Coordinator, Project

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Date

10 / 2022

Location

1200 Airport Road, North Brunswick NJ

Title

Project Coordinator, R&D and Business Development

Department

Research & Development and Business Development

Reports to

Associate Director of Project Management & Business Incubation

FLSA (Exempt or Non-Exempt

Non-Exempt

Role Overview

The primary responsibility of the Project Coordinator job is to organize, coordinate, and support the Project Management and Business Development department with tracking projects, processes, and project deliverables through their entire development process and beyond.

This role will collaborate with all company divisions, clients, and vendors, participates in customer calls, and prepares meeting notes and follow ups with internal departments.

Areas of Responsibility

• Update the cross-functional project teams on key goals and timeline dates.
• Follow up with internal teams for their deliverables for a given project
• Attend meetings to take and send notes when required
• Efficiently using Microsoft teams, Zoom video, etc. for scheduling purposes
• Cultural competency when interacting with colleagues, customers, and vendors
• Coordinating packaged samples, sample letters, storing / filing customer information
• Tracking all necessary data regarding customer-shipped materials and compiling / requesting technical documents when needed.
• Work with Quality Control, Quality Assurance, R&D formulation, and other departments as needed
• Be proactive and anticipate the next task
• Following the chain of command
• Work to meet customer and internal deadlines
• Ability to work independently
• Communicating and working effectively with other employees.
• Other duties as assigned.

Other Responsibilities Including Safety :

• Works in a safe and responsible manner to create an injury-free and incident-free workplace.
• Complies with all job-related safety and other training requirements.
• Keeps management informed of area activities and of any significant problems.

Requirements

Education & Qualification :

• BA Degree required
• 1-2 years of Project Management experience in a fast-moving consumer goods or food industry (Nutraceutical / Pharmaceutical CS background preferred)

Certifications, Licenses, and Credentials :

N / A

Skills & Ability

• The ability to multi-task
• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail
• Familiar with office management systems- excel, word, PowerPoint etc.
• Demonstrate organizational, planning and communication skills
• An ability to manage a wide variety of data / information / processes for continuous improvement
• Comfortable working with Apps, databases

Physical Requirements (lifting, etc.) :

• The employee is frequently required to sit (50%), stand, and walk (50%)
• Use of hands to finger, handle or feel writing tools and computer keyboard
• May reach with hands and arms and infrequently may lift up to 30lbs
• Uses desk telephone / cell phone to talk and hear or converse with other employees
• Must be able to wear all PPE, including a lab coat, face mask, booties, gloves, safety glasses / goggles

Work Environment (Office, Warehouse, temperature extremes, etc.) :

• Primarily located in an office environment where temperatures are controlled for heat and air conditioning
• Occasionally walks through warehouse or manufacturing workplace and will be required to wear appropriate PPE for each work area.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job.

They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.