Onsite Sales Project Manager - Food Processing

JBT Marel Corporation; Gainesville (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Family leave

401(k) with company match

Job summary

JBT Marel in Gainesville, GA is seeking a Sales Project Manager to lead project execution for processing systems. You will act as the primary customer and internal contact from kickoff through handover, coordinating cross‑functional teams and budgets. The role involves risk assessment, schedule management, and stakeholder communication.

Requires a technical bachelor's degree and 3+ years in project management; IPMA certification is a plus. On-site with up to 30% travel, benefits start day 1.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• IPMA or similar certification for Project Management is an advantage.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in project management.
• Process oriented and analytically inclined and pay attention to quality and details.
• Experience with and comfort working in a multi-cultural, multi-discipline organization is an advantage

Responsibilities

• Execution of project as primary contact from Kick-off meeting to project closure.
• Create and maintain overall project plan with input from various Marel functions.
• Stakeholder management within projects, keeps stakeholders updated on progress, status and deviations from plan.
• Coordinate 3rd party deliveries with purchasing if applicable.
• Schedule FAT- test and report if applicable.
• Finalize follow-up/After care/ snag list.
• Monitor milestones in project plan.

Skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

Process oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

JBT Marel in Gainesville, GA is seeking a Sales Project Manager to lead project execution for processing systems. You will act as the primary customer and internal contact from kickoff through handover, coordinating cross‑functional teams and budgets. The role involves risk assessment, schedule management, and stakeholder communication.

Requires a technical bachelor's degree and 3+ years in project management; IPMA certification is a plus. On-site with up to 30% travel, benefits start day 1.