Now Hiring - Cogent, Inc. - Rental Sales Project Manager in Riverside, MO

Full description of the position

Are you looking for a great company with great people? If a position where you can directly impact the success of an organization and share in that success as an Employee Owner sounds like a refreshing opportunity, then check us out. Together we build our future! Cogent?s Velocity Pump Rental division is seeking a Rental Sales Project Manager. The Rental Sales Project Manager will be responsible for the profitability of rental projects across the Cogent footprint and shall be a critical role involving daily interactions with Cogent teammates across departments, customers, suppliers, subcontractors, and prospects. Essential

Responsibilities

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• Review and approve rental project cost projections.
• Coordinate with the rental sales team and execution managers to establish rental project cost projections.
• Work with rental sales and execution managers to understand all project constructions site rules and procedures and incorporate into cost projections.
• Work with the safety manager to ensure project cost projections include costs required to complete the projects in accordance with all safety goals.
• Manage ?work in progress? cost projections through project execution.
• Manage the customer relationship through project execution to ensure the project is profitably executed within the contract parameters while providing a positive customer experience.
• Participate in project execution resource planning strategy with the rental execution team managers.
• Develop ongoing strategies and tools to increase project profitability.
• Coordinate with job site supervisory personnel to manage scope, labor, and commitments as it relates to job profitability.
• Coordinate with job site supervisory personnel to ensure work is performed within the scope of the contract.
• Work with rental sales and project coordinators to ensure all ?work in progress? project costs not included in the original contract are agreed upon change orders with the customer.
• Work with the execution managers and jobsite supervisory personnel in the selection of, and in the ?work in progress? project management of, any 3rd party subcontractors.
• Negotiate contract pricing, timelines, & terms with customers, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Work with the sales and execution leadership to determine the appropriate opportunities to pursue matching Cogent strategy.
• Develop ongoing strategies and tools to increase project profitability.
• Prioritize and conduct daily activities in a way that exemplifies the Cogent Core Values.
• Prioritize and conduct daily activities in support of overall Velocity market growth in the defined geography.
• Develop and maintain customer relationships.
• Assist customers, distributors and outside sales staff in research for bids, projects and any other requests to find appropriate rental solutions.
• Promote and drive all Cogent operational and safety requirements, policies, and processes.
• Work closely with the rental sales manager to develop and maintain key vendor relationships.
• After action reviews following all projects managed.
• Exemplify all Cogent values, polices, and processes. Other

Responsibilities

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• Provide support to local outside sales teams and customers by answering questions regarding rental equipment, installation, operation, maintenance and problem solving.
• May attend trade shows
• Will travel to look at projects
• Will travel to ?work in progress? projects
• Will perform field business development work
• Performs other duties as assigned by Cogent Leadership Group