Associate Project/Account Manager - Eden Prairie, MN - Full-time / Part-time

No industry is moving faster than health care. And no organization is better positioned to lead health care forward than UnitedHealth Group. Here, we're on a mission to make the health care system work better for everyone. When you join us as a Project/Account Manager, you'll drive innovation forward, impacting millions of lives. This is the opportunity to grow and develop, bring all your study, all your training and your energy to a new level.
 
As a Project/Account Manager, you'll work within our business model that is highly adaptable, allowing you to quickly and effectively address emerging needs in a changing health care landscape. You will be managing projects, initiating process improvement efforts, and driving results. You'll investigate non-standard requests, resolve issues and take pride in completing projects on time and within scope to fulfill the needs of the business and/or clients. If your heart starts pounding when you realize the impact you can have by bringing your skills to a team made up of some of the smartest people you'll ever work with, then join us for something special. Join us as we continue to take on challenges and create innovative solutions. The rewards for performance are significant. You'll help improve the health of millions as you do your life's best work.(sm)
Primary Responsibilities:

Review, understand & communicate project details for assigned print projects
Serve as primary day-to-day contact for print vendors
Provide recommendations and obtain internal expenditure approval for best format, economic order quantity, fulfillment method, document estimates
Monitor Purchase Order status through invoicing; ensuring price, General Ledger coding and quantity accuracy
Provide final art files, print specifications, quantities, ship-to address, labeling and shipping instructions to print vendors
Develop and maintain vendor timelines and print production schedules
Hold vendor accountable to quality and print production schedule and ensure accurate reporting
Receive, review and approve printer proofs (in conjunction with and/or on behalf of the business owner)
Attend press checks in order to provide on-site direction regarding color corrections as necessary
Monitor on time, on budget, quality and cost-effective delivery of materials by print & fulfillment vendors
Keeping leadership and business stakeholders apprised of potential project risk and provide regular status updates
Create procedures and job aids for all tasks or processes
Maintain and foster collaborative working relationships with team members, internal clients and external vendors

Required Qualifications:


Bachelor's degree or HS diploma/GED with 2+ year equivalent print production related work experience

2 years of print production experience

1 year experience with offset & digital printing

1 year experience with variable data printing

1 year of experience in business analysis

Intermediate level of proficiency with MS Project, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and SharePoint
Preferred Qualifications:


Project management expertise including project methodology (requirements, design, development, test and implementation)

Familiarity with Six Sigma methodology

Ability to influence customers to follow sound project management practices

Ability to build and maintain trust relationships with a customer

Ability to diagnose Project Problems and provide proactive project risk management

Demonstrated ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely

Demonstrated ability to prioritize and balance multiple priorities and projects

Ability to effectively communicate risk and accountability

Experience in analysis of business process and workflow and providing an evaluation, benchmark and/or process improvement recommendations

Ability to communicate analysis including trends and opportunities to clients and the business

Ability to problem solve, including multiple priorities and research conflicting and/or inaccurate data

Proficient in written and verbal communications appropriate for all levels Experience with print materials and process
Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
 
 
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
 
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.  
 
Job Keywords: digital printing, data printing, data, analysis, analyst, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, MN