Project Coordinator

Socket.dev; Wayzata (MN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev in Wayzata, MN is seeking a proactive Project Coordinator to support planning, coordination and execution of cross-functional initiatives across Steele Brands Management, with primary emphasis on supply chain and business operations support.

This in-office role partners closely with Supply Chain, Operations, Culinary, Marketing, Finance, Training and Technology to keep projects, trackers and launches moving on schedule.

Responsibilities

• Maintain project plans in Asana, including tasks, owners, deadlines and dependencies
• Coordinate project meetings, prepare agendas and document decisions and action items
• Follow up with internal teams and external partners on outstanding deliverables
• Identify and escalation delays, risks and decisions needed to keep projects moving
• Prepare consolidated project updates for leadership and cross-functional teams
• Maintain shared documentation, SOPs, contact lists and training resources
• Track completion of required training, documentation and rollout activities
• Maintain consistent templates and reporting processes that improve visibility and reduce administrative work
• Organize project records so teams can easily access current information and decisions
• Maintain inventory, supplier and distributor trackers, flagging availability concerns and outstanding actions
• Support item setup and maintenance of product information in Restaurant365 and related systems
• Coordinate supplier and distributor follow-up on orders, deliveries and service issues
• Compile routine operational data and reports for review by functional leaders
• Support invoice and data discrepancy tracking, coordinating resolution with Finance and relevant partners
• Coordinate assigned tasks for systems implementations and process improvements
• Maintain opening checklists and readiness trackers across participating departments
• Coordinate partner meetings and track milestones for equipment, smallwares, technology, inventory and training
• Confirm delivery schedules and readiness updates with vendors and internal owners
• Prepare weekly opening updates highlighting progress, outstanding needs and risks
• Document post-opening feedback and track assigned improvement actions
• Coordinate timelines and deliverables for menu launches, packaging transitions and operational programs
• Support sample requests, testing schedules, feedback collection and approval tracking

Job description

Description

Join a fast-moving, growth-oriented company where your work directly shapes how two national brands scale. This is a role with real ownership - you'll help build the systems and processes as much as run them.

The Project Coordinator supports the planning, coordination and execution of cross-functional initiatives across Steele

Brands Management, with primary emphasis on supply chain and business operations support. This is an execution-

focused, in-office role that partners closely with Supply Chain, Operations, Culinary, Marketing, Finance, Training and

Technology to keep projects, trackers and launches moving on schedule.

Supply Chain & Business Operations Support 50%

• Maintain inventory, supplier and distributor trackers, flagging availability concerns and outstanding actions
• Support item setup and maintenance of product information in Restaurant365 and related systems
• Coordinate supplier and distributor follow-up on orders, deliveries and service issues
• Compile routine operational data and reports for review by functional leaders
• Support invoice and data discrepancy tracking, coordinating resolution with Finance and relevant partners
• Coordinate assigned tasks for systems implementations and process improvements

Project Coordination & Execution 30%

• Maintain project plans in Asana, including tasks, owners, deadlines and dependencies
• Coordinate project meetings, prepare agendas and document decisions and action items
• Follow up with internal teams and external partners on outstanding deliverables
• Identify and escalation delays, risks and decisions needed to keep projects moving
• Prepare consolidated project updates for leadership and cross-functional teams
• Maintain shared documentation, SOPs, contact lists and training resources
• Track completion of required training, documentation and rollout activities
• Maintain consistent templates and reporting processes that improve visibility and reduce administrative work
• Organize project records so teams can easily access current information and decisions

New Restaurant Opening Support 10%

• Maintain opening checklists and readiness trackers across participating departments
• Coordinate partner meetings and track milestones for equipment, smallwares, technology, inventory and
• training
• Confirm delivery schedules and readiness updates with vendors and internal owners
• Prepare weekly opening updates highlighting progress, outstanding needs and risks
• Document post-opening feedback and track assigned improvement actions

Product & Program Launch Support 10%

• Coordinate timelines and deliverables for menu launches, packaging transitions and operational programs
• Support sample requests, testing schedules, feedback collection and approval tracking