Gear Project Manager

Colonial Electric Supply; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Electric Supply in Philadelphia seeks a Project Coordinator for our switchgear project team. You will be the face to the customer after order commitment, coordinating all actions to meet timelines, and guiding the process from BOM through shipping details in Jobtrack.

You will read specifications, request pricing and lead times, produce proposals, accurately cost-estimate projects, and work with sales to maximize profitability while maintaining strong customer relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or similar major preferred.
• Ability to work overtime as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Read and review switchgear specifications and plans
• Request pricing and lead times through manufacturers and sales reps
• Produce comprehensive and timely switchgear proposals
• Effectively and accurately cost estimate projects
• Maximize sales and profitability by knowing the marketplace and extracting the highest possible competitive selling price.
• Interact with customers to follow up on quotes
• Ensure value-add service from evaluation of existing blueprint
• Review submittal approvals and update quotes accordingly
• Review switchgear changes within drawing bulletins/addendums and update quotes accordingly
• Continually seek opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen customer relationships
• Collaborate with Sales team and management concerning customer status, history, changes, potential, quotations, strategies, and other related sales information.
• Input data and communicate with customers/vendors
• Collaborate with Project Management team throughout duration of the project
• Stay current with new product information and emerging technologies

Skills

Project coordination

Technical specs

Cost estimation

Customer communication

Leadership

Detail-oriented

Data entry

Vendor interaction

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related

Job description

As the leader of the switchgear project team, this person is in charge of ensuring that the project succeeds for both the client and Colonial, and is the face to the customer post order commitment. This person is responsible for coordinating all actions related to the project including understanding and meeting all timelines. An analogy for this position is 'conductor of the orchestra' where the orchestra are the various negotiations and technical personnel who are creating the Bill of Material (BOM), submitting product details for approval, and entering shipping information into the company's proprietary software Jobtrack. The PC must respond to all customer inquiries and also enter data as needed to keep the process moving. Here are some examples of activities that need to be overseen:

• Read and review switchgear specifications and plans
• Request pricing and lead times through manufacturers and sales reps
• Produce comprehensive and timely switchgear proposals
• Effectively and accurately cost estimate projects
• Maximize sales and profitability by knowing the marketplace and extracting the highest possible competitive selling price.
• Interact with customers to follow up on quotes
• Ensure value-add service from evaluation of existing blueprint
• Review submittal approvals and update quotes accordingly
• Review switchgear changes within drawing bulletins/addendums and update quotes accordingly
• Continually seek opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen customer relationships
• Collaborate with Sales team and management concerning customer status, history, changes, potential, quotations, strategies, and other related sales information.
• Input data and communicate with customers/vendors
• Collaborate with Project Management team throughout duration of the project
• Stay current with new product information and emerging technologies

Skills necessary to project coordinate:

• Ability to use computing skills and knowledge to complete required job tasks
• Ability to understand technical product specifications and drawings
• Ability to understand and maintain project accounting
• Attention to detail, ability to match information and place it accurately
• Communication, continuous follow up
• Leadership
• High level of responsibility
• Coordination of all aspects of a project
• Friendly demeanor

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or similar major preferred
• Ability to work overtime as necessary

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.