Please direct your responses to: http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH05/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CRAWFORD&cws=1&rid=653
Crawford Group (www.crawfordgroup.com) is seeking a full time Traffic/Project Operations Manager to support our core business. The Traffic/Project Operations Manager will manage the workflow process for project based assignments for Crawford Group from request through delivery, tracking and distributing workload to both internal creative resources and external/vendor resources. The ideal candidate is a friendly, flexible problem solver with exceptional interpersonal and communications skills. Must excel in a fast paced, customer-centric organization and have superior skills for prioritizing work flow. Looking for someone who is bright, with a happy disposition and enthusiastic about growing with our dynamic team!
Specific responsibilities include:
* Conduct a thorough competitive landscape comparative study of tools for managing the traffic workflow process. Provide strategic purchase recommendations to members of the Executive staff. Manage the review and final selection of the chosen tool. Initiate training for key stakeholders
* Assess current project based human resource pool, conduct gap analysis, provide recommendations for strategic hires
* Act as the primary interface for external/third party project vendors, including managing the vendor selection process, contract negotiation, inviting vendor stakeholders to key meetings and ongoing vendor management
* Manage the flow of all project based assignments for the company, assign work teams and individual contributors' work load, monitor and balance work load as needed
* Manage weekly update meetings, keep stakeholders informed of project priorities, deadlines, conflicts, delays or any other unusual situations, escalate and expedite as needed
* Advocate for appropriate timelines of projects and obtain deadline extensions when necessary
* Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget
* Ongoing progress updates to Executive Management
* Collaborate with team on ways to continually improve the project management process
Skills:
* 5-7 years of traffic or project/operations management experience, ideally including prior work in an agency setting
* Superb project management, time management and prioritization skills
* Must be nimble and easily adjust to continually shifting priorities and timelines
* Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to establish and nurture strong relationships across internal and external teams to drive projects
* Experience adhering to brand guidelines and working with review teams to ensure brand compliance
* Ability to identify, hire and manage external vendor resources
* Solid proficiency with the Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
* BA degree + Creative Services/Agency/Traffic experience
Rate: D.O.E. per year as salaried, W-2 employee of Crawford Group; benefits available
Location: 100% onsite at Crawford Group office in Campbell, CA. No phone calls, please
Hours/Duration: Full time, ASAP
Interested? Please create a profile and upload your resume in Word format to:
http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH05/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CRAWFORD&cws=1&rid=653
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