Online ApplicationLocated in sunny coastal North Carolina, this position offers the opportunity to coordinate the implementation of several high-profile, enterprise-wide initiatives with significant impact to the company. The primary focus of this position is project management for global enterprise IT Projects. Responsibilities include the implementation of business technology and processes spanning multiple internal stakeholder groups. Other key responsibilities include updating and monitoring project status, project budgets, schedules, and ensuring accountability. The Project Manager serves as the project owner and is ultimately responsible for the successful delivery and execution of every campaign. Candidate must be able to see the big-picture, identify strategic opportunities and best practices while managing details and effectively communicating and managing expectations.
The ideal candidate will combine an intense will to succeed with the ability to manage multiple responsibilities under tight deadlines, the ability to work both independently and as part of a team, and with sharp attention to detail.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
*Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or other related field
*MBA preferred
*PMP certified preferred
*Microsoft Project experience preferred
*ERP implementation/management experience strongly preferred
*Lawson ERP implementation/management experience is a plus
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- At least 8 years of work experience as a Project Manager, managing multiple large, complex global projects with great impact on the enterprise
- Strong background managing Web Applications and Technology teams
- Knowledge of SOX compliance principles and guidelines
- Performs impact and cost-benefit (ROI) analysis to help discover, define, and document written business specifications for business initiatives and systems enhancements that have multi-departmental scope and impact, as well as leads development projects pertaining to Operations
- Experience reviewing detailed functional specifications, for use by both technical and non-technical readers that describe business transaction functionality, end-user interfaces, data integration, business-rule processing logic and data communication
- Excels at delivering projects on time and within budget, delivering a quality product that consistently exceeds customer expectations
- Excels at analyzing business unit technology needs, dissecting the most complex problems and suggesting process oriented solutions
- Serves as SME in all aspects of project management methodology and tools, as well as resource management practices and change management techniques
-Mentors and guides the development of staff in both technical and professional skills
-Provides timely, accurate, and consistent feedback to all stakeholders
- Experience managing an interdisciplinary team using a systems development life-cycle approach to performing root-cause and impact analysis (size, scope, ROI), writing business plan proposals and requirements documentation, quality assessment plans, including user acceptability testing, implementation and post-implementation plans, and reporting
- Excellent ability to track and monitor project execution, regularly updating project plans and status reports and communicating to stakeholders and sponsors
-Proactively identifies issues or risks associated with a project, escalating them and implementing successful mitigation strategies in a timely fashion
- Ability to influence, motivate, and lead stake holders from various business units to meet agreement
-Leads interdepartmental or interdivisional operational project initiatives
-Serves as initial point of escalation for all project management issues
-Assists senior level management in coordinating business area activities and balancing workload
-May develop and implement new proposals on cutting-edge process improvements and technology initiatives