Commercial Construction Project Manager

Project Manager (Beverage / Hospitality Experience Preferred)

Project Manager

Wine, Beer & Spirits

Chicago Area

Report To : Director of Accounts

Mission :

IMI Agency specializes in Building Better Beverage Business for our Hospitality Clients through cutting-edge marketing programs and promotions, interactive food and beverage merchandising and operations tools, staff training, and recognition / reward programs for all channels in the Hospitality industry. IMI programs create brand value and opportunities with consumers while driving food and beverage sales and profits for our Hospitality Operator clients.

Job Description :

We have an opening for a client-prone, driven, organized, and analytical Project Manager to join our team. This person will work with IMI's Director of Accounts on several hospitality client accounts, including but not limited to concessionaire, lodging, and dining. This person will perform a variety of project management tasks, including but not limited to high levels of administrative work, coordination and planning of program and industry activities and events, providing data research and analytics for programs, and assisting with the implementation of program strategies. This person will assist in driving the client's beverage programs by assisting with supplier relations, compiling purchase data, helping develop and track beverage promotions and limited-time offers, and other marketing initiatives to drive customer satisfaction, quality service, and compliance for the clients' corporate and franchise policies and procedures. This person will liaise and assist with internal and external communication and the execution of creative materials. This includes assisting with hosting and coordinating RFP's, training(s), and on-site and virtual property meetings while assisting in various projects as needed.

Critical Competencies :

Given the high visibility of IMI Agency within the Chain Hospitality Operator, Beverage Supplier, and Beverage Distributor B2C and B2B communities along with the ethical, transparent, and legally compliant ethics of our company, all IMI representatives must be intelligent, mature, well-polished, trustworthy, and have a high standard of ethics and leadership. You must have confidence and class in carrying out IMI's and the Client's mission, but also know how to take constructive feedback and implement the necessary changes in performance and work, based on that feedback. You must dress and carry yourself in a manner that is superior to the standard, along with speaking and writing clearly.

Adaptability | Communication | Job-Related Business Focus | Planning & Organizing | Problem Solving | Teamwork | Technical Expertise | Work Habits

Responsibilities :

• Assist, manage, and organize client-supplier relations, marketing, and promotional programming, and distributor buying programs for the client's United States locations under the beverage program.
• Assist with supplier invoicing and collection.
• Assist in planning small and large-scale meetings and conferences, including coordinating and selecting locations, agendas, workshops, food & beverage, etc. as assigned.
• Help gather information and trends on alcoholic beverages for client's beverage programs and core mandates for Director of Accounts and other Account Team members as assigned.
• Become a trusted partner and liaise for Account Managers and Directors; working with designers and developers to identify and define project scopes, objectives, and requirements, ensuring alignment with IMI and client(s) organizational goals.
• Coordination of internal and external resources, defining budgets and schedules.
• Assist in gathering property compliance data and support client's properties.
• Assist with ensuring beverage program regulatory compliance from federal, state, and local by working with the Director of Accounts.
• Assist with providing clients with analytics regarding program purchasing compliance.
• Assist in the ideation and execution of promotions and ideas to capture in-house guests.
• Assist with beverage menus by working with internal and external creative teams.
• Report project results and risk to management escalating issues as needed based on the project plans.
• Prioritize tasks and assignments, ensuring all responsibilities are completed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Accurately track and report beverage developments and implementations.
• Consistently follow-up on assignments and projects to ensure timely delivery and executions.
• Perform any other assignments as directed.
• 10% Travel required.

Education & Qualifications :

The ideal candidate will possess the following :

The following experiences are a plus :

Salary : Commensurate with experience and demonstrated successes

If this describes you and you can work in a macro-managed environment and complete tasks with spot-on accuracy, we want to hear from you!

Contact : www.imiagency.com / hrdept@imiagency.com

IMI Agency is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating

an inclusive environment for all employees.

IMI Agency (Incentive Marketing, Inc.) specializes in Building Better Beverage Business for our Hospitality Clients through cutting-edge marketing programs and promotions, interactive food & beverage merchandising and operations tools, staff training, and recognition / reward programs for all channels in the Chain Hospitality industry. IMI programs create brand value and opportunities with consumers while driving food and beverage sales and profits for our Hospitality Operator clients. For over 30 years, we have maintained a singular focus : to manage in the best interests of our clients. We exist as an extension, a partnerthere to simplify the complex, to be transparent, to offer a unique perspective that goes beyond the bottom line...but is always completely aligned with you.

Compensation details : 50000-65000

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