As a Project Manager at AlphaGraphics, your primary role will be to increase the center’s inside sales and support the Account Executive as needed. This responsibility should always focus on increasing the center’s sales, drawing in new customers and contacts, maintaining center accounts, expanding our penetration into existing accounts, and creating a positive experience for our clients.

Project Manager Responsibilities:

Has a thorough knowledge of all AlphaGraphics products and services, production processes, capabilities, and pricing

Maintains a professional appearance

Ensure all clients have a positive customer experience

Can easily provide customers with the benefits they will experience when using our products and services (might be duplicated below in the value-added area)

Consults with customers to help them make decisions; upsells and cross-sells when there are opportunities

Captures customer’s specifics using “Job Analysis” questions

Asks probing questions

Reviews customer’s proofs, manages the proofing process, and calls customers when jobs are ready for pick up

Edit/Create new print ready files using products from Adobe Suite

Creates job estimates that are prepared in a timely manner, professionally presented and carefully reviewed for job pricing and accuracy

Routinely resolves customer inquiries and complaints

Displays necessary mastery of MIS tools to create and estimate customer projects effectively.

Maintains current pricing strategies and customer billing procedures

An AlphaGraphics Project Manager performs all business development functions related to Inside Sales, including the following:

Assists in updating the mailing list database

Assists sales rep functions and inside production when requested

Contact leads from quarterly lists to schedule in person meetings

Follows up and manages Inbound Leads

Follows up on targeted direct mail or local Shop mailings

Keep customers informed regarding their job’s progress through the production process

Shows proficiency in regular use of CRM tools

Effectively manages all communication methods currently available to them to respond timely to customer inquiries

Assists on production floor when needed

Project Manager Qualifications

Project Management experience is preferred but not required

Knowledge of printing and prepress

Possesses a solid knowledge of MIS systems and order entry processes

Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and teammates

Strong analytical skills (break projects into steps or sets)

Excellent writing and verbal skills

Professional appearance and decorum

Strong organizational and time-management skills

Experience in Digital Design (Adobe Creative Suites). Certification preferred.

*AlphaGraphics centers (locations) are independently owned and operated. The posted positions are offered by individual franchisees who interview, hire, manage and pay the employees hired for positions in a specific local location (center) through their specific business.