Customer Project Manager

Schneider Electric; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

Flexible work arrangements

Paid family leave

Well-being programs

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Customer Project Manager in Nashville, TN, offering a hybrid work model with two days in the office. You will lead end-to-end customer projects, coordinate timelines, and manage internal and external communication to ensure quality delivery and strong customer relationships.

Key responsibilities include driving project timelines, assessing risks, and collaborating with distributors, manufacturing plants, and sales teams to ensure timely communications and issue

Qualifications

• Experience managing a high volume of customer product orders and complex projects as primary liaison between distributors, plants, and sales.
• Understanding of customer orders involving electrical power distribution equipment, such as switchgear, switchboards, circuit breakers, transformers, UPS systems, or similar equipment.
• Strong problem-solving abilities with independent work under general guidance.
• Collaborative ability to influence and align cross-functional teams.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to compliance, quality, and safety.
• Adaptability and resilience in dynamic, fast-paced project environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of customer projects with on-time delivery and quality standards.
• Drive timelines, assess risks, and identify improvements to outcomes and satisfaction.
• Foster stakeholder and customer relationships through proactive communication.

Skills

Prioritization

Analytical thinking

Communication

Customer orientation

Decision making

Digital literacy

Project management

Operational efficiency

Job description

Join us as a Customer Project Manager, where you'll lead customer projects from order conversion to completion. You'll manage internal and external communication and project timelines while ensuring quality delivery and building lasting customer relationships across diverse environments.

Location - Hybrid, two days per week in office - Nashville, TN

What will you do?

• Lead end-to-end execution of customer projects, ensuring on-time delivery with full compliance to quality standards

• Drive project timelines, assess risks, and identify opportunities to enhance project outcomes and customer satisfaction

• Foster strong stakeholder and customer relationships through proactive communication and collaboration

What are the key skills we are looking for?

• Prioritization — balancing competing demands across multiple projects and stakeholders

• Analytical thinking — assessing project data to make informed decisions and identify improvement areas

• Communication — keeping internal and external teams and customers aligned throughout the project lifecycle

• Customer orientation — ensuring project delivery meets customer expectations and builds trust

• Decision making — independently determining methods, tactics, and processes under general guidance

• Digital literacy — leveraging tools and platforms to track progress and report outcomes

• Project management — coordinating schedules, resources, and deliverables across the full lifecycle of a project

• Operational efficiency — streamlining execution to reduce costs while maintaining quality

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Experience managing a high volume of customer product orders and complex projects while serving as the primary liaison between distributors, manufacturing plants, and sales teams to ensure timely communication, issue resolution, order fulfillment, and customer satisfaction.
• Understanding of customer orders involving electrical power distribution equipment, such as switchgear, switchboards, circuit breakers, transformers, UPS systems, or similar equipment
• Strong problem-solving abilities with confidence working independently under general guidance
• Collaborative approach with the ability to influence and align cross-functional teams
• Detail-oriented mindset with a commitment to compliance, quality, and safety
• Adaptability and resilience in managing dynamic, fast-paced project environments

What's in it for me?

• High-visibility role where your work directly impacts customer success and business outcomes

• Collaborative culture that supports continuous learning and professional development

• Opportunities to guide diverse teams and expand your project leadership capabilities

• Supportive environment that values continuous improvement and professional growth

At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 86,400 - USD 129,600 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks, flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, and 15 days of paid time off per year.

Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs including base salary, incentives, company share ownership, and 401(k) with match.

Grow Your Skills and Career. We support development through performance discussions, global opportunities, the Schneider Career Hub, and learning platforms like Coursera.

Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage collaboration, recognition, sharing your voice, and an inclusive workplace.

Support Your Community. We make a difference through volunteer leave, programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation, youth education initiatives, and military leave benefits.

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