Job Title: Traveling Project Manager
CANDIDATES MUST BE BASED IN: MA
Must have a Bachelor's degree or higher
Must be able to travel 100%. Project may be local in your region where it might just require driving on-site or it could be flying to distribution centers in your region.
Job DescriptionAs a Traveling Project Manager, you will be responsible for the design planning and approval, coordination with vendors and other stakeholder groups, ensuring quality assurance, and aligning with customer requirements while managing individual project budgets of up to $2M. Your primary role includes the deployment, implementation, and launch of delivery stations and tactical programs related to Material Handling Equipment, Automation, and related equipment.Qualifications:
MUST have experience working with Material Handling Equipment & Automation
Project management experience
Vendor management experience
PMP Certification
Ability to read site plans
Agile or Kaizen PM Methodologies
Skills:
Ability to read site plans
PMP certification REQUIRED.
Agile or Kaizen PM Methodologies.
Drive Customer Obsession through all activities and teams.
Earn Trust operations customers through clear and timely communication, gathering of feedback, and driving all action items to completion.
Take end-to-end ownership of everything within your grasp or scope of influence.
Assess, escalate, and eliminate project risks to safely deliver projects on time, under budget, and within all design standards.
Follow project-specific action plans maintaining and ensuring the quality of all project tasks.
Escalate and identify opportunities for new standard work and mechanisms to close gaps where guidance in action plans is unclear or incomplete.
Deploy for days and up to several weeks to various geographies within North America to launch the most innovative delivery solutions in the world.
Create and implement improvements to our transportation network that deliver flexible and efficient products on behalf of our customers.
Manage on-site deployment of third-party logistics vendors, managing daily workflow, budgets, inventory control, and quality assurance for equipment deployment.
Lead meetings including Leaders from up to 30 cross-functional teams
Work within various time constraints to meet critical business needs
About Actalent Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.Diversity, Equity & Inclusion At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:
Hiring diverse talent
Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
Ensuring growth opportunities for our people
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] (%[email protected]) for other accommodation options.