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Project Manager: Stone and Architectural Surfaces

Karen Pearse Stone and Architectural Surfaces logo in black
Position Location

New York, NY, US


Position Type

Full Time, Office/In-person


Company Overview

Karen Pearse Stone and Architectural Surfaces and the Karen Pearse Brand is about providing beautiful materials for our clients with a commitment to service, exceptional depth of knowledge, personal attention, and dedication to each project. To date, we have worked with some of the world’s most prominent retailers, architects, and developers in forty countries and have successfully provided over 150 million square feet of material, project management, and purchasing services. What makes us special, or unique, is our long-term global supplier and manufacturing networks, together with our team of professionals in NY, Europe, and Asia, skilled in project management, material sourcing, technical drawings, and logistics. By partnering with our client’s team on each project, we are able to tailor programs to meet their individual needs and deliver customer-centric turnkey service. www.kpgd.com


Position Overview

We employ highly motivated, organized, detail-oriented, driven individuals to lead multiple, high-profile, concurrent projects. Primary responsibilities center around successfully delivering assigned projects on time and with precise accuracy.

 

Responsibilities

  • Prepare client estimates and quotations, order confirmations, purchase orders, change orders and invoices for both domestic and international customers & suppliers.

  • Follow up on orders placed with vendors, coordination and tracking of factory production schedule, dates of availability, quality control, inspections, and vessel schedules.

  • Oversee Subcontract management/installation, with emphasis on delivering on time to meet construction schedules and deadlines.

  • Assist with sourcing to procure samples and materials for project-specific orders.

  • Assist with the execution of extensive quality assurance procedures, ensuring the product meets/exceeds customer expectations.

  • Meet with clients, responding to all clients in a timely manner.

  • Proactively generate and maintain project status reports, keeping client up to date on the status of their order(s).

  • Assist enhancement of process efficiencies, reducing time and resource requirements.

  • Read architectural drawings and trade shop drawings to prepare accurate quality takeoffs and estimates.

  • Develop, interpret and understand shop drawings using AutoCAD.

  • Build solid, trusting relationships with customers and clients.


Qualifications

  • Experience as a Project Manager and a Bachelor's degree preferred.

  • Strong computer skills, with an emphasis on Microsoft Office, specifically Excel.

  • Proficient in AutoCAD and reading architectural drawings and trade shop drawings.

  • OSHA 10 & OSHA 30.

  • Experience in Project Management within the Stone & Tile Industry.

  • Capable of managing multiple, time-sensitive, high-pressure tasks independently.

  • Enthusiastic and highly motivated, proactive, self-starter and a team player.

  • Creative thinker, problem solver and works well under pressure.

  • Aptitude to pay close, never-ending attention to details.

  • Superb organizational skills.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

  • Strong, comprehensive listening skills.

  • Exceptional Customer Service skills.

  • Focused team player with a solid, consistent work ethic, exhibiting purely professional behaviors.


Compensation + Benefits

  • Salary range: $140,000-$165,000

  • 401(k)

  • Dental insurance

  • Health insurance

  • Paid time off

  • Vision insurance


To Apply

Please send your resume with cover leter to: pati.jones@kpgd.com


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