Ford Pro Charging Project Coordinator

Ford - Springfield, IL

Full-time - Entry Level

Springfield, IL

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

Ford Pro is looking to add a thoughtful, experienced, and driven Project Coordinator to support its Ford Pro Charging Business. As a Project Coordinator for the Ford Pro Charging team, you will be responsible for supporting the planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting of all related activities of assigned projects. This role is crucial in ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within scope, and in alignment with the company's strategic goals. You will act as a central point of contact for project stakeholders, including internal teams, vendors, contractors, and clients, facilitating effective communication and information sharing. Your ability to create bespoke project analysis will highlight timelines, volumes, and production, ensuring that all stakeholders are informed and engaged throughout the project lifecycle. In addition to stakeholder communication, you will maintain project documentation, including project schedules, status reports, meeting minutes, and project deliverables. Generating regular progress reports for project stakeholders will be a key part of your responsibilities. You will also identify potential project risks and issues, working with the project team to develop mitigation strategies and ensure timely resolution of issues that may impact project delivery. Monitoring project deliverables and outcomes to ensure they meet quality standards will be essential, as will assisting in monitoring project sales and assets shipped, communicating product sales and their direct impact on team sales targets. You will coordinate project meetings and training sessions as needed, tracking action items and ensuring project compliance with all applicable company regulations.

Responsibilities

• Act as a central point of contact for project stakeholders, including internal teams, vendors, contractors, and clients.
• Create bespoke project analysis that highlights timelines, volumes, and production.
• Maintain project documentation, including project schedules, status reports, meeting minutes, and project deliverables.
• Generate regular progress reports for project stakeholders.
• Identify potential project risks and issues, and develop mitigation strategies with the project team.
• Monitor project deliverables and outcomes to ensure they meet quality standards.
• Assist in monitoring project sales and assets shipped, communicating product sales and their impact on team sales targets.
• Coordinate project meetings and training sessions, tracking action items and ensuring compliance with company regulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in project management, Business Administration, Sustainability or related field.
• Proven experience (3 years) in project coordination, project management, cross-functional organization support or related field.
• Familiarity with Project Management software tools and methodologies.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Problem-solving abilities and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively and cross-functionally with external and internal stakeholders.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.