Careers
Project Manager
Location: Irvine, CA
Employment Type: On-Site
To apply please send your resume to careers@strottman.com
What You’ll Do
The Project Manager is a critical team position that manages multiple concurrent program timelines and ensures internal teams are on schedule. This position works with all disciplines on projects to include Creative/Design, Engineering, Hong Kong, Account Service, and Product Safety/Quality.
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Using Microsoft Project creates and publishes master schedule for all assigned projects. Assigns and tracks all tasks and milestones related to schedule.
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Issues Purchase Orders on all assigned programs. Approves vendor invoices reconciling against PO’s for accurate billing.
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Collaborates with project team (Hong Kong, Product Safety/Quality, Account, Creative, ID, Engineering, Logistics, Finance) on milestone objectives and timeline adherence creating action plans on missed dates and making changes to the schedule as necessary.
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Anticipates problems and works with internal team on problem solving to ensure on time delivery.
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Leads regular production meetings providing project and critical milestone updates.
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Works toward project team building; and maintains good relationships with all team members while neutrally balancing all competing project interests to ensure that projects complete on-time, on-budget, on-spec and within all required safety parameters.
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Provides a fair and full accounting of project details for assigned programs, tracks major schedule KPIs.
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Working with our warehouse partners, manages inventory and fulfillment for assign clients ensuring a sufficient supply chain.
Qualifications
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Bachelors in related field and 4+ years’ experience working in a consumer products company or marketing related business that requires organizational skills
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Experience in project management where organizational abilities, process adherence, problem solving and attention to detail are critical
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Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage critical timelines
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Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively interface at all levels of the organization including Asia office
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Must be a self-starter with a positive demeanor that enjoys working with a high functioning team
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Has a competent understanding of production lifecycle and the ability to multitask with multiple programs at various stages of development
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Experience using MS office with an emphasis on Excel proficiency; knowledge of MS Project preferred
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Good sense of humor and the ability to not take yourself too seriously!