Program Manager – Custom Fabrication Account Management
Lititz, PA
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Position Objective
Responsible for the success of the Custom Fabrication Account Management team with emphasis on resourcing, budgeting, sales forecasting, and professional development.
Core Responsibilities
- Plan and assign resources with the goal of providing a balanced workload for the team.
- Communicate monthly sales planning, goals and results, as well as upcoming events, safety topics, and special assignments. Includes analyzing revenue and forecast goals, tracking team and individual performance.
- Manage direct reports and their activities. This includes overall performance management; training and development; analyzing and resolving work problems.
- Leverage sales expertise to be an advisor to the team for client management, sales projections, business development, and contract negotiation.
- Oversee the hiring and orienting of new Custom Fabrication Account Management team members.
- Lead team to achieve goals; promote and demonstrate effective communication and positive culture, etc.
- Maintain the team tools and resources like the production budget template, working closely with Tech Design and Operations Leadership.
- Partner with Tech Design and Operations to support project definition and quoting for custom fabrication projects.
- Establish team goals to meet or exceed sales expectations and develop a strategy for process improvement.
- Be a role model to all employees that is positive and proactive towards challenges, while living ATOMICs core values
- Participate in the yearly budgeting process with Management. Support in monitoring the department spend with Management.
- Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing appropriate standards and procedures and complying with those established by the Safety Committee.
Organizational Relationships
- The Program Manager, Custom Fabrication Account Management reports to the VP, Operations – Account Management & Technical Design and leads a team of Account Managers. The Program Manager, Custom Fabrication Account Management works closely with other Program Managers, Operations Managers, and Finance.
Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Problem-solving skills.
- Relationship-building skills.
- People management and leadership abilities.
- Written and verbal interpersonal and team communication skills; strong listening skills.
- Strong sales background with ability to track and analyze sales goals for teams and individuals.
- Ability to lead process improvement projects with effective problem-solving skills.
- Ability to take ideas from inception to fulfillment.
- Team building abilities. Ability to lead, develop, coach, train and inspire others.
- Ability to manage conflict.
- Basic understanding of finance and budget development/management skills
- Ability to see the big picture.
- Experience of set construction and rigging, including knowledge of safety factors inherent in live event projects
- Comfortable in a fast paced, deadline-driven, high-energy environment.
- Ability to understand and develop project budgets as well as read drawings and ground plans.
Desired Traits
- Curious
- Flexible
- Resilient
- Resourceful
- Focused
- Honest & Forthright
- Disciplined
- Confident
- Creative thinker
- Detail-oriented
- Team-oriented
- Patient
Credentials and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Technical Theatre, Arts Administration, Scenic Design, Production Management or related field with 5 years experience OR 10 years work related experience as a Project Manager, Producer, or Account Manager
- Minimum of 2-years’ experience leading a team and in a direct leadership role
- Minimum of 1-year of experience leading process management
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Sales.
- Exposure to change management practices.
- Maintain a valid passport.
Physical Requirements
- Those necessary for general office work.
Work Environment
- Primarily office environment, with warehouse environment at times.
- Travel with work outdoors or inside event venues.
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the year, both domestically and internationally.
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