Manpower Engineering is seeking an Account Coordinator/Project Coordinator for our client in the Kokomo, Indiana area. Direct hire/perm opportunity. Very stable company offering career advancement. 8am - 5 pm hours. Fully onsite role. Nice benefit package!

Summary of what you'd be doing:

• Will handle customers from project inquiry through delivery, working with Management, Engineers, Assembly, Purchasing and Shipping & Receiving to make sure all runs smoothly
• Assists in sales forecasting activities with assigned accounts to help set performance goals.
• Prospects for additional opportunities within assigned account base.
• Prepares periodic reports documenting prospecting activities and quote status for assigned account base.
• Lots of data entry - enters project information in Project Tools database and organize documentation.
• Submits project for quotation with all necessary information.
• Submits complete quotation to customer.
• Maintains relationship with customer to turn quotations into purchase orders.
• Consults with management and reviews project proposals to determine goals, time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements and allotment of resources.
• Develops project plans specifying goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, identification of risks, contingency plans, and allocation of available resources.
• Formulates and defines scope and objectives of project.
• Identifies and schedules project deliverables, milestones, and required tasks.
• Tracks activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within budget.
• Establishes standards and procedures for project reporting and documentation.
• Prepares project status reports and keeps management, customers, and others informed of project status and related issues.
• Acts as liaison between the customer and company personnel to provide technical advice and resolve problems.
• Coordinates and responds to requests for changes from original specification. Completes necessary change requests to document agreed upon changes.
• Monitors project results against technical specifications.
• Develops and maintains technical and project documentation.
• Generates shipping documents.

Here's a summary of who we're seeking:

• The best candidate should have very good customer service skills, be people-oriented and have great organizational skills. Industry experience would be a huge plus but not required.
• Should have good computer skills - lots of data entry
• Understand Request for Quotes (RFQ) and Purchase Orders (POs)
• Able to memorize and be detail oriented
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing or Electronics technical field with at least one year of industry experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.