Project Manager

Job Category: Business Operations

Requisition Number: PROJE001105

Posted: 2022-07-13

Schedule: Full-Time

Description:

Our passion for coffee makes SEB Professional North America a growing company!

We are in the professional coffee machine business managing three leading global brands: Schaerer, WMF, and Wilbur Curtis.

You can find our coffee machines in convenience stores, hotels, and restaurants worldwide. Chances are you have enjoyed a cup of coffee brewed by one of our products during your morning coffee run at McDonald’s, Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, or Tim Hortons.

SEB Professional is a subsidiary of Groupe SEB, a large French consortium and the world’s largest manufacturer of cookware in more than 150 countries, with 33,00 employees and over €8,1 b in sales annually. Notable brand names associated are Tefal, T-Fal, Krups, Lagostina, Rowenta, Moulinex, SUPOR, Arno, Emsa, All-Clad. Our Company operates in the Professional Coffee Machine division.

Essential Functions for Project Manager

• Work with customers to design their coffee installation programs, especially as it relates to rollout schedule and implementation of new machines.
• Provide frequent and regular communication with customers regarding schedule changes (if any), the overall status of the project, any scope changes as requested by the customer, etc.
• Create and develop KPIs and reporting to assist customers with transparency and metrics.
• Consistently and regularly projects view projects to engage in process improvement impacting the following: profitability, timeliness, employee engagement, and/or customer satisfaction.
• Completes projects within scope and budget.

The Project Manager position is working from home during the pandemic. You must be located in Southern California. Company mandate requires current COVID-19 vaccination, candidates must report their vaccine status as a condition of employment.

Experience and Education for Project Manager

• 2-3 years of project management experience that involved multiple locations or 3-5 years of project coordination with multiple projects.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and/or other Project Management tools (SmartSheet, Microsoft Project, etc.)
• Preferred: PMP certification or in the process.

Required Skills for Project Manager

• Strong project management skills to keep a multi-site project running consistently.
• Strong time management and decision-making skills.
• Strong forecasting and organization skills to build and develop a project schedule including major milestones.
• Excellent verbal and communication skills. Must be able to interface on a professional level with customers during conference calls and email communication. Must also be able to communicate with key internal stakeholders cross-functionally.
• Ability to suggest and implement process improvement to projects to capitalize on learnings.

Working conditions and Physical Requirements for Project Manager

• Frequently required to use hands, fingers, feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Extensive work on a computer and phone. Walking, sitting, and driving are key components of the job as well.
• Sitting or standing at a desk while using the phone and computer.

Overview for Project Manager

• Type of employment: Full-time – Exempt
• Workplace type: home office remote in the US. You must be located in Southern California.
• COVID Vaccine policy requirement: Yes, two doses Moderna or Pfizer or one for J&J.

Benefits for Project Manager

• Health insurance
• Competitive 401(K) program
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Other voluntary benefits and discounts program

SEB Professional is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. For more information, please see OFCCP Equal Employment.

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