Join our operations team where you will be influential in shaping our business strategy and ensuring we have the most effective operations. Be your own boss by creating your own career path and pushing your professional limits.

• Coordinate and manage all phases of the project/program, including RFP, order confirmations, sales orders, detailing, purchasing, production, delivery, and installation
• Develop and manage critical project/program timelines by first obtaining customer approval for said timelines and monitoring the process through to completion providing updates and adjustments where necessary
• Review and approve all design/detail architectural fixture drawings prior to release to the customer
• Actively manage customer inventories and re-orders
• Monitor production of projects through both physical review of work in process and thorough review of labor and cost report data
• Aid in the development of corrective actions where needed
• Assist in managing finished goods inventory related to assigned customer
• Support estimating and costing of programs, including participation in cost-reduction programs
• Pursue revenue and gross margin growth in partnership with Sales and Operations
• Embody what it means to be an IDX Project Manager, ensure that you become an extension of your Customer's team, and constantly work with Customer Advocacy at the forefront of your mind
• Act as a mentor to junior level Project Management associates and provide training where required
• May be required to oversee Project Administrators and Project Coordinators
• May be required to be involved in the recruiting process by training staff and evaluating employee performance
• May be required to travel as required

• Preferred bachelor's degree
• Minimum of five years of experience
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, Outlook and other software for business applications
• Experience in manufacturing
• Proficiency in the use of the English language in reading, writing, and speaking
• Ability to successfully interact and communicate with all organizational levels and the public
• Demonstrate proficiency in general telephone and office etiquette and legible handwriting
• Demonstrate ability to develop and maintain strong customer relationships
• Ability to apply business math to manufacturing processes
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings
• Ability to use a computer, and proficiency in the use of manufacturing or design software, including AutoCAD, Inventor or similar, as well as typical business operation and communication software
• Ability to manage several activities/projects at once, to organize and prioritize work, to meet deadlines, to prepare plans, goals and budgets

Universal Forest Products and its subsidiaries and affiliates are equal opportunity employers. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.