Project Coordinator

Your career grows here.

PEPCO is a brand of the Springfield Electric operating company owned by Sonepar and is a leader in electrical distribution.

We continue to grow our brands throughout the Midwest, including locations in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and Missouri.

As part of Sonepar, the worldwide leader in electrical distribution, we have a global reach that allows us to offer excellent benefits and develop innovative solutions, while maintaining our strong local roots and close-knit culture.

We empower our associates to contribute to our success by adopting the adapt, dare, learn mindset adapt to new situations and people, dare to appropriately challenge the status quo, and learn from others and our own mistakes.

We have a great opportunity for a Project Coordinator to join our team in our Eastlake branch location. The project coordinator’s primary role is to coordinate projects from receipt of purchase order to successful delivery to the customer.

The Project Coordinator will be the liaison between Pepco and the customer and will be responsible for all internal project coordination and external communication with the customer.

The Project Coordinator will focus mainly on lighting projects but can assist with other project work, which Pepco may engage in.

The Project Coordinator will ensure that all departments have the proper information needed to fulfill their portion of the project, so that schedules are maintained.

Main Responsibilities of Project Coordinator :

• Initiates kickoff meeting with inside team, communicates the scope of the project and outlines project timelines.
• Will meet with customer as needed and make sure that expectations are clearly defined.
• Will provide project status reports to customers.
• Keeps salesman and manager aware of job status and escalates critical issues, so they are resolved in a timely manner.
• Works with reps and manufacturers to ensure that deliveries are maintained.
• Manages change orders and communicates all project changes to team.
• Maintains project file and ensures that all key information is maintained and assessable if needed.
• Confirms that all invoicing and receiving issues are reconciled prior to project close out.

What you bring :

• College education or (3) years industry experience.
• Must have good multitasking and time management skills.
• Capable of working with people of varied backgrounds and all management levels.
• Can communicate and share solutions with fellow team members.

What we offer :

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plus employer paid short term and long-term disability and life insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• 401K match
• Tuition reimbursement and employee development.
• Annual Safety Shoe Reimbursement
• Employee Discount on products
• Access to a variety of trainings for personal development

Who we are :

We’re the world’s number one distributor of electrical products, solutions and related services. PEPCO is owned by Sonepar, a global company with over 450 locations nationwide.

Whether you grow at one of our local Opcos or at one in another region, we want you to grow with us! All associates are regularly trained and we value promoting from within when possible.