Pfizer

Sr Project Support Professional

United States - North Carolina - Rocky Mount Full time

Use Your Power for Purpose

Whether you are involved in the support of projects for manufacturing processes or supporting critical site infrastructure, your role is crucial in ensuring that customers and patients receive the medicines they need, precisely when they need them. By collaborating with our forward-thinking engineering team, you will contribute to accelerating the delivery of medicines to the world. Your innovative ideas and proactive actions will help us push the boundaries of what’s possible, ensuring that we meet the needs of those who rely on our products.

What You Will Achieve

The Senior Project Support Professional role will support all phases of assigned capital projects and systems at the Pfizer Rocky Mount, NC site. This will include preparing project scopes, budgets and schedules, change controls, project approval routing, purchase orders, bid events, contractor training, installation and qualification of equipment and systems, project closure, forecasting, and financial accounting. Provide technical support to manufacturing operations and other business units as required. Liaise with equipment subject matter experts. Your role will oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing engineering projects and serve as a conduit between engineering and support teams. In your role, you will review the status of projects and budgets; manage schedules and prepare status reports. You will assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.

In this role, you will:

Capital Project Authorizations

  • Assist with the development and routing of electronic capital funding requests (CPA’s).

  • Facilitate requests for release of Contingency funding and Project Change Notices.

  • Ensure project requests are correctly routed and prioritized.
     

Procurement

  • Initiate capital purchase orders, change orders, and closures. Expedite PO’s and purchases as required.

  • Initiate work orders for assigned projects. 

  • Complete Bid Exception requests.

  • Work closely with all suppliers, vendors, and Procurement on all capital purchases.

  • Expedite purchases and bid events as required.

  • Initiate and maintain vendor qualification documentation.

  • Maintain purchase order tracking logs and issue accrual guidance as needed.

  • Provide follow-up with suppliers to ensure timely deliveries and address any possible delays that may impact project schedule.

  • Resolve all PO discrepancies, between financial systems and with other enabling groups including GFSS, finance, procurement, and EAMS. 

  • Work with suppliers to ensure timely submittal and approval of invoices and milestone payments to meet cash flow objectives including monthly accruals.

  • Resolve all invoicing discrepancies and payment issues.
     

Change Control

  • Author and assign actions to all support groups on assigned projects.

  • Track impact assessments and action items to ensure project stays on schedule.

  • Ensure qualification documentation and activities are completed appropriately.
     

Project Reports

  • Maintain cost spreadsheets on assigned projects.

  • Assist Project team in an accurate assessment of a project’s status and spending forecasts, project fund dates, project closure dates, and other critical project information in CPM database.

  • Ensure alignment between SAP project accounting and our capital portfolio manager database.

  • Support and manage cost controls for the broader team including area, driver, project manager, and other key site forecasts. 

  • Support, develop, and create spreadsheets and presentations to support periodic reporting and repetitive meetings.

  • Ensure complete, accurate and timely reporting of a project’s status and any issues to the appropriate levels in the department. 

  • Develop meeting agendas and presentations to support Engineering leadership.
     

Finance Functions

  • Facilitate project closure for capital projects.  This includes PO/Invoice reconciliations, drawing reconciliation, Cost accounts balanced, creation of asset capitalization form, GCR reconciliation, NOEM preparation, asset creation, preventive maintenance and calibration task creation, and spare parts setups.

  • Asset under construction (AUC) aging review and capitalization.

  • Support corporate procedures on capital and expense guidelines, corporate procurement guidelines, bid exceptions and other project management guidelines and practices. 

  • Maintain Pfizer confidentiality on bids, finances, and all other information.

  • Understand and facilitate taxation or no taxation on purchases per guidelines.

Engineering Business Process Systems

  • Administer Project Engineering’s TEAMS sites 

  • Maintain all forms for Project Engineering. 

  • Manage Contractor Training and Get Access system for all projects.

  • Support, execute, and handle routing processes for CPA’s, Project Initiation Forms, Project Engineer assignments, Single Purchase Capital Requests (SPCR’s), Project Change Notices, NOEM’s,

  • Lead low to medium complexity projects, effectively managing time and resources

  • Work independently on assignments, seek guidance on complex problems, and review your own and others' work

Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)

  • Applicant must have a bachelor's degree with at least 2 years of experience; OR a master's degree with more than 0+ years of experience; OR an associate's degree with 6 years of experience; OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 8 years of relevant experience.

  • Ability to track performance against approved plans

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to deliver presentations

  • Proficiency in user-level computer knowledge for completing documentation and tools such as Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and Project management tools

  • Basic understanding of Current Good Manufacturing Practices and facility/equipment change control requirements

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

  • Good people management, direct or indirect management, skills.

  • Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work effectively under pressure

  • Strong interpersonal & communications skills and the ability to build relationships across the organization

Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements)

  • Technical degree in engineering or equivalent

  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

  • Experience with Life Cycle Asset Management

  • PMP (project management professional) or similar project management certification.

  • Strong managerial or supervisory experience in Engineering or Manufacturing.

  • PMP (project management professional) or similar project management certification.

  • Experience with project cost control management and forecasting.

  • 6 Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certified

  • Background in manufacturing, automation, and utility support systems

  • CMRP (certified maintenance and reliability professional) or CEM (certified energy manager)

Other Job Details:

  • Work Location Assignment: On Premise

  • Last day to apply: 12/04/2025

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $80 300,00 to $133 900,00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 10,0% of the base salary. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site – U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

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EEO & Employment Eligibility

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status.  Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA.  Pfizer is an E-Verify employer.  This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.

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