projects

Abilities, Knowledge and Attributes:

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organization skills


• Networking capabilities


• Cross-cultural understanding


• Financial understanding


• Knowledge of Project and contract management, commercial orientation, purchasing, legal terms, and manufacturing processes


• Ability to read and understand technical drawings, and specifications


• Strong desire to provide quality service with a team approach to achieve customer satisfaction.


• The position requires a candidate that thrives on challenges and is driven by the need to succeed and the desire to create and realize new opportunities


• The candidate must be articulate, persuasive and self-confident, with excellent oral and written communication skills


• Ability to coordinate inter-activity between all departments and make decisions based on available data and instinct


• Must be self-directed & Driven to succeed


• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment


• Working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems

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