Senior Project Coordinator

TGW Logistics Group; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

TGW Logistics Group in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Project Coordinator to provide administrative and operational support to Project Managers in a complex project environment.

You will focus on reporting, tracking, procurement coordination, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of multiple projects. Candidates should have at least two years of technical administration experience and a degree in business administration.

Qualifications

• Associates or bachelor's degree in business administration or related field.
• At least two years of technical administration experience, preferably in material-handling industry.
• Travel up to 25%.
• Proficiency in MS Office and project management tools.
• Experience with JIRA, Navision, or SAP is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain projects in business systems and tools.
• Create, organize, and manage centralized project documentation.
• Administer stage gate processes, including approvals.
• Prepare and distribute project reports, dashboards, and trackers.
• Support project financial tracking (budgets, forecasts, actuals, reconciliation).
• Manage procurement processes, including PO tracking.
• Monitor and report on project risks, issues, opportunities, actions.
• Coordinate project communications and meetings (agendas, minutes, tracking).
• Support governance, audits, and continuous process improvement.

Skills

MS Office Proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

PM terminology & reports

Data reporting experience

Education

Associate or Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field

Tools

JIRA

Navision

SAP

Power BI

SQL

Job description

SUMMARY

The Project Coordinator provides administrative and operational support to the Project Managers in a complex project environment. This role focuses heavily on reporting, tracking, and procurement coordination, and partners closely with cross-functional teams to support timely and successful delivery of simultaneous multiple projects.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set up and maintain projects in business systems and tools including project structures and task tracking.
• Create, organize, and manage centralized project documentation to ensure accuracy, accessibility, and version control.
• Administer stage gate processes, including preparing, tracking, and maintaining required documentation and approvals.
• Prepare and distribute project reports, dashboards, and trackers to support project visibility and decision-making.
• Support project financial tracking, including budgets, forecasts, actuals, and reconciliation.
• Manage procurement processes, including raising and tracking Purchase Orders through site delivery.
• Monitor and report on project risks, issues, opportunities, and action items, ensuring timely follow-up and resolution.
• Coordinate project communications and meetings, including agendas, minutes, action tracking, and stakeholder updates.
• Support project governance, systems usage, audits, and continuous improvement of processes, tools, and reporting capabilities.
• Support the review and approval of accounts payable and receivable.
• Perform additional duties as required.

REQUIREMENTS

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field, or equivalent experience.

Experience

At least two (2) years of technical administration experience, preferably in material-handling industry.

Travel

Up to 25% of travel as required

Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook) and other relevant tools.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence and manage a range of relationships in a complex environment.
• Excellent organizational skills and demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks or projects simultaneously and with a high degree of accuracy.
• Knowledge of project management terminology, tools and reports.
• History of working with software applications like JIRA, Navision, SAP on high complexity, high value projects.
• Data analysis skills and experience with data reporting, i.e. use of software such as Datarails, Splunk, Power BI or SQL preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to remain stationary at a desk for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to go to site frequently and move safely around industrial and/or warehouse environment.
• Ability to lift and carry supplies up to 25 pounds at a time.
• Ability to operate computers, tablets, phones, and other electronic devices.
• Ability to communicate with others verbally and in writing, on a frequent basis.
• Ability to tolerate exposure to job site temperature fluctuations due to seasonal weather in geographic region.

The physical demands described above 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 disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Requirements

This position requires work at TGW customer sites. TGW’s customers may require background checks before accessing their sites. Refusal to participate in a customer-required background check may result in a customer barring access and a subsequent reduction in work.

Equal Opportunity Employer

TGW Systems Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.