Job Description

Job Title

Project Manager

Job Level

Department

Marketing

Reports To

Director, Integrated Marketing

Position Type

Last update

About Lee Valley:

Since 1978, Lee Valley has recognized that for many, woodworking and gardening are more than just hobbies. Lee Valley Tools enjoys a proud history of providing high-quality woodworking, gardening, hobby, hardware, gift and seasonal merchandise to customers worldwide. We pride ourselves on providing quality products and renowned customer service.

Lee Valley has been honored with many prestigious awards, including being recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies. Additionally, we have been ranked #1 for In-Store Experience in Ontario by Leger Marketing Inc.

A position at Lee Valley is more than just a job – we honor the time and dedication that our people give by providing sustained and meaningful employment while striving to provide an environment where learning and development are encouraged.

Position Summary/ Job Purpose

We are looking for a highly organized Project Manager to support and lead multiple marketing-related projects across our organization. This role focuses on workflow management, organization, and keeping projects on schedule, rather than creating or strategizing marketing content.

The ideal candidate is skilled in project organization, scheduling, project management software, communication, and stakeholder management. You excel at bringing structure to fast-moving projects, ensuring clarity of tasks and timelines, and keeping cross-functional teams aligned.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the organization of timelines, tasks, workflows, and priorities for multiple concurrent marketing-related projects.
• Organize work across cross-functional teams (marketing, creative, communications, category management, design, and external vendors).
• Set up, manage, and optimize project management tools (e.g., Asana, Monday.com, Wrike, Trello, Airtable).
• Host regular project check-ins, status updates, kickoff meetings, and follow-ups.
• Track deliverables, approvals, deadlines, and dependencies to ensure projects stay on schedule.
• Maintain clear documentation, project briefs, schedules, and reporting dashboards.
• Identify risks, delays, and resource gaps; help remove operational roadblocks.
• Support project organization but not responsible for marketing strategy or content creation.

Education and Experience

• 5 -7 years of project organization or project management experience (creative, operations, admin, PMO, or other non-technical PM backgrounds welcome).
• Strong proficiency with PM tools such as Asana, Monday.com, Wrike, Trello, Smartsheet, or similar.
• Excellent time-management, organization, and prioritization skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Comfortable leading multiple stakeholders and managing many simultaneous projects.
• Experience working with creative, marketing, or cross-functional teams (preferred but not mandatory).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a non-technical project management role (e.g., operations, marketing ops, business support, PMO).

• Familiarity with creative or marketing workflows is an asset, but not required.

• Ability to build or improve processes, templates, and project dashboards.

Competencies

• Ownership mindset with a bias for action and accountability.
• Clear and concise communicator who fosters transparency and trust.
• Strong soft skills to influence, motivate, and align diverse teams.
• Strategic thinker with attention to detail and adaptability.
• Highly proactive and resourceful in solving problems and navigating ambiguity.
• Results-oriented with a focus on continuous improvement and team success.
• Process-minded with the ability to identify and implement operational efficiencies.