Purchasing Administrator

Saxon Global•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

The resource manages, plans, executes, monitors, and controls medium to large information technology projects and teams. Working collaboratively within the division, the resource supports quality, timely project implementations and business adoption. The resource must currently reside in Indiana. The employee works closely with higher-level staff and management to define objectives and boundaries, exercises considerable judgment in applying guidelines to medium- to complex, enterprise-wide systems, and is reviewed for achievement of objectives and compliance with policy and practice. The role works with agency executive management, IT and division management, system users, agency personnel, consultants, vendors, contract staff, representatives from other agencies, IOT, and other individuals or groups involved in projects. The project manager monitors project progress and communicates it to management, and participates in cooperative and non-cooperative problem solving with the project team and others affected by project automation.

Requirements

At least 5 years of project management experience.
At least 2 years of experience managing large, complex, multi-year projects.
Advanced knowledge and experience with Microsoft Outlook, SharePoint, Word, Excel, Project, and Visio.
Intermediate knowledge of the Atlassian Tool Suite.
Intermediate knowledge of Salesforce technology.
Thorough knowledge and experience of PMBOK project management practices, including cost management, benefit analysis, risk management, resource management, and change control.
Thorough knowledge and experience of Agile project management and IT governance methodologies, tools, and approaches to successful project implementations.
Ability to lead, motivate, encourage, and influence others.
Ability to analyze issues, develop solutions, and solve project problems.
Ability to build and maintain relationships across business groups.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Must currently reside in Indiana.

Nice To Haves

Business knowledge of IV-D and Child Support Enforcement.
Experience in state government.
PMP certification.
Agile certifications.
Scrum Master certification.

Responsibilities

Manage medium to large projects.
Establish and maintain positive working relationships with CSB-IT staff, other county or agency staff, and contracted resources.
Create, review, and maintain project management plans, schedules, meeting agendas and minutes, risk and issue logs, and lessons learned.
Manage projects according to approved governance policies and procedures.
Use the Atlassian tool suite to track milestones, tasks, and deliverables against the baseline; address variances and report variances and corrective actions to the PMO Manager.
Schedule, prepare for, and facilitate project meetings.
Communicate project status to stakeholders and address or escalate issues in a timely manner.
Follow policies and standard operating procedures.
Maintain project artifacts according to the CSB document management strategy.
Support a team atmosphere that promotes productivity.
Support project portfolio maintenance as needed and update Governance Manual policies and procedures as assigned.
Work with the PMO Manager to establish performance expectations.
Monitor project progress and communicate progress to management.
Participate in problem solving with the project team and individuals affected by project automation.
Perform related duties as assigned.