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

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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: * 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: * 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