Project Manager

FURNITURE MARKETING GROUP INC; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

FURNITURE MARKETING GROUP INC is seeking Project Managers to provide technical project management support for sales efforts and oversee installation projects. You will identify threats to project success early and coordinate with installation teams, design, and finance to ensure profitability and timely delivery.

The role requires strong communication, problem solving, and organizational skills, with experience in managing complex supply chains and coordinating multiple projects simultaneously.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university; or 2+ years of related PM experience in a contract office furniture dealership.
• Excellent technical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills in communication.
• Understanding of how to manage complex supply chains.
• Strong organizational skills; ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Communicate project scope and requirements to installation teams and request labor quotes.
• Schedule installations with clients or GCs and update the team on status.
• Lead pre-install meetings and ensure safety training and badges are in place.
• Manage and coordinate all manufacture deliveries and monitor shipments/shortages.
• Perform site visits to verify site infrastructure and project requirements.
• Attend weekly status meetings and client/GC meetings to report progress.
• Obtain COIs from installation companies and coordinate with finance.
• Create and maintain strong vendor relationships and support on-site issue resolution.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Supply chain

Documentation

MS Office / Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 2+ years PM experience

Tools

PlanGrid

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Job Summary:Project Managers provide technical project management support for the sales efforts of the company. This role is critical in retaining profitability and solving complex issues that occur throughout a project. Project managers are accountable to ensuring the overall success of a project’s installation. They are responsible for finding potential threats to success early and finding solutions.Responsibilities and Duties:Pre-orderCommunicate the project scope and requirements to the installation companies and request labor quotes.Perform site visits to confirm site infrastructure, details, requirements and communicate to the team.Review proposed product applications and communicate in project team meeting findings to ensure proper functionality.Assist in the preliminary and final tagging of the product lines in Kham.Review approved design development downloads from design.Post-orderReview preliminary and final core plans from design as required.Lead and coordinate pre-install meetings with all parties involved.Schedule installations with the clients or GC’s and communicate to the team.Communicate and ensure the installation companies’ compliance with all safety training, badging, and other project requirements.Receive PlanGrid file from PC and upload necessary files as the project progresses.Manage and coordinate all manufacture deliveries at site with the installation companies.Continually review the product shipment status, LTL’s, shortages, and delays from manufacturers and communicate to the team.Perform preliminary punch list walkthrough with installation companies to remedy all on-site issues prior to formal punch with client.Perform formal punch list walkthrough with client and communicate with PC all product issues required to be rectified.Perform site visits as required, identifying any short shipments, damages, wrong product, and communicate to PC’s for service notification submittals to the manufacturers.OngoingCreate and maintain strong working relationships with installation and product vendors.Attend weekly status report meetings to review active projects with the team.Attend client and GC meetings as required and communicate to team the project status.Obtain COI’s from installation companies and forward copies to finance.Review weekly backlogs and send invoicing requests to finance for product and service invoicing.Other duties as assigned.Required EducationBachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university; or two plus years of related experience in project management in a contract office furniture dealership.Required skillsExcellent technical and problem-solving skillsExcellent interpersonal skills in communicationUnderstanding of how to manage complex supply chainStrong organizational skillsAbility to manage multiple projects at oncePreferred skillsPlanGridProject SpecAdobe AcrobatGood knowledge of MS Office and proficient in Excel.High level of product knowledgeHigh level of independence – able to work with minimal supervision