[Hiring] Commercial Project Manager @AFL Global

Role Description

We are seeking a Commercial Project Manager to work with our AFL Hyperscale team. This position will be able to work remotely from anywhere in the United States.

The Commercial Project Manager will be responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of projects. This includes:

• Acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants to deliver projects according to plan.
• Providing frequent communication/reporting and proactive planning to both internal and external customers.

Responsibilities include:

• Maintaining a high level of knowledge regarding AFL’s products and services and their applications to potential customers.
• Acting in a consultative role to the customer to ensure that they can easily order, install, and add value to their internal programs with our programs and services.
• Maintaining sufficient knowledge of strategic customer’s business to recognize opportunities and be perceived by the customer as a problem solver and cost displacement specialist.
• Communicating new opportunities and their business potential to the sales and marketing management on a timely basis.
• Providing direction to the customer service representative organization in support of customer needs.
• Reporting all customer problems to management as quickly as possible to ensure timely resolution.
• Tracking the progress of problem resolution and ensuring it meets customer requirements.
• Developing a full-scale project plan, including scheduling, execution planning, and tracking.
• Defining project tasks and resource requirements.
• Continuously monitoring and reporting on project progress to all stakeholders.
• Effectively communicating project plans and expectations to team members/stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Identifying, managing, and mitigating risks.
• Managing changes in project scope and anticipating deviations from the plan or schedule.
• Coaching, mentoring, motivating, and supervising project team members.
• Exercising good judgment and acting quickly to resolve issues.
• Materials management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 8 years related experience.
• Knowledge of project management concepts, efficient project scheduling, cost planning, and performance.
• Experience in providing a team with direction and vision, including motivating people to perform.
• Critical thinker with the ability to problem solve effectively and efficiently.
• Possess good judgment and a sense of urgency.
• Excellent organizational and customer service skills.
• Proficient with MS Office and MS Project, or spreadsheets or other appropriate tools to manage people and tasks.
• PMP certification a plus.
• Ability to travel up to 15%.

Personal Qualities

• Self-starter with integrity and confidence who strives to achieve challenging objectives with limited supervision.
• Team player with well-developed interpersonal skills who is persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.
• Strong communicator with the ability to convey complex issues in simple terms to all levels of the organization.
• Objective and open-minded contributor who maintains a positive attitude in difficult environments.
• Highly organized.
• Ability to work cross-functionally.
• Good judgment and a sense of urgency.

Benefits

• Flexible time off policy.
• 401K Company match (up to 4% - dollar for dollar).
• Professional development, training, and tuition reimbursement programs.
• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance policy options.
• Opportunities for career advancement with an industry-leading company!