Project Manager

Title: Project Manager
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Company: Fortune 100 Food & Beverage Manufacturing (FuseGlobal has worked with this company for 20 years)
Initial term: 12 months (position expected to run longer)

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develops, owns, and communicates holistic project timelines to internal and external teams on a regular basis. This includes:

• Creation and management of all project timelines.
• Organizing and setting up kickoffs, collaborations, and presentations.
• Leading both internal and brand status meetings.
• Managing and recommending process optimizations using Agile principles.
• Sharing and celebrating projects, leading retrospective sessions, and suggesting ways to instill learnings within the department and across disciplines.
• Acting as a cross-functional hub for all project executions, partnering closely with internal and external partners to ensure overall project success.
• Proficiency in managing high-volume, quick-turn projects with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Understanding multiple aspects of production from print, digital, experiential, and content (this is a significant aspect).
• Managing the production phase of most projects, once key creative and copy have been approved.
• Considering the full scope of projects, beyond simply managing timelines, but also how the pieces work together.
• Thinking strategically about communications and the implications of choices being made, participating and contributing to conversations regarding the consumer journey/experience.
• Taking ownership of project efficiency; understanding project processes and how to adapt them.
• Understanding multiple aspects of production from print, digital, experiential, and content, including format, sizes, and ensuring the proper asset.
• Knowledge of and proficiency with Content Hub and/or VR Financial.
• Opening jobs utilizing agency software tools.
• Working with account leads to accurately scope project jobs.
• Issuing POs to external vendors.
• Demonstrating working knowledge of internal and external partner processes.
• Managing all production-related requests from the internal team, clients, or meta-agency partners.
• Gathering and vetting specs to ensure project accuracy.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 3+ years of experience in an agency project management role
• Demonstrated ability of past contributions to client businesses in agency service environment

Additional Skills:

• Proficient in Workfront, Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Experience with Project Management and Agile tools
• Excellent leadership, communication, organization, & time management skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Thoroughness and attention to detail.
• Exhibits a helpful, pro-active attitude.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

• $39 per hour + overtime
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Disability insurance
  
  

ABOUT FuseGlobal:
FuseGlobal is a partnership of people and brand-leading companies, working together to make things run better. For 25 years we have brought functionality to complex business and production processes and supply chains, resulting in enterprises that run smarter and more sustainably. Interested in digital manufacturing, industrial engineering, supply chain management, all-things tech, and energy & the environment? This is where we live. Engage with us!

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