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- Leading Manufacturer client is looking for a talented Project Manager with key strengths in facilitating ERP projects in a large manufacturing setup with fluctuating deadlines and fast-paced environments, possess topnotch adaptive project managerial skills to absorb the companies’ culture to achieve their objectives.
- Our client is looking for a strong PM who can manage and lead the Manufacturing vertical for IT projects. This role will be 70% Project Management and 30% ERP Projects. NOT looking for an SAP SME or expert. The need is for is a very strong PM with Manufacturing experience that has managed at least 2 SAP projects. Must know how to speak the SAP language to effectively manage and drive the projects.
- This is a hands-on position to support our client’s national manufacturing locations with heavy emphasis on coordination of manufacturing stream, tracking required with understanding processes, include scoping of projects, alignment with business sponsors and key stakeholders, project execution, and communication of status and risks.
- Manage the scope, project plans and budgets related to the Manufacturing projects.
- Manage the customer interface, site visits and business requirement gathering sessions.
- Ensure processes are followed and relevant standards are continuously adhered to.
- Full responsibility for the build and deployment of the supporting IT infrastructure and facility projects
- Continuously deliver status and communications on all project phases
- Develop and maintain work plans that consider strategic goals, priorities, milestones, time estimates, task sequencing and critical paths while at the same time determining what tasks can be performed concurrently.
- Ensures the timely and quality development of all deliverables for projects.
- Must be able to thoroughly assess projects eliminating or minimizing scope creep.
- Create a consistent methodology to track and maintain future enhancements as additional requirements are added unexpectedly to a project.
- Accomplishes information technology staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
- Maintains organization's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies.
- Completes projects by coordinating resources and timetables with user departments.
- Verifies application results by conducting system audits of technologies implemented.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Computer Science or Engineering at an accredited university.
- 5+ years’ experience in SAP manufacturing systems with proven process improvement proficiency in lieu of Bachelor’s Degree.
- 5-10 years of direct project management experience.
- PMI Certification and/or Six Sigma training is required.
- At least 2 years of functional SAP experience PP (Production Planning) and MM (Materials Management) and integrating different departments involved in production and manufacturing.
- Experience with MES systems implementation (preferred)
- Industry: Experience with a manufacturing/supply chain domain (preferred).
- Have a strong knowledge of IT products and services and educated and experienced in industry best practices specific to project management, PMI’s standards (preferred).
- Testing Models: Waterfall methodologies of project execution (required).
- ERP: Exposure to working on ERP/Cloud enabled environments (preferred).
- Experience managing projects executed with major IT consulting companies/vendors (preferred).
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
- Experience in strategic planning and execution. Strong leadership, management, and negotiation skills. Proven ability to be effective in a mission-driven environment.
- Able to document complex requirements in a uniform and logical format that is easily understood by both business and technical groups.
- Strong familiarity with project management software, such as Microsoft Project Server, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio.
- Experience with cloud services (e.g., Microsoft Azure) is a plus
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