Project Manager

Smurfit Westrock; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Training & development

Global packaging company

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock is seeking a Project Manager to collaborate with sales reps, branch managers, customers and suppliers to define opportunities, establish suppliers, create daily procedures, and integrate national accounts into Victory Packaging systems.

Entry-level Associate Project Managers work under close supervision for 6-12 months on company-owned projects; senior PMs own projects with minimal supervision and accountability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; Master’s preferred.
• Eligibility to work in the United States and/or Mexico without a Visa.
• Minimum 3 years in operational, business analysis, or project management roles.
• Spanish/English bilingual a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced Excel and Word skills.
• Occasional travel - less than 10%.
• Experience using Coupa, Ariba and other third-party systems.
• Experience in AR and AP processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage smooth transition of new national accounts to Victory Packaging branches by ensuring invoicing and tax forms are completed.
• Coordinate implementation of customer service requirements across locations with suppliers and sales teams.
• Monitor changes to business processes impacting customer accounts (ordering, invoicing, payments).
• Conduct audits for prospective customers and identify opportunities for inventory management programs.
• Monitor AR levels for existing accounts and collaborate with AR, cash applications and AP teams.
• Assist branches and sales teams in projects to improve service levels.
• Utilize executive summaries and analysis to drive decisions.

Skills

Excel

Word

Bilingual (Spanish/English)

Communication skills

AR/AP experience

Coupa/Ariba

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's preferred

Tools

Coupa

Ariba

Job description

The Opportunity:

The Project Manager will work with the company's sales representatives, branch managers, customers, and suppliers to define new business opportunities, establish suppliers, establish daily procedures, and integrate new national accounts into Victory's operational systems. Entry level project managers are designated as "Associate" Project Managers and work within close supervision of the director and senior project managers for the first 6-12 months of their employment on solely owned projects. Senior project managers work under minimum supervision, taking full accountability and ownership of their projects.

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:

• Manage smooth transition of new national accounts to multiple Victory Packaging branches by ensuring SLEAs invoicing requirements are clearly communicated, tax forms and other new customer setup forms (credit approval, W9, taxable/non-taxable...etc.) are completed.
• Manage the communication and implementation of customers' service requirements on a location-by-location basis, as per the contractual obligations. This is attained by utilizing project management practices and working in close relationships between customer sites, local and national level suppliers, national account and local sales and local Victory Packaging branches.
• Understand, implement (train branches on new/changed process) and monitor these changes to business processes that have the potential to impact customer's account (ordering, invoicing and/or payment process)
• Conduct audits for prospective customers and identify opportunities at customer sites that fit the Victory Packaging inventory management program.
• Closely monitor AR levels for existing accounts
• Work closely with other NAX team members, AR department, cash applications and AP department
• Assist the local branches and sales team in projects aimed at improving service levels.
• Tools utilized included executive summaries and analysis.

What you need to succeed:

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience, Master's preferred.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States and/or Mexico without a Visa.
• Minimum of three years' experience consistently excelling in operational, business analysis, or project management roles.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) a plus
• Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and Word.
• Occasional travel - less than 10%.
• Experience using Coupa, Ariba and other third-party systems.
• Experienced in AR and AP.

What we offer:

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.