Project Manager

Overview:

This role will manage projects and smaller bodies of work that are cross functional between the Digital Technology Order to Cash, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Finance areas.

Key Responsibilities

- Working cross functionally with business, technology, customer, and 3rd party vendor teams while delivering quality results

- Oversees the build and delivery of the business application through the Development team and ensures successful handover to Support teams

- Maintains a thorough understanding of the relevant business area to aid in the development of accurate and concise functional requirements

- Applies technical and functional knowledge to manage teams that design solutions which are in line with technical architecture, database design and performance requirements

- Analyses the business and systems impact of the solution and plans the detailed tasks required to achieve delivery of the fully tested solution.

- Coordinates internal and 3rd party resources during development, implementation, and nurturing phases.

- Manage team during the build and implementation phases, while carrying out activities to configure software packages and/or manage technical resources or vendors

- Ensure solutions are quality and functionally tested, with supporting project documentation which meet functional and technical requirements.

- Manages 3rd parties to ensure delivery per Service Level Agreements (SLA's) and recommends improved ways of working.

- Utilizes the Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool for planning resources, project milestones, risks, and financials.

- Engages Business Partnership Senior Managers & Managers, and business unit Directors and Senior Managers to ensure successful project deployment and benefits achievement.

Required

• 5+ year's experience of varied project type, scope and duration

• Strong communication skills both written and verbal

• Process oriented and results driven

• Understanding of highly integrated digital platforms

• Knowledge in Supply Chain and Logistics Integrations (EDI, API)

• Order Management System experience

• Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous delivery

• Clear understanding of Agile Methodology

• Experience SaaS platforms

• Knowledge of Change Management Practices

• High level of Stakeholder Management skills

• Experience creating and managing project plans, document repositories, risk register, and other PM artifacts

Highly Desirable

• Experience working CPG company

• Knowledge and experience in Supply Chain and Logistics standards and best practices

• Experience working in the pet food and/or health industry

• Product management and life cycle experience preferred

• Experience with projects including systems integration

• Service provider and/or solutions consulting experience desired

• Experience logging defects/tickets in a ticketing system such as JIRA

Skills:

Project Management