Project Leader Locations: Duluth GA, Reading PA, Beachwood OH or Dearborn MI.Shift: Monday

• Friday 8am - 5pm (Onsite 4 days a week)Position Summary:

Manage the implementation of an event such as a customer projects, process improvement initiative, network redesign or systems deployment within Penske logistics. Responsible for the formalization of a realistic timeline, complete with milestones, targets and identification of responsible parties. Handles many tasks and assignments directly, delegating as needed to other subject matter experts. Will ensure stakeholder and shareholder buy-in and facilitate regular communication to convey progress, inhibitors or roadblocks to the successful completion.

Major Responsibilities:

• Ability to mine data from various Penske systems to create metrics, dashboards and other informational tools to measure process accuracy, timeliness against stated goals

• Analyze financial or operational information and reports to provide accurate and timely recommendations to management for decision making purposes

• Update and monitor key performance indicators and key financial metrics, highlighting trends and analyzing variances, to understand and be able to communicate the financial health of each location

• Provide senior management and the operations team with in-depth analysis of Project related data to drive insights on trends and opportunities to optimize costs, driving better decision making

• Deliver ad hoc reporting and analysis

• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• 1 to 2 years of Project Management experience preferred

• Operations or Business-related experience preferred

• Project Management certifications preferred

• Bachelor's degree required, advanced degrees or certifications preferred

• Strong analytical skills, written/oral communication and organizational skills are required as this position will have frequent executive communication and presentation

• Highly organized and self-motivated individual with a strong work ethic and ability to thrive as part of a financial management team

• Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and PowerPoint required

• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job

• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.

Physical Requirements:

-The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

-The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.

-While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.

-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.