Project Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Montgomery, AL

Duration: - 18+ months

Position Description

• Establish and maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and analyze data to assess performance and implement improvements for ERP system
• Thorough understanding of the ERP system to meet productivity standards and drive continuous improvement
• Use data from ERP system to evaluate performance and quality and to plan improvements
• Manage schedules and assignments of project members within a matrix structure.
• Allocates work and resources in a manner which best achieves project objectives, a focus on detail while minimizing impact on existing applications and business.
• Controls project documentation quality, ensuring project meets all requirements and standards.
• Responsible for the day-to-day assignments of staff, and the follow-up of their work performance. Manages the daily activities to resolve problems and change management issues.
• Maintains ERP system availability, prepares metrics to evaluate systems performance, and works with IT groups and users to ensure that service objectives are met.
• Responsible for tracking ERP project milestones and adjusting resources to meet the needs of customers.
• Responsible for overall coordination, status reporting and stability of project oriented work efforts.
• Plans and manages the support of new technologies, ERP performance and reliability.
• Establishes and implements project management processes and methodologies for the IT community to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high quality standards and meet customer expectations.
• Responsible for assembling project plans and teamwork assignments, directing and monitoring work efforts on a daily basis, identifying resource needs, performing quality review; and escalating functional, quality, timeline issues appropriately.
• Responsible for tracking key project milestones and adjusting project plans and/or resources to meet the needs of customers.
• Coordinates communication with all areas of the enterprise that impacts the scope, budget, risk and resources of the work effort being managed.
• Assists Program Manager(s) in partnering with senior management of the business community to identify and prioritize opportunities for utilizing IT to achieve the goals of the enterprise.

Qualifications

Skills Required

• Ability to analyze complex situations and to make sound decisions based on various combinations of partial information, personal knowledge and acceptable levels of risk
• Ability to take initiative in a constantly-changing work environment and adopt a do-what-it-takes mindset
• Leadership, facilitation and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with a cross-functional team dynamic.
• Excellent Organizational Skills, Prioritization, & Communication
• Strong Business Acumen with the ability to work with people from diverse functional backgrounds • Proven track record of project delivery
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
• Organization, communication, conflict resolution, negotiation and time management skills

Additional Information

I would love to talk to you if you think this position suits your interest.
If you are looking for rewarding employment and a company that puts its employees first, we would like to work with you. We also offer group health insurance.

NOTE: “Candidates that are offered a position are required to pass pre-employment drug and background screening”