Project Coordinator - Kendall Electric

The Kendall Group; Portage (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kendall Group is seeking a Project Coordinator to plan and oversee location projects, ensuring timely completion and stakeholder satisfaction. You will track progress, forecast outcomes, and communicate with Sales, Quotations, and Operations to manage changes.

Strong report-writing and Office skills are essential. Ideal candidates have 1 year of project coordination experience, an associate degree, and the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 1 year experience in project coordination, logistics coordination, or related fields.
• Excellent report-writing skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Identify goals and requirements of each project.
• Collect necessary information to start a project.
• Develop project strategy plans.
• Coordinate truck delivery and pickup schedules.
• Maintain project timeframes and communications.
• Create/open quote logs for tracking purposes.
• Produce accurate project status reports and pricing records.
• Track progress and communicate with stakeholders regarding issues and decisions.
• Host meetings to review project performance and learnings.
• Ensure goals in customer satisfaction, safety, quality, and team performance.

Skills

Customer Focus

Results, Action Oriented

Accountability and Responsibility

Teamwork

Time Management

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Cross-functional skills

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Smartsheets

MS Project

Job description

About The Kendall Group

The Kendall Group is comprised of eight divisions with 75+ locations in ten states. Combined, we serve the Electrical, Automation, Pipe, Valve, and Fitting products, Steam, Lighting, Industrial Controls, and Instrumentation Industries. The Kendall Group is a 100% employee-owned company. Kendall offers a great opportunity for a rewarding career.

Why The Kendall Group?

Our employee ownership model is the core of who we are. You will not only own part of the company, but you will own your future. At Kendall, you'll have opportunities to learn and grow while being coached and mentored along the way. We're that company where people stay! We're proud to say more than 60% of our associates have more than 5 years of tenure, and more than 40% have greater than 10 years. At Kendall, you will be valued and supported, your ideas will be heard, your voice will matter, and you'll work alongside incredible people who care about your success.

Role Summary: Reporting to the Location/Satellite/Territory Manager, the Project Coordinator is responsible for planning and overseeing location projects to ensure they are completed in a timely fashion and to all stakeholders' satisfaction. The Project Coordinator will track, forecast and report on project progress; including metrics and challenges, and communicate regularly with all stakeholders regarding project issues, decisions, and progress. The Project Coordinator ensures goals are met in areas including customer satisfaction, team member performance, quality, and safety.

Exciting work you will do:

The essential duties and responsibilities of the Project Coordinator position will consist of, but are not limited to, the following:

• Identify the goals and requirements of each project
• Collect the necessary information to start a project
• Develop project strategy plans
• Coordinate truck delivery and pickup schedule
• Maintain project timeframes, objectives, and communications
• Create and maintain an open quote log for tracking purposes
• Create and manage documentation, reports, and pricing records for projects
• Verify data and analyze to suit the direction of the project
• Track, forecast, and report on project progress including metrics and challenges
• Work with Sales, Quotations, and Operations to implement/manage changes to ensure project goals are met
• Produce accurate and timely reporting of project status throughout its life cycle
• Meet with stakeholders regarding project issues, decisions, and progress
• Utilizing a CRM for entering project updates and communicating with fellow associates
• Host start, mid, and post-mortem meetings to review a project from start to finish, assessing project strengths and areas for improvement
• Ensure goals are met in areas including customer satisfaction, safety, quality, and team member performance
• Manage and track product returns
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned

Competencies you possess:

• Customer Focus
• Results, Action Oriented
• Accountability and Responsibility
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Time ManagementAttention to Detail

What you'll need:

• Work Experience: 1 years' experience in project coordination, logistics coordination, or related fields
• Education: Associate's degree or equivalent combination of skills and experience
• Analytics/Computer Skills: Excellent report-writing skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Organization Skills: Excellent work ethic, good verbal and written communication skills; ability to lead projects of various sizes

• Cross-functional skills: Ability to work well cross-functionally/handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate well with all levels of the organization, as well as with customers
• Physical, Mental and Visual Skills: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions.
  • Ability to see, talk and hear
  • Ability to sit for 8 hours a day
• Physical Environment: Normal office environment

Qualifications we prefer but don't require:

• Work Experience: 3 years' exp. in project coordination, exp. using project management software
• Education: Bachelor's degree in business or other related field
• Analytics/Computer Skills: Knowledge of Smartsheets or MS Project

The Kendall Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, military status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.