Project & Business Support Manager

Job Details

Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties:

This role will be responsible for the management and execution of business-critical new product development & product launch projects across the Commercial & Residential resilient business.

• Insuring effective, disciplined, & collaborative efforts among project team and functional support members
• Managing multi-disciplined project teams in the achievement of selected strategic and tactical objectives
• Supporting Product Managers in the development of business case & post launch review documentation as needed
• Supporting business development efforts to reach new customers and to capitalize on new opportunities to gain share with existing customers
• Assisting as needed in preparation for key customer visits to ensure an impactful interaction
• Developing and managing project resource plans through the resource management process
• Achieving targeted cost, schedule, and product performance objectives for selected launch efforts
• Providing leadership for multi-disciplined and geographically separated project teams
• The effective communication of project activities and status to all key business stakeholders as needed
• Analyzing and recommending improvements in the launch process and supporting sub-processes
• Creatively approaching challenges to overcome obstacles that inhibit speed to market without compromising key quality and safety expectations
  
  

TRAVEL

• Must be able and willing to travel 10% of the time
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Superior organizational and project management skills with an ability to juggle many activities at once
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong reasoning and logic skills
• A strong desire to learn in support of the overall business
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university
• 5 years related experience, with strong background in manufacturing/flooring industry preferred
• Proven ability to motivate and drive results in positions without 'direct' management control
• Manage project risks, issues, and scope changes effectively
• Excel/Microsoft suite
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Push, pull, carry and lift 25-50lbs
• Walking, stretching, bending, stooping, twisting, reaching, grasping and repetitive movements
• Talk, hear, read, write and comprehend English
• Must be able to work in a non-temperature-controlled environment
  
  

MENTAL DEMANDS

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Think analytically
• Make decisions
• Develop options and implement solutions
• Work with a team
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance (consistent with ADA and/or FMLA)
• Attention to detail
• Communicate effectively
• Multitask in a fast pace environment
• Work with a Sense of Urgency
  
  

AHF Products 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.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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AHF Products has an internal Staffing Department. Recruiters are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact AHF employees directly in an attempt to present candidates.

AHF will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to AHF, including unsolicited resumes sent to an AHF mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to AHF employees, or to AHF’s resume database will be considered AHF property. AHF will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. AHF will consider any candidate for whom a Recruiter has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Recruiter free of any charges or fees.

AHF will not pay a fee to any Recruiter that does not have a signed AHF contract in place specific to the position for which the resume was submitted.

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