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WHY JOIN DUCHATEAU?
DUCHATEAU prides itself on being a culturally diverse workplace with an emphasis on fostering a welcoming, exciting, supportive and enjoyable work environment.
For questions, please contact
Human Resources at [email protected].
Current Open Positions
JOB OVERVIEW
The Project Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the completion of new product introductions (NPI) and other specific projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and within scope. The role requires fostering positive interdepartmental relationships and acting as a liaison between sales, marketing, operations, and third parties.
- Job Location: Duchateau HQ in San Diego. Regular in office time needed, with some remote work available.
- Pay Range: $90k to $105k based on experience and qualifications
Includes the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Project Coordination: Coordinate internal resources and third parties for the flawless execution of multiple projects, with a special focus on NPI.
- Stakeholder Communication: Regularly update stakeholders on project status, including timelines, deliverables, risks, and mitigation strategies.
- Timeline and Budget Management: Ensure all projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
- Resource Management: Ensure resource availability and proper allocation.
- Budget Oversight: Monitor project expenditures and ensure they align with the approved budget.
- Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
- Factory Relations: Facilitate the timely delivery of R&D samples and eventual sellable inventory through effective communication with factories.
- Research and Development: Manage R&D sample inventory ensuring they are tracked, documented, stored, and delivered according to project timelines.
- Quality Assurance: Ensure that products meet quality standards and specifications before launch.
- Regulatory Compliance: Collaborate with supply chain to ensure that all new products comply with relevant industry, federal, and state regulations and standards.
- Project Management Tools: Utilize appropriate project management tools and techniques.
- Risk Management: Perform risk management to minimize potential risks.
- Performance Analysis: Analyze project performance to ensure the successful completion of short- and long-term goals.
- Change Management: Initiate and manage changes when necessary, during the project lifecycle.
- Product Launches: Coordinate with internal resources to ensure successful product launches, including sample planning for timely launches.
- Stakeholder Relationships: Manage relationships with clients, vendors, and relevant stakeholders.
- Database Management: Develop and manage the Master Product Database with all applicable specification information.
- Process improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement best practices to enhance project efficiency.
- Post launch evaluation: Help to conduct and report post launch evaluations to assess product success and identify lessons learned for future projects.
- Travel-may be required to occasionally travel for factory visits and tradeshows.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Preferred qualifications include a bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in business administration, project management, operations, or related field
Competencies
- Possesses the ability to envision company needs at an elevated level while effectively developing and engaging in a team-oriented attitude.
- Capable of building positive interdepartmental relationships.
- Skilled in coordinating internal resources and third parties for seamless project execution.
- Proficient in ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
- Experienced in risk management and change management.
- Strong in project performance analysis and documentation maintenance.
- Adept at managing relationships with clients, vendors, suppliers, and stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- High attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.
Experience
- Proven experience as a Project Manager, preferably in new product introductions.
- Having a Project Management certification (e.g., PMP) is a plus.
Under direct supervision, receives, stores, and distributes material, tools, equipment, and products within Distribution Center for Duchateau’s product line.
- Job Location: Duchateau Distribution Center in Otay Mesa, California
- Job Schedule: Mon-Fri, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm
- Pay Rate: $17/hour
- Make sure all product is packaged and ships out on time.
- Sort and stock or restock materials according to size, type, style, color, or product code.
- Assemble customer orders from stock and place orders on pallets or shelves, or convey orders to shipping department.
- Open bales, crates, and other containers, using hand tools.
- Record amounts of materials or items received or distributed.
- Weigh or count items for distribution within plant to ensure conformance to company standards.
- Load product onto trucks as needed, by hand or forklift based on product weight.
- Maintain a clean and safe Distribution Center at all times.
- May use computer to enter records.
- May compile worksheets or tickets from customer specifications.
- May drive vehicle to transport stored items from Distribution Center to plant or to pick up items from several locations for shipment.
- May complete requisition forms to order supplies from other plant departments.
- May prepare parcels for mailing.
- Assist Distribution Center Manager with other tasks as necessary.
- High School Diploma or Equivalent.
- Must be able to lift up to 50lbs.
- Ability to pay attention to detail.
- Basic math skills.
- Ability to work in a fast paced and changing environment.
- Dependable, team player and problem solver.
- Demonstrate integrity and high standards.
- Ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks.
- Effective communicator.
- Basic computer literacy.
- Distribution and/or order fulfillment experience.
- Distribution Center/Warehouse experience preferred.
- Demonstrated basic math and computer skills.
- Must be able to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal.
- Spanish bilingual preferred.
- Experience operating a forklift.
- Trustworthy and loyal
- Strong work ethic
- Detail-oriented
- Highly accountable
- Internally motivated
- Driven to execute with consistency
- Team-oriented
JOB OVERVIEW
The A&D Sales Representative is responsible for generating sales growth in their assigned territory and explaining the Company product to prospects and customers.
This position will be focused on designers and architects in the New York City area.
Starting base salary: $85,000
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Work in a complimentary role alongside Duchateau sales reps organizing A&D sales presentations
- Provide timely responses to customer inquiries
- Cold call new accounts and service existing accounts
- Build and maintain relationships with A&D community
- Point of contact liaison from start-to-finish on specified projects
- Schedule and attend field calls with customers
- Be involved in A&D community events such as ASID, IIDA, HBA
- Provides samples to customers and answers questions about pricing and product availability
- Work collaboratively with team members
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- Exceptional customer service standards
- Ability to build rapport with dealers and individuals at all levels and capacities, in person and by phone
- Ability to qualify and close prospects
- Ability to learn the company products and provide outstanding PK training
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook)
- Ability to learn new technologies and apply to work flow
- Ability to follow through and be detail-oriented
- Ability to work with multiple priorities
- Able to work independently as well as part of a team
- Ability to solve problems
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to travel within assigned territory and hold in person meetings using personal transportation
Experience
- Sales experience managing a territory
- Sales and/or sales support experience
- Customer service experience
- Hardwood Flooring sales or similar industry highly desirable
- Flooring, Wood, construction or similar industry experience highly desirable
- Experience working with a team to drive projects
- Track record of working in a high volume, fast paced environment
- Must have own transportation and provide proof of insurance and valid driver’s license
Success Factors
- Strong Phone Presence
- CRM Sales Activities
- Detailed Oriented
- Solid Interpersonal Skills
- Complex Problem Solver
- Multi-Tasker
- Adaptable
- Creative
- Organized
- Effective Communicator
- Independent
- Team Player
Based in San Diego, California, DUCHATEAU offers a great benefits package including competitive salary and PTO, medical/dental/vision benefits, individual growth, and on-the-job development opportunities.
