*Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled*

SUMMARY:  

The Project Manager (PM) role strategically and operationally supports PEI’s North American Sales Team by supporting cable opportunities and services that support customer need while delivering ROI and profitability that fulfill the business’s objective.  The Project Manager is responsible for both product planning and product marketing. This includes managing the Project throughout the project lifecycle, gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the Project vision, and working closely with sales, engineering, marketing, and training to deliver winning Projects. The PM must have expert knowledge of the products, the markets where the products are sold, the applications it is used in, and the pricing and capabilities of competitive products. The PM assembles and assesses market intelligence, establishes appropriate pricing structures, and supports the PEI sales teams in growing business.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree and/or advanced relevant experience preferred.
• 5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• In depth knowledge in the industrial/military interconnect markets and products
• Experience in a manufacturing environment or company preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a project portfolio profitably.

ESSENTIAL TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Other duties may be assigned.)

• Assigns and monitors the resources to ensure efficiency
• Establish and maintain relationships with Cable partners
• Processes RMAs
• Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques
• Makes POs
• Assist in identifying new cable partners
• Maintain inventory. Analyze slow moving & excess using Excel, and take/track actions
• Proactive BOM management
• Develop a deep understanding of technical details and uses for assigned products
• Develop strong relations with peers in the supplier organizations
• Work closely with and support the sales organization to meet sales and profitability goals and close significant opportunities
• Manage their team’s day-to-day activities including pricing, system setup, and bill of material creation
• Ensure the integrity of system information including part setup, approval, cost, resale, packaging information, descriptions, and other part data maintenance.
• Monitor quotation activity, conduct periodic win/loss analyses, and make adjustments as needed to incrementally improve close ratio
• Work with the Marketing Department to develop programs to educate and inform PEI salespeople through the use of training, Sales Branch visits, web-cast training sessions, Press Releases, and other means.
• Communicate important supplier information to management that have the potential to impact PEI’s overall business or performance.
• Drive continuous improvement in PEI Project processes

TECHNICAL/MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES:

• Effective communication and negotiation skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to quickly learn products, processes, and technically complex systems.
• Experience planning, buying and/or pricing products with Bills of Materials.
• Experience with an ERP/MRP system such as Oracle, SAP, Peoplesoft or other.
• Experience in marketing and developing marketing materials and training
• Organization & Task Management skills
• Microsoft Excel – advanced spreadsheet skills
• Microsoft Outlook & Word
• Customer centric mindset

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