Supply Chain - Project Manager
About The Position
This role is responsible for leading and managing project teams, including developers, QA, and business partners. The Project Manager will develop and execute resource and project plans, track task progress, and ensure adherence to IT Project Management Methodology. This includes managing project budgets, purchase orders, and invoices, as well as creating and approving Project Charters, managing scope, and handling change requests. The role also involves identifying, mitigating, escalating, and communicating issues and risks. Collaboration with Business Analysts for user discovery sessions and project team meetings is key, as is identifying and presenting innovative solutions to improve processes and operational efficiency. The Project Manager will work with leaders and architects to determine technical solutions and oversee the quality assurance process to ensure business requirements and IT standards are met. Additionally, the role includes overseeing the development of change management strategies, including training documentation and classes.
Requirements
- 7+ years experience as a Project Manager
- Experience with managing projects for WMS implementation, preferrably Manhattan WMS (WMi, WMOS, MAWM)
- Strong project management skills, ability to lead small projects and initiatives or requirements/process/testing aspects of larger projects with minimal oversight
- Ability to lead business and IT associates with strong interpersonal skills, including collaboration, facilitation, leadership, and negotiation skills
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills to facilitate communications between and among highly experienced business and IT associates
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to breakdown and effectively communicate complex business and technical processes, problems, and issues
- Excellent planning and organizational skills; capable of multi-tasking across several projects
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the project team (developers, QA, business partners)
- Develop and execute resource and project plans, staff the project team accordingly, and track the progress of tasks and milestones
- Ensure adherence to IT Project Management Methodology
- Manage the project budget, purchase orders and invoices
- Create and gain approval of the Project Charter; manage project scope and change requests
- Identify, mitigate, escalate and communicate issues and risk
- Partner with the Business Analyst to coordinate and/or lead user discovery sessions and project team meetings to gather and organize project business requirements and use cases on assigned projects
- Identify and present innovative solutions to improve cross-functional processes and operational efficiency
- Work with project leaders and architects to determine the right technical solutions that meet the business requirements
- Work closely with the quality assurance team to make certain the correct testing methodology/tools/reporting is used, focusing on requirements and user test methodology to ensure fulfillment of business requirements and IT quality, architectural, and security standards
- Oversee the development of change management strategy, including training documentation and classes, if needed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
