Manager Projects

We are looking for a Manager Projects to join our Platt team in Salt Lake City, UT!

Rexel USA is one of the largest distributors of electrical products, data communication, and related supplies in the United States. Rexel USA operates its electrical distribution business in the United States through eight regions that go to market under various banner and trade names, including Rexel, Rexel Automation, Gexpro, Mayer, and Platt Electric Supply. In addition to an online store, Rexel USA has a distribution network of over 460 warehouse storefront locations throughout the U.S.

The Manager Projects is responsible for managing the project team and ensuring all projects are meeting customer expectations as well as project sales goals. Develop processes and strategies, ensures operational compliance, manage relationships with customers and vendors, and assume responsibility for overall project execution.

• Implement and execute the project team processes, strategies, and goals. Ensure project team processes and goals are being met.
• Coordinate and develop relationships with customers, strategic suppliers, vendors, and key customers.
• Drive compliance to assure customer requirements are fulfilled.
• Provide leadership, motivation, direction, and training to project team personnel. Foster teamwork and encourage collaboration among team members and between teams.
• Coordinate with project team on sales, quotes, bids, project requests, and documentation requirements.
• Ensure analysis and recommendations to the customer on project phases, milestones, and overall progress of the project implementation are complete.
• Ensure projects are meeting budget guidelines and project deadlines.
• Complete monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports and analysis as requested by management.
• Introduce new and/or additional products and services to enhance the client’s business usage while meeting the client’s business needs.
• Facilitate/attend turnover meetings with the pre-sales team involved in the sales cycle.
• May be required to visit customers with sales staff or independently.
• Other duties as assigned.

• 8+ years related project management or customer service experience.
• Prior management experience.
• Outside sales experience preferred.
• Electrical distribution industry experience preferred.
• High School or GED - Required.
• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent - Preferred.
• Ability to effectively communicate with customers and peers.
• Must possess an entrepreneurial spirit, be self-motivated, and enthusiastic about business.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral or schedule form.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize job projects and requirements.
• Must be detail oriented and possess excellent organizational, time management skills, and customer services skills.
• Must be analytical with the ability to problem solve.

• Sit:
  Must be able to remain in a stationary position – Constantly – at least 51%
• Walk:
  Must be able to move about inside/outside office or work location – Frequently – 21% to 50%
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel:
  Operates a computer and other office machinery – Constantly – at least 51%
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl:
  Must be able to crouch down to stock shelves, pick up boxes, or position oneself to maintain computers in the lab/under desks/in server closet – Occasionally – up to 20%
• Climb or balance:
  Must be able to ascend/descend on a ladder, forklift, pallet jack, or other warehouse equipment – Occasionally – up to 20%
• Talk, hear, taste, smell:
  Must be able to use senses to effectively communicate with co-workers and clients and detect hazardous conditions – Constantly – at least 51%

• Up to 10 pounds – Occasionally – up to 20%
• Up to 25 pounds – Occasionally – up to 20%
• Up to 50 pounds – None

• Exposed to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and/or exposure to heat and cold –…