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San Diego, CA

Project Manager – Worldwide Supplier of Aircraft Components, Parts and Raw Materials to Commercial and Military Aerospace Firms

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PLEASE NOTE: This position requires the candidate be able to work in the U.S. WITHOUT the need for visa sponsorship!

This is a full time/direct hire position offering a competitive salary and bonus structure with full benefits package. 

Position Purpose & Focus:

The Project Manager provides support and daily assistance to customer accounts to generate sales and new opportunities.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage daily customer requirements and requests
• Enter customer RFQ’s (Requests for Quotation) into Pentagon (company ERP)
• Print out sourcing data from databases (IHS, ILS, PB, NC)
• Send out vendor RFQ’s
• Enter vendor pricing into Pentagon
• Get vendor clarification questions answered
• Call vendors for verbal quotes as needed
• Create quote files and job files
• Create Sales Orders in Pentagon
• Manage payment forms
• Get vendor confirmations and enter into Pentagon
• Vendor delivery follow up
• Vendor relationship management
• Support for Claims and RMA’s
• Provide other miscellaneous support to Managing Director
• Apply for and file/organize engineering drawings
• Internal project management (tracking and managing action items)

Results | KPIs:

The following results are expected from this role:

• Responsible for generating and meeting annual sales profit targets.
• Able to resolve problem situations effectively as they arise, and with urgency
• Implement assigned duties with an exceptional level of accuracy, timeliness, and cost effectiveness.
• Constantly look for efficiency and cost savings.
• Follow and improve upon the Company’s Best Practices.
• Maintains high level of service and support to clients and third parties.
• Clearly embraces team dynamic and leads by example focused on company vision, mission, and values.
• Team feels more than adequately supported.

Qualifications | Competencies | Success Factors:

Qualifications:

• College Degree
• Previous experience in aerospace and/or project management
• Strong project management skills
• Self-Motivator and Self-Starter
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Strong analysis and critical thinking skills
• Deadline and detail-oriented
• Enjoys problem solving and detective work

Competencies & Success Factors:

• Active listening and conveys information effectively
• Service orientation and social perceptiveness
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Internally motivated, ability to work independently as well as work well under pressure in a fast-paced working environment
• Dynamic, proactive, self-starter
• Extremely organized, able to maintain an organized office space
• Not afraid to step outside of comfort zone
• Highly effective communicator both written and verbal
• Driven to execute with consistency
• Highly accountable
• Creative problem solver

Physical Requirements:

• Stand or walk 5% and sit 95% of the time
• Lift and carry up to 25lbs for a distance of up to 25 feet
• Visually distinguish between different colors
• Detect and retrieve messages over the phone
• Bend, reach, and retrieve filing
• Work at desk using computer (typing and mousing) 90% of the time
• Operate a motor vehicle

 

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• Location: San Diego, CA
• Categories: Operations / Management
• Contract Type: Full Time