Marketing Project Manager

Are you looking for more?
 

At Mohawk Industries, we’re committed to more – more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our team.

As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what’s important to you. Whether you want to lead more, innovate more, learn more or create more, you can find your more with Mohawk.

What we need:

Mohawk is looking for a Marketing Project Manager who can do More with Mohawk. The Project Manager will drive various projects' progress while maintaining schedule, budget, and scope.

• Project manage the day-to-day execution and optimization of assigned projects by working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure all deadlines are met on time and keeping stakeholders updated
• Be the key liaison between internal teams that include Product Marketing, Creative Design, Channel Marketing, Merchandising and Samples, and on occasion external vendors
• Execute a communication process that keeps all relevant stakeholders informed; including resolving and escalating issues and obstacles
• Must be proactive, quick thinking, a good communicator, a problem solver, and organized

What you’ll do:

• Project manage the day-to-day execution and optimization of assigned projects by working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure all deadlines are met on time and keeping stakeholders updated
• Be the key liaison between internal teams that include Product Marketing, Creative Design, Channel Marketing, Merchandising, and Samples, and on occasion external vendors
• Lead operating systems for each respective project that deliver a consistent flow of information regarding scope, schedule, and budget to all relevant stakeholders
• Utilize toolsets to organize and manage scope, schedule, and budget
• Proactively evaluate risks and develop mitigation strategies to address risk
• Deploy a communication process to keep all relevant stakeholders informed; especially if risks are realized and mitigation strategies are deployed
• Proactively review and interpret performance against project plans and standards; manage reports on project performance, changes, enhancements, scope variations, and other related matters and/or lead key management activities and committees advising project sponsors or senior management accordingly.
• Drive the business, vendor, or any performing function to achieve schedule, budget, and scope as well as their respective improvement if required.

What you have:

• BA preferred or an equivalent combination of education and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job
• Creative or ad agency background is preferred
• Project Management Tools such as WorkFront (we use this), Jira, Confluence, SmartSheets, or other Tools preferred
• 3-5 years in creative project management or project coordination/scheduling, leading diverse and cross-functional work groups/teams in a complex business environment involving multiple diverse business teams in an organization of comparable size and scope

What you’re good at:

• Communicating effectively utilizing excellent oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills
• Recognizing and communicating risks while developing mitigation strategies to achieve project objectives
• Presenting and explaining technical information in a way that establishes rapport persuades others, and gains understanding
• Utilizing leadership skills to effectively lead and direct a diverse project team, to achieve results through efforts, and  to motivate, persuade, and direct the activities of others
• Performing in a fast-paced environment and crisis situations while rendering good decisions to resolve problems, maintain safety, and ensure adherence to the Corporate Code of Conduct
• Proactive thinking, quick decision making, problem-solving, and staying organized

What else?

• We’re located in a pretty great spot – check out this video to see what we mean

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Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Home, Pergo, and Quick-Step. During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don’t Work participant.