Operations Project Lead: Multi-Site Transformations

Alexandria Moulding; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance & Disability

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Holidays & Floating Holidays

Plus Additional Perks

Job summary

Specialty Building Products, a leading distributor of specialty building products in North America, seeks an Operations Project Manager to lead complex projects from planning through launch and closeout. You will coordinate departments such as Operations, Sales, Customer Service, Transportation, Inventory, Finance and IT to ensure safety, service, and financial results.

In this role you will build robust project plans, track budget and risks, and report to senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field.
• Seven or more years of increasing responsibility in project management, operations, engineering, supply chain, or major facility-change work.
• Proven success leading at least one complex project involving several departments, locations, vendors, or operating teams.
• Ability to build and manage a complete project plan with connected tasks, deadlines, resource needs, risks, and financial tracking.
• Strong communication, meeting leadership, negotiation, and decision-support skills with senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead major projects from initial planning through launch, stable operations, and final closeout.
• Build and maintain the full project plan, including deadlines, task connections, highest-priority activities, approval points, resource needs, and backup plans.
• Set up and maintain the project-management process, including leadership meetings, department work plans, action lists, risk and issue tracking, and a clear process for raising problems.
• Coordinate all departments involved in the project, which may include Operations, Sales, Customer Service, Transportation, Inventory, Finance, HR, IT, Real Estate, Facilities, Safety, Legal, Purchasing, and Communications.
• Work with department leaders to define requirements for the facility, processes, equipment, technology, staffing, inventory, transportation, and customer transition.
• Manage site-preparation work, including layout, racking, equipment, product flow, staffing, training, system access, inventory moves, and the final transition plan.
• Lead readiness reviews and decisions on whether the project is ready to proceed.
• Manage the approved work, schedule, budget, expected results, risks, assumptions, and requested changes.
• Provide clear updates to senior leaders on project status, decisions needed, upcoming deadlines, and risks to safety, service, employees, cost, or timing.
• Work with HR and operations leaders to coordinate employee communications, staffing changes, training, and other employee-related plans.

Skills

Project leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Decision-support

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering or related field

Job description

Specialty Building Products, a leading distributor of specialty building products in North America, seeks an Operations Project Manager to lead complex projects from planning through launch and closeout. You will coordinate departments such as Operations, Sales, Customer Service, Transportation, Inventory, Finance and IT to ensure safety, service, and financial results.

In this role you will build robust project plans, track budget and risks, and report to senior leaders.