Project Specialist

Standard Textile Co., Inc. in; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Textile, Cincinnati-based, seeks a Project Specialist (Finance) to partner with General Contracts Project Management, ensuring project milestones are met and profitability preserved from start to finish. You will organize communications, enter orders accurately, track ship dates, and coordinate with installers, consultants, and customers while maintaining cross-functional alignment.

The role requires 3 years in customer service or admin, a high school diploma (4-year degree preferred),

Qualifications

• High school diploma required, 4-year degree preferred.
• Minimum 3 years in customer service or administrative work.
• Experience delivering projects on time with strong prioritization.
• Reading plans is essential for project field verification.

Responsibilities

• Receive and reply to communications from consultants or customers.
• Manage open order reports weekly to ensure date management.
• Coordinate with installer, consultant or customer to verify field specs and installation.
• Proactively provide milestones including ship dates and backorders.
• Maintain communication with internal departments to meet milestones.
• Be routinely available outside normal business hours.
• Enter product orders accurately from field measures, quotes, specs, PO, submittals and shop drawings.
• Organize and lead conference calls and meetings with project stakeholders.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Read plans

Education

High school diploma

4-year degree

Tools

Bluebeam experience

Job description

Project Specialist (Finance)

At Standard Textile, we're dedicated to providing comfort and care across generations. Guided by our values, we focus on solutions that serve our customers, support our associates, and strengthen our communities. Since 1940, we've remained committed to creating better textiles-delivered seamlessly by experts who care.

The Project Specialist will work closely with the General Contracts Project Management team for high profile or general contractor projects as assigned. The Project Specialist will confidently organize and lead project related communications to ensure all project milestones are met and will be responsible for project accuracy while maintaining profitability of the project from beginning to end.

Responsibilities Include:

• Receive and reply to all communications from assigned consultants or customers
• Manager open order reports on a weekly basis to ensure date management protocol is followed
• Works with installer, consultant or customer on a detailed level to ensure project is field verified and installed per specification and/or customer expectations
• Proactively provide consultants or customers with important order milestones including ship dates and backorders
• Maintain communication with internal departments to ensure all project related milestones are met
• Is routinely available outside of normal business hours to address business needs
• Responsible for accurate order entry of product based on field measures, quotes, designer specification and purchase order, along with submittals and shop drawings
• Organizes and leads conference calls and meetings with project stakeholders

Qualifications Include:

Education

• Required: High school diploma
• Preferred: 4-year degree

Experience

• Required: Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in customer service and/or administrative work
• Demonstrated success in managing priorities while meeting desired outcomes effectively
• Preferred: 5+ years of relevant experience, with a strong track record of successful delivery

Skills

• Required: Strong organizational skills
• Preferred: Ability to create shop drawing/submittals

Special Skills

• Required: Ability to read plans
• Preferred: Bluebeam experience

Proudly, Standard Textile has earned a title of US Best Managed Company for the sixth year running, an honor awarded by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, celebrating the exceptional achievements of American private companies and their management teams.

Standard Textile is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

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