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WE CAN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOU
Our Gallery Support Specialist is a crucial member of the Window Sales team. This position is responsible for supporting the Window Showroom Sales team by assisting with take-offs, completing pricing and proposals, and ensuring the accuracy of orders and quotes. The Gallery Support Specialist assists our walk-in and call-in customers, maintains the showroom display appearance and ensures all window and door literature and samples are stocked and up to date. Additional duties include scheduling and coordinating deliveries, participating in site measures and verifications, and coordination of service and product returns when needed. Providing timely and accurate responses to customers, vendors, and internal team members is a must!
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Salesperson Support
- Relationship Management
- Project Management
THIS IS YOU
The ideal candidate is an organized and detailed individual who enjoys independent work as much as working as part of a team. A passion for building relationships and problem solving is key to success in this role. Clear written and verbal communication skills are a must have.
Minimum Requirements:
- 3+ years experience in the Construction or Building Materials industry
- 2+ years in Customer Service or Project Management
- Excellent PC skills, including Microsoft Office and the ability to learn new software
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Enjoys and excels at problem solving
Preferred:
- Construction Management degree, or similar
- Salesforce or equivalent CRM experience
- Building material take-off experience
Founded on a commitment to building lasting and trusting relationships with customers, Shaw/Stewart Lumber Co. (Shaw/Stewart) delivers by responding to customer needs and providing creative custom solutions. For 140 years, Shaw/Stewart has served the Twin Cities’ luxury homebuilders, remodelers and commercial general contractors.
THE SHAW/STEWART LUMBER CO. WAY
Value to Employees: Shaw/Stewart offers employees opportunity to drive their careers to meet their goals. As an employer who values relationships over transactions, Shaw/Stewart employees can expect transparency, integrity and loyalty in all that we do.
Company Culture: As a respected industry leader, Shaw/Stewart focuses on providing quality products and exceptional customer service. This is evident in Shaw/Stewart’s focus on continuous improvement and company core values:
- Integrity - Do the right thing, even when it’s not popular.
- Exceedingly High Standards -Take pride in our work knowing it’s a reflection on us.
- Be a Champion - Be confident, positive, and humble.
- Customers for Life -The lifetime value of the customer is our priority.
- Ownership - Take full responsibility for the outcomes of our actions.
Pay: $55,000 - $65,000 per year + Quarterly Incentive
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, STD, LTD, Critical Illness, 401k, PTO
Shaw/Stewart Lumber Co. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.
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Salary: $70,000 - $110,000 per year
A bit about us:
Do you enjoy sales with a meaningful purpose?
This is an incredible opportunity to make a significant impact in the home health services space, specifically aimed at enhancing the lives of the elderly and disabled individuals in the greater Minneapolis areas. We are looking for a self-motivated, passionate, and community-driven Business Development Manager (Community Partnerships) to help expand essential home care services that will ensure seniors and disabled individuals receive the compassionate care they deserve in the comfort of their own homes.
Our Agency serves the Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN communities, and are a part of a top ranked National Company with brands spanning the whole US - if you are passionate about sales and partnerships development which make a tangible & meaningful positive impact, this opportunity is for you!
Why join us?
You will play a vital role in building relationships and promoting home health care services to your local communities. By forging connections with key healthcare providers and referral sources, you'll help increase awareness of our agency as the go-to provider for home health care.
Commission structure: $70K-$100K Base Salary + Commissions of $20K-$30K (On Target earnings is $90K-$130K, pending base salary, with opportunity to exceed the on-target bonuses congruent to business development goals. Bonuses are paid out quarterly and at the end of the year).
Primary Duties:
- Identify key decision-makers in the medical, Medicaid, and healthcare communities and build lasting relationships with referral sources, including Outpatient Care facilities, hospitals, physicians, case managers, discharge planners, and other community partners (i.e. Alzheimer's Association, Autism Society).
- Promote our services and increase awareness of our agency as the preferred home health provider in the area.
- Regularly visit potential partners, maintaining a professional and caring image that promotes referrals for the agency.
- Utilize a CRM system to track activities and progress toward goals. Document and manage consistent sales activities, ensuring each referral source receives regular follow-up to build referral networks and meet growth targets.
- Conduct initial qualification calls with patients or their families to assess eligibility for care and collaborate with the intake team to move forward with services.
Job Details
Successful hires in the past have included sales professionals with at least 2 years' experience with: Healthcare Providers, Home Health Services, Dialysis Providers, Pharmaceuticals, Social/Community Services, Medicaid Programs, and more!
Desired Experience:
- BA Degree from an accredited University and/or equivalent experience within home-healthcare services.
- 3-7+ years of professional experience in a field sales role within the healthcare space (or similar).
- Confidence in being able to self source for applicable leads (with the help of the CEO & VP), cold call on the phone and in person, and send effective business development emails.
- Experience managing sales activities within a Sales CRM (we are currently using Salesforce).
- Willingness to travel locally within the Greater Minneapolis area, conducting in-person cold calls and partnerships meetings. Must have a valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle.
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What began as an idea between two brothers to open a Mexican restaurant has since grown into one of the largest, privately held Taco Bell franchisees in America. At Border Foods, we work with a people-first mantra. From cooks to cashiers to restaurant managers and beyond, we work together to bring to life the Core Values of Border Foods. Welcome to our family where you will continue to learn, evolve, and shape what comes next on our mission of making lives better.
As an Assistant Manager your mission is to reinforce the Border Foods CORE values, to include Accountability, Integrity, Family, Excellence, Teamwork, and Empowerment.
At Border Foods, we will unlock the full potential of our employees and guest’s restaurant experience by creating safe welcoming and supportive environments where everyone can thrive.
The purpose of the Assistant Manager is to make the lives of the employees and the guests better by creating opportunities to positively impact life experiences. You are responsible for the operation of the entire restaurant and building a strong team that consistently provides customers with great food and a friendly experience.
What’s in it for you?
-Flexible scheduling
-Top pay in the industry
-Bonus program! Assistant General Managers have the potential to make up to an extra $20,000 annually in bonus alone!
-Education programs, including GED and Tuition Reimbursement offerings
-Scholarship opportunities
-Medical/Dental/Vision benefits offered for all positions – even part-time!
-Free food!
-Vacation Time (Paid Time Off), Sick, and Holiday Pay
-Vacation Donation Program
-An incredible culture that encourages career growth and support
Assistant Manager Core Values:
Accountability & Integrity:
- Consistently demonstrates integrity in actions and expectations
- Guides team members and Shift Leaders, ensuring they complete all assigned duties and serve safe, quality food in a friendly manner
- Scheduling and deploying the Team correctly monitors the performance of each Team Member and hold them accountable for standards and expectations.
- Ensures a quality customer experience by driving fast and friendly service
- Maintains point of sale system by reporting all system failures and verifies download accuracy (e.g. pricing updates, menu changes).
- Ensure health and safety standards are met
- Adheres to all local, state, and federal laws and guidelines.
Family & Teamwork:
- Creates unity in the team by building cross functional relationships
- Respond to Team Member questions and resolves employee issues in a timely manner.
- Provide a restaurant that is a safe place for team members to work and customers to visit
- Able to navigate challenging situations and provide appropriate guidance
- Motivates and supports the team through active listening and the ability to communicate to a wide variety of audiences
- Represents Border Foods in handling customer complaints and/or issues; demonstrating a sincere approach and desire to find an effective solution.
- Instills a recognition culture that creates a positive work environment
Excellence:
- Strategic planner creates short term and long-term strategies for restaurant success
- Delivers profit by utilizing and interpreting the P&L in order to make the appropriate financial adjustments
- Sourcing, hiring, and developing excellent Team Members
- Conducting New Hire orientation and developing the training plan for each new hire
- Minimizes loss through strict observance of cash handling policies, proper training of Team Members, and complying with all accounting/banking requirements.
- Demonstrates efficient labor control, inventory control, and waste management.
Empowerment:
- Builds the capabilities of their team
- Provides learning and development opportunities for all Team Members.
- Offers guidance to Team Members
- Consistently demonstrates active and timely coaching capabilities.
- Bringing others along, operationally, through use of tools.
Required or Preferred Experience:
- Minimum of one years restaurant or retail experience, or combined experience and education.
- Experience with sales building, P&L statements, recruiting, and training.
- Proven track record of successful hiring and retention.
- Required when needed, the ability to work early morning, evenings, late night, weekends, and some holidays. Schedule demands may change.
- ServeSafe Certified
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Valid Driver’s license and vehicle insurance.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands for this position are sits, stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during working hours. These physical requirements may be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodation.
The duties of this position may change from time to time. Border Foods reserves the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of Border Foods or its managers. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive.
Border Foods is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Women, Protected Veterans, and individuals with Disabilities and does not discriminate based on gender identity or sexual orientation.
“You are applying for work with a franchisee of Taco Bell, not Taco Bell Corp. or any of its affiliates. If hired, the franchisee will be your only employer. Franchisees are independent business owners who set their own wage and benefit programs that can vary among franchisees.”
$14 per hour - $35 per hour
PandoLogic. Keywords: Assistant General Manager, Location: Andover, MN - 55304
What began as an idea between two brothers to open a Mexican restaurant has since grown into one of the largest, privately held Taco Bell franchisees in America. At Border Foods, we work with a people-first mantra. From cooks to cashiers to restaurant managers and beyond, we work together to bring to life the Core Values of Border Foods. Welcome to our family where you will continue to learn, evolve, and shape what comes next on our mission of making lives better.
As a General Manager your mission is to reinforce the Border Foods CORE values, to include Accountability, Integrity, Family, Excellence, Teamwork, and Empowerment.
At Border Foods, we will unlock the full potential of our employees and guest’s restaurant experience by creating safe welcoming and supportive environments where everyone can thrive.
The purpose of the General Manager is to make the lives of the employees and the guests better by creating opportunities to positively impact life experiences. You are responsible for the operation of the entire restaurant and building a strong team that consistently provides customers great food and a friendly experience.
What’s in it for you?
- -Top pay in the industry: Make up to $100,000 a year with base pay plus top-tier bonus potential.
- -Trip to Mexico! Every year, we reward our top performers on our Best of the Best trip to Mexico. In 2020, we’ll be taking 85 General Managers!
- -Bonus program! General Managers have the potential to make up to an extra forty thousand dollars annually in bonus alone.
- -Education programs, including GED and Tuition Reimbursement offerings
- -Scholarship opportunities
- -Medical/Dental/Vision benefits offered for all positions – even part-time!
- -Free food!
- -Vacation Time (Paid Time Off), Sick, and Holiday Pay
- -Vacation Donation Program
- -An incredible culture that encourages career growth and support
General Manager Core Values:
Accountability & Integrity:
- Consistently demonstrates integrity in actions and expectations
- Guides team members and Shift Leaders, ensuring they complete all assigned duties and serve safe, quality food in a friendly manner
- Scheduling and deploying the Team correctly
- Monitors the performance of each Team Member and hold them accountable for standards and expectations.
- Ensures a quality customer experience by driving fast and friendly service
- Maintains point of sale system by reporting all system failures and verifies download accuracy (e.g. pricing updates, menu changes).
- Ensure health and safety standards are met
- Adheres to all local, state, and federal laws and guidelines.
Family & Teamwork
- Creates unity in the team by building cross functional relationships
- Respond to Team Member questions and resolves employee issues in a timely manner.
- Provide a restaurant that is a safe place for team members to work and customers to visit
- Able to navigate challenging situations and provide appropriate guidance
- Motivates and supports the team through active listening and the ability to communicate to a wide variety of audiences
- Represents Border Foods in handling customer complaints and/or issues; demonstrating a sincere approach and desire to find an effective solution.
- Instills a recognition culture that creates a positive work environment
Excellence:
- Strategic planner creates short term and long-term strategies for restaurant success
- Delivers profit by utilizing and interpreting the P&L in order to make the appropriate financial adjustments
- Sourcing, hiring, and developing excellent Team Members
- Conducting New Hire orientation and developing the training plan for each new hire
- Minimizes loss through strict observance of cash handling policies, proper training of Team Members, and complying with all accounting/banking requirements.
- Demonstrates efficient labor control, inventory control, and waste management.
Empowerment:
- Builds the capabilities of their team while identifying teams’ strengths and opportunities
- Provides learning and development opportunities for all Team Members.
- Offers guidance to Team Members regarding personal development opportunities and career path.
- Consistently demonstrates active and timely coaching capabilities.
- Seeks and shares ideas to help others succeed creating and leveraging tools, resources, and information that fosters personal and business growth.
- Bringing others along, operationally, through use of tools.
Required or Preferred Experience:
- Minimum of three years restaurant or retail experience, or combined experience and education.
- Experience with sales building, P&L statements, recruiting, and training.
- Proven track record of successful hiring and retention.
- Required when needed, the ability to work early morning, evenings, late night, weekends, and some holidays. Schedule demands may change.
- ServeSafe Certified
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Valid Driver’s license and vehicle insurance.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
What’s in it for you?
- -Top pay in the industry
- -Trip to Mexico! Every year, we reward our top performers on our Best of the Best trip to Mexico. In 2020, we’ll be taking 85 General Managers!
- -Bonus program! General Managers have the potential to make up to an extra forty thousand dollars annually in bonus alone.
- -Education programs, including GED and Tuition Reimbursement offerings
- -Scholarship opportunities
- -Medical/Dental/Vision benefits offered for all positions – even part-time!
- -Free food!
- -Vacation Time (Paid Time Off), Sick, and Holiday Pay
- -Vacation Donation Program
- -An incredible culture that encourages career growth and support
Physical Demands:
The physical demands for this position are sits, stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during working hours. These physical requirements may be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodation.
The duties of this position may change from time to time. Border Foods reserves the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of Border Foods or its managers. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive.
Border Foods is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Women, Protected Veterans, and individuals with Disabilities and does not discriminate based on gender identity or sexual orientation.
“You are applying for work with a franchisee of Taco Bell, not Taco Bell Corp. or any of its affiliates. If hired, the franchisee will be your only employer. Franchisees are independent business owners who set their own wage and benefit programs that can vary among franchisees.”
$50000 per year - $100000 per year
PandoLogic. Keywords: Restaurant Manager, Location: Champlin, MN - 55316We are hiring an experienced HVAC Installer who values working in an ethical, professional environment and takes pride in delivering top-quality technical expertise. This essential role works in customer homes servicing new and existing furnaces, air conditioners, boilers, and related equipment throughout the Twin Cities metro area. This is a safety sensitive position.
Why Join Standard Heating?
With 96 years of service to our community, we have built a reputation for integrity, craftsmanship, and customer care. We have earned Angi’s Super Service Award every year since its inception because we put people first.
We offer:
- Year-round, steady work
- Extensive training and development
- Competitive pay and health benefits programs
- 8 paid holidays
- Generous paid time off and parental leave
- Well-maintained, fully stocked company vehicles
- Retirement plan with an exceptional company match
- A respectful, ethical, and team-oriented culture
What You’ll Do
- Install complete residential HVAC systems including duct work, furnaces, air conditioners, boilers, and ductless equipment.
- Conduct thorough pre-job surveys to ensure proper system design and installation.
- Deliver exceptional customer service at every step of the installation to include educating homeowners on their new systems, answering questions with patience and professionalism.
- Drive to job sites across the metro area.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and well-stocked company vehicle.
- Follow all safety policies and procedures.
- Collaborate with technicians, sales representatives, and subcontractors as needed.
- Complete installations thoroughly and correctly — the first time.
- Other duties as assigned.
- High personal integrity and a genuine desire to serve customers.
- Formal HVAC education and/or at least 2 years of residential system replacement experience.
- Effective communication skills and a customer-first mindset.
- A commitment to quality workmanship and professional conduct.
- Valid driver’s license with a safe driving record.
- EPA certification.
- Minneapolis and/or St. Paul competency cards preferred.
Join us in making a difference!
This role is safety sensitive. A pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check are required following an offer of employment.
Compensation details: 40-60 Hourly Wage
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The Postal Service is the largest government related agency in terms of employees. The Postal Service currently employs nearly 1 million people and is hiring nationwide. There is NO experience required, paid training is provided for all job openings. There are MANY different positions available. The job openings range in starting salary from $26.47 to $43.62/hour, $72,400/year average pay with full benefits. Benefits include medical and dental insurance, paid vacations, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, life insurance, and a retirement plan. Postal Service employment also includes career advancement, good working conditions, and GREAT job security.
The Postal Service is the largest government related agency in terms of employees, currently employing nearly 1 million people. There are retail locations, mail distribution centers and Postal hubs within the Postal Service's operations. The Postal Service is currently hiring and there are MANY different positions available. The Postal Service has excellent and challenging employment opportunities. Postal Service employment includes great pay, good working conditions, career advancement, and job security that can lead to a lifetime career. To qualify for employment, you must be 18 years of age or older, have a high school diploma or a GED (NO college required) and be a U.S. citizen (or have a Green card).
Postal Service operations are wide ranging from Mail Processing, handling and sorting mail to sales and marketing teams that work with commercial customers. Postal facilities process a large volume of mail. Mail Processor is one of the most important jobs of the Postal Service. Mail Processors sort mail and handle the mail, so that it can be moved to the next destination. There are specific individuals that are responsible for shipping and receiving mail.
The Postal Service currently employs nearly 1 Million people. There are many employment opportunities with the Postal Service from entry level to management. Certain career fields exist in most or all of its departments. Fields such as Mail Processor, administrative, general office, accountant, administrative assistant, auditor, bookkeeper, office assistant, secretary, staff assistant, typist, etc. To allow a better understanding of the Postal Service Mail Processor position, the following is a brief description.
- Mail Processor – Performs a variety of functions to accomplish the processing of mail. Functions may include the sorting and handling of mail and preparing mail for shipment to the next destination.
The Postal Service was created over 200 years ago and is the largest agency in terms of employees, currently employing nearly 1 Million people. There are retail locations, mail distribution centers and Postal hubs within the Postal Service's operations. The Postal Service operates over 30,000 post office location. Over 600 million pieces of mail are delivered by the Post Office to as many as 142 million different delivery points. This totals over 170 billion pieces of mail being delivered annually. The Postal Service operates over 200,000 vehicles and has the largest vehicle fleet in the world. Most of the fleet is right hand drive for easier mail delivery. Labor Services is a private employment service that offers assistance in gaining employment and is not affiliated with the USPS. The Postal Service employs nearly 1 million people and is currently hiring nationwide and there are many positions available. There is no experience required. Postal Service employment includes great pay and benefits, good working conditions, career advancement, and great job security that can lead to a lifetime career. The Postal Service is an equal opportunity employer.
The Postal Service is the largest government related agency in terms of employees. The Postal Service currently employs nearly 1 million people and is hiring nationwide. There is NO experience required, paid training is provided for all job openings. There are MANY different positions available. The job openings range in starting salary from $26.47 to $43.62/hour, $72,400/year average pay with full benefits. Benefits include medical and dental insurance, paid vacations, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, life insurance, and a retirement plan. Postal Service employment also includes career advancement, good working conditions, and GREAT job security.
The Postal Service is the largest government related agency in terms of employees, currently employing nearly 1 million people. There are retail locations, mail distribution centers and Postal hubs within the Postal Service's operations. The Postal Service is currently hiring and there are MANY different positions available. The Postal Service has excellent and challenging employment opportunities. Postal Service employment includes great pay, good working conditions, career advancement, and job security that can lead to a lifetime career. To qualify for employment, you must be 18 years of age or older, have a high school diploma or a GED (NO college required) and be a U.S. citizen (or have a Green card).
Postal Service operations are wide ranging from Mail Processing, handling and sorting mail to sales and marketing teams that work with commercial customers. Postal facilities process a large volume of mail. Mail Processor is one of the most important jobs of the Postal Service. Mail Processors sort mail and handle the mail, so that it can be moved to the next destination. There are specific individuals that are responsible for shipping and receiving mail.
The Postal Service currently employs nearly 1 Million people. There are many employment opportunities with the Postal Service from entry level to management. Certain career fields exist in most or all of its departments. Fields such as Mail Processor, administrative, general office, accountant, administrative assistant, auditor, bookkeeper, office assistant, secretary, staff assistant, typist, etc. To allow a better understanding of the Postal Service Mail Processor position, the following is a brief description.
- Mail Processor – Performs a variety of functions to accomplish the processing of mail. Functions may include the sorting and handling of mail and preparing mail for shipment to the next destination.
The Postal Service was created over 200 years ago and is the largest agency in terms of employees, currently employing nearly 1 Million people. There are retail locations, mail distribution centers and Postal hubs within the Postal Service's operations. The Postal Service operates over 30,000 post office location. Over 600 million pieces of mail are delivered by the Post Office to as many as 142 million different delivery points. This totals over 170 billion pieces of mail being delivered annually. The Postal Service operates over 200,000 vehicles and has the largest vehicle fleet in the world. Most of the fleet is right hand drive for easier mail delivery. Labor Services is a private employment service that offers assistance in gaining employment and is not affiliated with the USPS. The Postal Service employs nearly 1 million people and is currently hiring nationwide and there are many positions available. There is no experience required. Postal Service employment includes great pay and benefits, good working conditions, career advancement, and great job security that can lead to a lifetime career. The Postal Service is an equal opportunity employer.
The Company
LIBRA Inc. is one of the largest and most respected closeout wholesalers in the United States. Since 1987, we’ve helped retailers unlock margin and drive store excitement by providing top brand-name consumer products at prices well below traditional wholesale.
Our customers include major national retailers such as Home Goods, Ollie’s, Ross, Dollar Tree, Dollarama, along with independent retailers worldwide. We operate from our Minneapolis office and showroom, support nearly 250,000 square feet of warehouse space, and actively participate in key national trade shows.
At LIBRA, you’ll find a fast-moving, collaborative environment backed by a leadership team that values initiative, learning, and results.
The Position
We’re looking for a motivated, outgoing Sales Admin Support professional who is excited to be at the front end of the sales process. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys prospecting, building relationships, and learning how deals move from first contact to closed order.
You’ll work closely with senior sales leaders, support established accounts, and play an active role in outbound outreach. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to grow into a sales career.
Please note that this position is 100% in-house without the option for remote due to collaboration needs.
What You'll Do
- Act as a key point of contact for existing customer accounts, writing orders and supporting ongoing relationships
- Proactively reach out to prospective customers via cold calls and email to introduce LIBRA, qualify interest, and open new sales conversations
- Track outreach, customer interactions, and order activity with accuracy and follow-through
- Support senior sales team members with account coordination, order processing, and customer communication
- Collaborate with sales leadership to ensure a smooth customer experience from first touch through fulfillment
What Success Looks Like
- You’re comfortable picking up the phone and starting conversations
- You follow up consistently and keep opportunities moving
- You learn LIBRA’s products, customers, and sales approach quickly
- You’re organized, responsive, and trusted by both customers and the sales team
Job Details
Type: Full-time
Pay: $22–24/hour (DOE)
Benefits
401(k)
Health, dental, and life insurance
Health savings account (HSA)
Profit sharing
Paid time off
Employee discount
Primary Objective:
To drive successful pricing outcomes through accurate, data-driven costing and pricing processes across projects. This role will engage with customers’ technical teams to adequately understand the customer need and ensure we cost estimate effectively, with the overarching goal of enabling Spectrum to best serve existing and new accounts through competitive and accurate pricing.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Act as a technical liaison to customers, providing confidence in engineering expertise and guiding them through technical discussions of clarity and feasibility of proposed opportunities.
- Engage with customers to understand and provide relevant feedback (e.g., opportunities to drive down cost without impacting efficacy) on technical details of their quote requests and design elements.
- Oversee project cost estimation for incoming opportunities within aligned product group, including developing cost and engineering process assumptions and designing/executing methodologies for accurate quoting.
- Leverage pricing tools to provide commercial team members with pricing guidance.
- Work closely with internal engineering, product, and sales teams to ensure they have all the inputs necessary to develop an accurate cost estimate and pricing guidance.
- Engage relevant Spectrum personnel to determine relevant factors such as tool availability, production capacity, and capability limits.
- Engage with third-party vendors to get cost estimates of key materials / products that they will need to produce the finished product.
- Identify and communicate impactful opportunities to simplify costing processes and improve overall customer response time efficiency.
- Provide margin guidance, as a technical and customer-facing voice contributing to overall company pricing strategies.
Qualifications:
- Engineering Degree or related field preferred. Appropriate experience may be considered.
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience in technical cost estimation, value engineering, or product design within a manufacturing or industrial setting. Experience with a CDMO strongly preferred.
- Candidate must have experience with technical design, technical process, and customer engagement in technical sales or engineering roles.
- Candidate must have knowledge and demonstrate understanding of manufacturing processes, material selection, and production cost drivers, with familiarity with design specifications.
- Candidate preferred to have strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Candidate preferred to have knowledge and demonstrate understanding of some economic, accounting, and financial principles
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to engage with non-engineering stakeholders via simplifying complex technical concepts.
- Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, sales, supply chain, and product marketing teams.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills to handle multiple RFQs, technical discussions, and costing exercises effectively.
- Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident due to CUI/ITAR program compliance.
Physical Demands:
- Must be able to assist with production activities as required.
Work Environment:
- Office and Production floor
- Occasional travel required.
Position Profile:
The Manager, Art Direction & Product Design works closely with the Director, Product Design to support art direction and feedback and manage the Product Design team. The team is accountable for the developing products and packaging for the CURiO Brand portfolio that are innovative, beautiful, safe, and sellable to end consumers. This position provides expertise and guidance to the Product Design team in the creation and sourcing of custom vessels (glass, metal, and ceramic), and secondary packaging (paper boxes, tubes, bags, labels, hangtags). The position collaborates across CURiO’s departments, working closely with: Project Management, Brand, R&D, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Marketing. The role has direct reports that may consist of any of the following positions: Sr. Product Designer, Product Designer, or other similarly assigned roles.
***This role is for candidates who reside within 60 miles of our corporate office on 9th Street SE in Minneapolis***
Work Responsibilities:
Design & Concept: Guides the Product Design team in translating creative requirements from concept through execution using a unique combination of creative and analytical talents.
- Helps lead strategic thinking of CURiO creative work, ensuring design vision aligns with business objectives, brand aesthetics and costing goals.
- Assigns and manages team workflow of projects, monitoring overall capacity of product designers.
- Helps to identify and implement process improvement areas that result in simplified steps and gain efficiencies for the company.
- Organizes and condenses design feedback into digestible, actionable tasks for product designers.
- Leads design meetings as needed throughout the development process.
- Participates in the approval of prototype samples for style details, construction, safety, and usability.
- Communicates with domestic and international vendors to achieve design intent, construction, safety, and usability goals. Contributes problem-solving ideas throughout the development process.
- Mentors and coaches on varying topics such as: design approach, vendor communication, file building and general best practices.
- Collaborates with Director, Product Design, Product Design team and Brand to research and concept new product ideas.
- Develops mood boards for new product collections and product formats.
- Reviews creative presentations and presents concepts to internal brand team and external customers.
- Demonstrates systematic approach in designs for varying structures, materials, sizes and product types. Brand steward, keen eye for detail, refines designs across selected product assortment.
- Works closely with external vendors, helping to build strong partnerships.
- Organizes and labels incoming samples and approved counters.
- Attends weekly Design & Innovation status meetings and other meetings as needed.
- Works closely with Brand, Project Management, Engineering, R&D, Purchasing, Quality, Production, Finance, and Sales to ensure development is on track to meet project goals, design intent and timeline.
- Works closely with designers and print vendors as needed to develop structures, reviews proofs for color/ detail accuracy and attends press checks as needed. Color advocate for the brand standards.
- Works closely with Project Management team and Cost Analyst on costing exercises. Contributes to product cost discussions, providing insights and ideas on how to cost engineer new developments to meet cost objectives.
- Assists and supports design team in daily tasks as needed such as: mock-ups, structure development, file construction, quotes, 3D renderings, etc.
Supervisory: Responsible for providing leadership to the team and ensuring that the team has the talent, resources, and readiness to meet team goals as well as ensuring maximum productivity and performance. Models CURiO Cornerstones and uses cornerstones framework in decision making.
- Effectively manage a multi-locational team under a fast pace and constantly changing circumstances.
- Hires, trains and develops team, ensuring that each employee has a clear and thorough understanding of their role and responsibilities.
- Fosters a collaborative creative environment.
- Effectively orient new hires to CURiO culture, structure and specific role and responsibilities, ensuring a positive and productive employee experience.
- Utilize the company’s performance management program as designed to align individual performance to overall performance objectives. Provide ongoing performance feedback. Identify and work with manager and HR to take appropriate action for non-performance.
- Ensure all CURiO communication is disseminated to the team in a positive and timely manner.
- Administer all internal policies and procedures in accordance with company, human resources, budgetary, and finance guidelines. Ensure accuracy of staff data records.
General Responsibilities:
- Supports CURiO Cornerstones and strives for individual leadership by using cornerstone behaviors in the workplace and in daily decision making.
- Follows all policies and procedures of the company. Works cooperatively with all departments, maintaining a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner that promotes cooperation with co-workers, supervisors, and managers.
- Actively seek individual development through taking advantage of opportunities for skill enhancement.
- Keep up to date with the latest best practices, trends, concepts, and regulations in the specific job area.
- Manage time effectively, meet personal goals and work effectively with other members of the team to meet CURiO goals.
- Follows all safety guidelines and polices. Makes supervisor/manager immediately aware of any observed safety issue. Keeps work area clean, safe, and organized.
Position requires extended work hours as necessary to meet seasonal deadlines. Performs other work as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic and design or equivalent work experience
- Four years’ experience in product and packaging development
- Intermediate level supervisory role
Computer and/or software qualifications:
- Intermediate level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Outlook
- Advanced level of proficiency in design software; Adobe CS (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)
- 3D printer experience preferred
Core Competencies:
- Ability to work collaboratively with team members and across multiple departments, managing a large volume of projects simultaneously
- Knowledge of design techniques, ability to think creatively, with an eye for color and design
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Excellent attention to detail, well organized, and systematic in working
- Excellent leadership and communication skills
- Excellent presentation and writing skills
- Excellent initiative and follow-through
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with business partners
- Tolerance for moderate stress
- Self-Driven, able to work independently
Travel Requirement: Less 5%
Hybrid Working Environment and Physical Demands:
- General office or home office environment: Works at a desk in a well-lit, air-conditioned cubicle/office/home office, with moderate noise levels.
- Ability to sit for hours at a time, viewing computer monitor on a constant basis. Some walking and standing relative to interaction with other personnel.
- Occasionally required to lift and/or move items weighing 10 – 15 pounds.
- When in a facility, occasional exposure to dusty and fragrant conditions, varying temperature levels, work near moving mechanical parts, and high noise environments is possible.
- Requires in-office visits weekly for such tasks as: sample unpacking/ review, organization needs, shipping, in-person meetings.
Health & Welfare Benefits:
Eligibility begins on the first day of the month following 30 days of employment unless noted otherwise:
- Medical, Dental, Disability Insurance (cost shared)
- Life/ AD&D Insurance (employer paid)
- Additional voluntary benefit offerings (employee paid): Vision, Accident, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Voluntary Term Life Insurance, AD&D
- 401(k) – After 6 months of employment on next quarterly entry date
** Note: This job description does not restrict CURiO’s right to assign or reassign duties or responsibilities to this job at any time. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. It does not alter the "at will" employment relationship between the company and the employee.