Manager Sales Support - Reading, PA

Job Overview

Manage the Project Management Department.  Ensure the department performs in a manner which supports best practices, financial objectives, a professional corporate image and corporate growth.

A Day In The Life

Manage the Project Management staff responsible for:

• Ensuring project coordination.
• Correct project order entry and compliance.
• Project post order coordination.
• Day to day project management within corporate rules and guidelines.
• Manage high profile projects with corporate exposure, generally with a value in excess of $500,000 which require an increased level of coordination and management.

Operate the department on a day-to-day basis to:

• Ensure that Project Managers are monitoring and documenting the status of all projects assigned to ensure conformance to Hubbell/GAI-Tronics departmental and corporate policies, procedures and practices
• Support planned and unplanned project priorities as they present themselves and impact the corporate goals
• Support implementation of support services and solution presentation practices as they are developed and modified
• Review reports and database resources to ensure they are accurate and current
• Meet with Project Managers on a regular basis to review project statuses.
• Monitor and report on project progress to GAI-Tronics’ Management staff as it relates to business objectives such as revenue attainment, forecasting.

Plan and monitor the group resources to ensure that:

• Workload is distributed in a manner that supports timely fulfillment of responsibilities to customers, and other departments.
• Staff levels and skill sets are congruent with workload and content.
• Employee performance is continually monitored, and periodically evaluated so as to encourage positive performance and to address areas requiring improvement.
• Employees are encouraged to establish career path objectives through increased scope of expertise and responsibilities.
• Staff performs tasks according to Hubbell/GAI-Tronics and department codes of quality and conduct.

Support the Sales & Marketing VP by:

• Updating sales group with pertinent project related information.
• Supplying detailed project margin analysis and insight.
• Performing annual budget planning.
• Reporting group status.
• Performing special assignments and/or temporary duties requiring the skills described.
• Support and assist the Tech Sales and Sales groups with customer specification review, risk assessment and customer negotiations.

What will help you thrive in this role?

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering or Business preferred.  
• Minimum of five year’s experience in a Project Management position.  
• Minimum of five year’s related commercial experience.
• Customer facing/negotiating experience
• Excellent communication skills.
• PMP certification preferred.