Specialist, Sales Project Management II

At JBT Marel, what we do matters, we know that the contribution of our employees leads to the success of our business.

Our purpose is to transform the future of food; this guides our vision of being the global leader in food and beverage technology, by harnessing the full power of JBT Marel to partner with our customers and pioneer sustainable innovation.

Our values show who we are at our best. As we Create with Collaboration, Serve with Integrity, Grow with Excellence, and Advance with Innovation.

You will report to the Manager, Project Management, Poultry, NAThe Opportunity

At JBT Marel, we're looking for a Specialist, Sales Project Management. This position is responsible for providing administrative, coordination, and project support to the sales organization, ensuring smooth execution of customer projects from order placement through delivery and implementation. This role works closely with project management, sales operations, field service, and customers to coordinate activities, maintain project documentation, track progress, submit protocol orders, and support successful project outcomes. The Specialist, Sales Project Management serves as a key liaison in managing timelines, communications, and deliverables while ensuring adherence to established processes and best practices.

Responsibilities:

Main Tasks

• Support project execution through planning, coordination, scheduling, and tracking activities.
• Coordinate protocol orders, parts deliveries, and related logistics to ensure timely project execution.
• Maintain project schedules, action item logs, and status updates to support project visibility and on-time completion.
• Track project milestones and follow up on outstanding tasks with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support the identification, tracking, escalation, and resolution of project risks and issues.
• Prepare project reports, meeting agendas, presentation materials, and documentation for stakeholder review.
• Facilitate communication and coordination between sales, operations, engineering, project management, suppliers, and customers.
• Assist with project testing, implementation, rollout, and commissioning activities as required.
• Ensure project documentation is accurate, current, organized, and maintained under established version control procedures.
• Monitor project progress and provide regular updates to sales and management teams.
• Follow established project management methodologies, standards, and operating procedures.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to enhance project coordination, reporting, and execution processes.
• Support Project Managers, special projects, and other administrative duties as assigned.