Work in a team environment to become proficient in and accountable for decisions in the following areas of project management responsibilities.

High Level Statement of the Role:

• Lead internal and external activities in order to support successful customer programs.
• Work with cross functional teams to help set and meet the customer expectations and work to continuously improve performance in the programs assigned.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Review customer specifications and validate to ensure they align with supply base capabilities.
• Develop product specifications by translating customer specs into working Kimball/supply base specifications.
• Project manage the opportunities (pre-sale).
• Development of quality Specifications.
• Responsible for product costing and profitability spreadsheets (input)
• Responsible for project costing (conditions and assumptions)
• Responsible for customer finish panel samples
• Accountable for customer shop drawings approvals and finish approvals prior to releasing for sample/production development.
• Ensure design and quality intent properly executed through sample stage.
• Clearly communicate customer expectations throughout all facets of product development: timelines, construction, design, finish, samples, and production.
• Responsible for timely responses to customer requests.
• Responsible for product technical review with selected manufacturers.
• Have a detailed understanding of rules for applying HTS codes and insure product is coded appropriately.
• Responsible to initiate customer driven ECR's and reviews/approvals of supplier initiated ECR's.
• Participate in the review of and approval of preproduction/first article samples.
• Travel to factories as necessary.
• Develop and maintain relationships with designers, purchasing groups owners and field sales reps.
• Provide management with “toll gate” reviews and/or status updates of project tracking and escalate when situations occur that put the project at risk.
• Actively supports the Vision and Guiding Principles of KI from a leadership standpoint to incorporate the V& GP in daily activities and decision making.

Technical Skills:

• Project Management skill and tools
• Understands Kimball Hospitality Casegoods manufacturing process capacities and opportunities
• Understands the customer, product lines and product specifications
• Has conceptual understanding of modern manufacturing processes and techniques
• Understands quality system requirements
• Problem solving and root cause analysis

Interpersonal Skills:

• Must have the ability to relate to individuals with diverse backgrounds.
• Flexible, tactful, assertive, patient
• Ability to build and sustain relationships
• Team Oriented
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and multi task
• Strong drive for success
• Able to control emotions
• Ability to get things done through people
• Ability to keep humor in the workplace
• Positive attitude

Communication Skills:

• Good listener
• Ability to negotiate and reach agreements
• Good written and verbal communications
• Good presentation skills
• Ability to adjust communication style to audience - technical and non-technical

Leadership Skills:

• Must have the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work as a team member, and when required, be a team leader.
• Able to make sound decisions weighing all aspects of a situation
• Strong organizational skills
• Self-managed and motivated
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Ability to adapt to and manage change
• Able to lead by example
• Good facilitation skills
• Good relationship builder
• Able to facilitate win/win solutions

Business Skills:

• Understanding of Business Unit direction and objectives
• Good time management
• Prioritization and follow-through skills

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• Bachelors degree in business, operations or related field or equivalent work experience

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