Project Manager, Bakery - Brampton, Canada - MULTIVAC Canada Inc.

MULTIVAC Canada Inc.

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Brampton, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Our Post Sales Team is expanding
If you have experience in the industrial bakery industry, read on to see if you could be our next team member

Time Utilization:50% travel and 50% preparation and follow up. Normal business hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm. Schedule needs to be flexible to accommodate project meetings, F.A.T., trade shows, customer schedules and all other project requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Includes the following however other related duties may be assigned from time to time.

1. Pre-sale project support to reduce post-sale issues and costs.

2. Post-sale project management for MULTIVAC bakery group and 3rdparty equipment.

3. Project management for special technical initiatives and specific projects as defined by MULTIVAC senior management.

4. Review of customer specific specifications and requirements, submittal of recommended exceptions within a necessary project timeline.

5. Work closely with MULTIVAC and 3rd Party Technical Documentation Specialist(s) to facilitate the creation and consolidation of Technical Order Documents. Ensure that MULTIVAC is conforming to all safety regulations (CSA, ESA, Corporate, CE, etc.)

6. Make MULTIVAC factory visits as necessary to accomplish all technical responsibilities of the job, including but not limited to maintaining current knowledge of MULTIVAC product development.

7. When applicable, maintain strategic relationships with third party automation companies to complement MULTIVAC's offering and extend our line solutions. Facilitate negotiation of purchase terms and conditions with these suppliers, establish specifications by project, and establish performance criteria for F.A.T. & S.A.T.

8. Operate within annual expense budget and assist Sales Team to meet annual sales goals.

9. Attend and participate in trade shows, sales meetings, and other company specified activities, as required.

10. Be an active student of the packaging industry, MULTIVAC, automation, and the competition to facilitate personal growth through internal and external resources.

11. Works with management to assure sufficient resources are estimated and allocated to each project.

12. Participate in Project review meetings to include Sales and Technical personnel in order to highlight resource limitations and inform stakeholders early in the project post-sales phase.

13.
Success in this role will be determined on achievement of the following post-sales responsibilities:

Ordering Specifications
Updating and communication about layout, approval
Costing control (buy, sell, actual)
Time control
Shipping
Planning
Execution
Documentation
Being close with the customer
Drive issue or snag list to resolution in shortest possible time frame
Closing the file and costing
Reporting all activity and progress to MULTIVAC
Handover to Customer Care Team

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

Bachelor's degree in technical curriculum or equivalent from fouryear College or University; and five years technical experience creating, planning, and executing automation systems; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
5 years project management experience in the
industrial bakery industry.
Previous high complexity and high visibility project management experience required.
Commercial aptitude.

Language Ability:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Bilingual French would be an asset.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; reason and analyse options.

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Must be able to design cost-effective & efficient solutions within customer budgets.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of MS-Office programs, MS Project or equivalent, 2D CAD (AutoCAD or equivalent), 3D SolidWorks would be a benefit.

Certificates and Licenses:

Current valid driver's license and the ability to obtain a passport for travel as required by position. _CAPM Certification or higher through the PMI_.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no supervisory duties.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of