What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Coordinator position at American Outdoor Brands Inc.?
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Position Overview:
American Outdoor Brands was forged in innovation and the desire to produce products for our brands that support the everyday shooter, hunter, defender, and outdoorsman. AOB is coveted for its leading innovative product development, capabilities, processes, and marketing. The Project Coordinator is a key contributor within the team assisting with strategic projects, trade compliance, continuous improvement activities and projects, customer specific project support, and supply chain management activities. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, budgeting and negotiating skills, and self-motivation.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
-Coordination of New Product Trade Compliance:
- Coordinate directly with trade brokers on inbound customs clearance
- Provide customs code classification guidance to include technical specifications internally and externally
- Tracking internal product customs codes as it relates to tariff updates
-Support Projects and Opportunities
- Management of product sourcing projects from conception to production
- Support of intracompany project meetings and project tracking systems
- Support of financial analysis, including management of product cost and cost reduction initiatives/negotiations
- Collaborate with marketing team and initiate appropriate changes to engineering team
-Support of Product Development and continuous improvement activities
- Identify and onboard potential new suppliers domestically and globally for various product ranges
- Build relationships with suppliers, negotiating cost and developing agreements that increase profitability
- Good understanding of importing laws with duty, tariffs, and anti-dumping
-Support of the AOB Asia WFOE, and support of new/existing product sourcing activities overall
- Support product sourcing and resourcing activities and optimize product quality, cost, and supply chain robustness
- Understand materials costs and various manufacturing techniques
- Perform new supplier development activities
- Collaborate with suppliers/manufacturers, as needed, in support of existing products and products in development
-Strong presentation and communication skills, and the ability to lead meetings
-Strong organization skills, multi-tasking capabilities, and negotiation skills
-Ability to work independently, prioritize and multi-task while maintaining a positive and collaborative attitude.
-Build and maintain professional, constructive working relationships with other departments and with suppliers
-Work safely as well as identify and report any safety hazards immediately
-Maintain good housekeeping in personal area and all common areas
-Other responsibilities as assigned
NOTE: This list presents only the principal duties of the position and is not intended to be comprehensive. The duties and responsibilities listed above may be changed or supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.
Education and Experience:
-Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred. Desirable degrees include:
- Bachelor’s in Project Management
- Bachelor’s in Business
-Experience: 2 years of experience preferred
-Proficient in Microsoft Office: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Etc.
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills
-Experience in the outdoor industry is preferred
-Travel domestically and internationally to suppliers, customers and Tradeshows
-Total Travel: 3-5 weeks per year
Competencies and Skills:
-Manage and prioritize time and resources
-Excellent problem-solving skills
-Project management
-Type accurately
-Budget planning
-Excellent written and oral communication
-Attentive to detail
-Good organizational skills
-General office equipment
-Judgement and problem-solving skills based on advanced or technical concepts
Physical Demands:
-Regular and predictable attendance is required
-Some work is required in "off-hours" for business meetings/company events
-Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time in front of a computer
-Ability to move about facility on regular basis to perform physical activities, such as, but not limited to, lifting heavy equipment (up to 50 lbs. unassisted), bending, standing, climbing or walking
-Visual and hearing acuity
NOTE: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work Environment and Personal Protective Equipment:
Within any of our facilities, employees may be exposed to manufacturing noise, airborne liquid chemicals, fine particulate dust, ambient temperatures, and industrial lighting. Work environment is similar to most manufacturing and distribution operations. May be exposed to excessive noise, temperatures, hazards associated with working around moving machinery, work in confined quarters, exposure to vibrations and shop lighting, continuous exposure to hot temperatures, may be humid, odors, dust, continuous exposure to mechanical hazards, and occasional exposure to chemical hazards.
- Safety glasses with side shields and hearing protection required when on manufacturing floor
The use of additional personal protective equipment (PPE) may be required when a job task(s) is being completed in or around your assigned department or in another department, this includes safety eyewear, hearing protection, and safety footwear.
American Outdoor Brands (and its affiliates) is an equal opportunity employer and considers for employment and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, military service, application for military service, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable state or local law. Candidates must possess proper authorization to work in the United States and, where applicable, to possess technical data as defined in the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR) 22 CFR 120. 10.