Senior Project Manager (Technology/IT)
About The Position
This role is Homebased. Our vision is both simple and ambitious: to put our drinks on every table. We are the leading global independent beverage solutions provider. We serve a broad range of national and international retailers as well as Global, National and Emerging (GNE) brands. Our products are distributed worldwide from our production sites in Europe, North America, and Australia. Although our own branding may not appear on the labels of the beverages we produce, there is a good chance you are reading this while sipping one of our drinks. Our ambition is to continually improve and it’s what keeps us at the top of our game. We are solutions-based. We are innovative. We seek out new challenges and conquer them. This is our company ethos, but it’s our people’s too: Refresco is at the cutting edge of a fast-moving industry because we have passionate people pushing the boundaries of what’s best. Stop and think: how would YOU put our drinks on every table? The Senior Project Manager leads complex business and technology initiatives that support Refresco’s strategic objectives. This role is accountable for successful project delivery through effective planning, governance, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and execution oversight. Working closely with business sponsors, IT Business Partners, Organizational Change Management (OCM), technology teams, and external partners, the Senior Project Manager ensures projects are delivered in alignment with Refresco's Project Delivery Ways of Working while establishing the foundation for business value realization.
Requirements
- Proven success leading cross-functional teams in the delivery of complex projects.
- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, governance, and PMO practices.
- Expertise in planning, scheduling, risk management, issue management, and change control.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to influence without direct authority.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving that focuses on finding solutions.
- Experience working with IT Business Partners, OCM, vendors, and executive stakeholders.
- Highly organized and detail oriented.
- Adaptable to change.
- PMP certification.
- Bachelor's degree in a related field.
- 5-8 years of project or program management experience.
- Demonstrated success delivering enterprise technology or business transformation projects.
Nice To Haves
- 10+ years of project or program management experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead projects through all phases of Refresco's Project Delivery Ways of Working.
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, resource plans, RAID logs, status reporting, governance artifacts, and delivery forecasts.
- Manage project scope, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, and change requests.
- Coordinate and manage the delivery commitment of vendors, consultants, and implementation partners.
- Facilitate governance forums, steering committees, milestone reviews, and stakeholder meetings.
- Drive accountability across project teams, sponsors, vendors, and stakeholders.
- Partner with IT Business Partners during intake, initiation, and delivery.
- Partner with OCM to assess stakeholder impacts and support readiness, communications, training, and adoption activities.
- Maintain visibility into project performance and proactively communicate significant budget variances, delivery risks, and resource constraints to project sponsors and leadership.
- Define project success criteria, expected benefits, business outcome measures, and exit criteria.
- Establish the framework and ownership required to support post-implementation value realization.
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life and AD&D Insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
- Short-term disability and long-term disability
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Benefits
- 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
- 12 Paid Holidays
- 10 Vacation Days and 5 Paid (Sick) Time Off Days
- Well-being Benefit
- Discount and Total Reward Programs
- Eligibility for performance-based bonuses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
