Key Accounts Project Coordinator
ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems, Pedestrian Door Solutions
Join the industry leader in automated door solutions! ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems is a global manufacturer committed to creating safe, secure, and efficient entrance systems for people worldwide. We specialize in automated pedestrian, industrial, and high-performance door solutions, operating in over 100 countries.
Why Join ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems?
- At ASSA ABLOY, we offer more than a job — we provide an environment for growth, innovation, and meaningful contributions. Here’s why our team loves being part of ASSA ABLOY:
1. Comprehensive Benefits
- Enjoy competitive pay, robust health insurance options, and retirement plans.
- Your well-being matters to us, which is why we also offer PTO, holidays, and additional perks like tuition reimbursement and service awards.
2. Meaningful Impact
- Your work will directly impact customers in industries such as healthcare, transportation, and retail by delivering sustainable, customized door solutions.
- Whether you’re solving complex technical challenges or collaborating with contractors, every task helps build safer, more efficient spaces.
3. Career Growth & Development
- We invest in you from day one.
- We provide well-defined career paths with regular performance reviews and opportunities for promotion.
- Participate in programs designed to develop your leadership skills and prepare you for management roles.
- Explore different roles within the company to find the best fit for your skills and interests.
The Role:
The role of the Key Account Project Coordinator is to plan, execute, and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and within budget for large Key Account Customers. This is strictly a back-office position.
The position includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors/service providers in order to deliver projects (both service and new installations) according to plan.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage new installation projects from initiation to completion, defining scope, goals, deliverables, and success criteria in collaboration with key stakeholders.
- Estimate resources, track milestones, monitor deliverables, and troubleshoot issues to ensure timely and successful project execution.
- Develop and implement best practices, tools, and reporting systems (e.g., quote tracker, CapEx reports, install progress reports) to support project management.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for internal teams, subcontractors, and external stakeholders (e.g., technicians, store managers, general contractors) to coordinate installations, confirm details, address issues, and provide updates.
- Oversee Key Account Customer (KAC) installations across Canada, including scheduling, progress tracking, and direct communication with end users.
- Review engineering drawings and floor plans, create RFIs, and prepare quotes for tenders, replacements, and other needs.
- Collaborate with architectural teams, subcontractors, and glazing contractors to verify site conditions, measurements, and installation plans.
- Order automatic doors, glass, aluminum profiles, and hardware per technical specifications; manage factory orders and change orders.
- Conduct site visits, inventory counts, and prepare packing slips (hardware specs) for KAC orders.
- Generate sales order reports to identify doors for replacement and support internal processes such as booking tasks, processing orders, and bi-weekly team meetings.
- Perform additional tasks as required by management.
What You Will Need:
- 5 years’ direct work experience in project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution.
- Strong familiarity with project management software.
- Database and operating systems experience with third party EDI systems.
- Competent and proficient understanding automatic door industry.
- Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
- Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Reacts to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently.
- Flexible during times of change.
- Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.
- Ability to defuse tension among project team, should it arise.
- Ability to bring project to successful completion.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong customer service skills are required.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.
- Strong Data Entry Skills.
What We Offer:
- Comprehensive Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision plans
- 401(k) with company matching
- Short- and long-term disability, life, and accidental insurance
- 15 PTO days and 11 paid holidays
- Work-Life Balance
- Flexible scheduling for when life happens.
- Ongoing Training & Recognition
- Get up to speed quickly with our structured onboarding process.
- Access to online courses to keep your skills sharp and up to date.
- Learn from experienced colleagues and industry experts.
- Length of Service awards to celebrate your milestones.
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
- ASSA ABLOY fosters a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and included.
- We celebrate diversity and strive for equity in all aspects of our organization.
- Together, we innovate and create solutions that serve our global community.
We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
- Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go.
- With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world.
- Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access.
- As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities.
- Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.
- As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.