Project Management Team Lead

Behaviorally

full-time

Posted on: 2/7/2026

Location Type: Office

Location: Teaneck • New Jersey • United States

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💰 $0 - $75,000 per year

About the role

Lead the cost control team and manage workload across projects to hit timelines and budgets (spot budget and margin risks early)
Negotiate vendor rate cards and ad hoc project pricing
Resolve vendor issues quickly (delays, quality concerns, invoice discrepancies, missing documentation)
Review the monthly project plan to identify opportunities to optimize timing, sequencing, and resourcing to support business goals.
Maintain the vendor pool to match business needs, including niche audiences and markets (primary + backup coverage)
Drive process improvement: simplify workflows, improve speed, and adopt tools/systems that reduce manual work
Own recurring reporting: Spend, budget vs actual, margin variance, and team throughput
Power BI dashboards for vendor performance and spend trends

Procurement, vendor management, operations, or cost control experience (market research or professional services preferred)
Experience managing a team and setting priorities in a fast-moving environment
Strong working knowledge of basic finance concepts: budgets, margin, variance analysis, and invoice controls
Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables required; comfortable with large datasets)
Power BI experience building and maintaining dashboards
Strong negotiation skills and comfort pushing back when scope or cost is drifting
Clear, organized communicator who documents decisions and follows through

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

cost controlvendor managementbudgetingvariance analysisinvoice controlsadvanced ExcelPower BIdata analysisprocess improvementworkflow optimization

Soft Skills

negotiationteam managementprioritizationcommunicationorganizationproblem-solvingdecision-makingadaptabilityattention to detailleadership