Supply Chain Project Manager

Vacancy expired!

Project Manager

Central Ohio

6-Month Contract to Hire

Company will not sponsor or transfer visas This role is responsible for understanding and applying the IT project management process and framework to IT project activities in order to meet or exceed the needs and expectations of all project stakeholders – including the customer. This includes the management of critical project components including project integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resource, communications, risk, and procurement through all phases of the systems life cycle. This role is also responsible for mentoring and developing IT Implementation Analysts. These IT Projects generally involve the implementation of third party Supply Chain application packages such as Warehouse Management Systems and/or Transportation Management Systems.This role provides leadership to the Supply Chain business as it relates to IT Project Management

Must Have: WMS Implementation project leadership experience, JDA WMS (Red Prairie) or Manhattan WMS

, Big Plus: Supply Chain, 3PL/3rd Party Logistics

Project Planning / Administration / DeliveryOversee the development of project and resource plans and validate that all significant plans are optimized with regards to schedule and personnel. Communicate commitment dates to project stakeholders.Project Scope management: develops and maintains project documentation, which includes creating the project charter, project schedule and major milestones, and issues list, establishing work plan, budget, roles/responsibilities and key deliverables.Identifies and obtains commitments from required resources and works with project team through completion of project by sustaining cohesiveness and continual progress to the project work processes.Facilitates the execution of the project in its agreed-upon scope/time/cost baseline and reports variances/deviations.Assists in executing formal reviews on project status and team performance.Promotes client involvement and assures project meets customer requirements. • Monitors projects’ cost compared to budget.Uses consistent reporting methods to create and maintain a real time picture of resource utilization and project status.Risk Management: Identifies and quantifies the project risk. Develops contingency plan.

Pursuit – (Cost Model Generation)Assists in development of Business Unit IT team’s response to customer RFP / RFI / RFQ’s for business opportunities; speak to departmental capabilities to meet proposed schedules and start-up timelines; act as a Business Unit IT representative.

FinancialProvide project budget/financial management for all projects. Deliver projects on-time and on-budget. Implement effective project change management progress so scope changes are understood and accounted for in project financial reports. Assist operations team in understanding and transition of ongoing IT expenses into operational budget.

People ManagementConduct formal performance appraisals (at least twice annually) for assigned resources.Assist team members in drafting and executing personal development plan. Train and develop assigned members of the implementation analyst team.

GeneralRequires minimal supervision from a more senior manager; accepts responsibility for project success; effective ability to assist others in the completion of assignments through knowledge sharing, effective ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously; effective knowledge of DHL Supply Chain’s business applications and business processes including both third party and in-house developed applications.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Management Information Systems or related field. Master’s degree desirable
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in an IT environment, preferably in a project leadership or application development role – large company experience preferred.
• Minimum 3 years in an IT project management role. Direct and successful accountability for project budgets and time-lines. Experience of system design, development, or integration projects (packaged and custom solutions)
• Experience in the use of project management/planning software.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification a plus
• Experience in Logistics / Supply Chain industry highly desirable. WMS (Warehouse Management System), RedPrairie/JDA, Manhattan
• Ability to work well with all levels of management
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks
• Detail oriented, committed to deadlines and have solid verbal and written communication skills
• Travel requirement: 35 – 50%

Vacancy expired!