IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager

Location: Irvine, CA, US, 92618 Employment Type: Salaried Work Arrangement: Hybrid Position Summary: The Staff Project Manager is responsible for leading and coordinating complex, cross-functional projects that impact technology systems and business operations. Ensures the successful execution of projects by managing scope, schedules, budgets, resources, and risks while delivering measurable results aligned with company goals. The Staff Project Manager works collaboratively with internal stakeholders, external vendors, and IT teams, balancing company needs with IT capabilities to achieve efficient and effective outcomes. This role is critical in ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality projects that enhance company operations and strategic initiatives. The successful candidate will partner closely with senior leadership and department heads while demonstrating project ownership through implementation and post-go-live support.

Major Duties and Responsibilities: Manages and oversees the execution of simultaneous technology, business, Facility and IT projects from initiation to closure, ensuring adherence to scope, budget, and schedule. Develop and manage project plans, schedules, resources, and budgets for IT initiatives. Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders. Monitor project progress, milestones, and risks to ensure successful delivery. Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure clear communication and alignment of project objectives. Conducts regular project status meetings and provides routine updates to stakeholders and senior leadership, highlighting key milestones, issues, risks, and achievements. Ensure adherence to VF PMO policies and best practices. Coordinate vendor selection and evaluation processes, including demos, comparisons, and implementation timelines. Oversee project financials, ensuring visibility into budgeting, forecasting, and performance against plan. Manage vendors and hold them accountable for their delivery activities. Capture lessons learned, promote continuous improvement, and obtain final project approvals. Facilitate change requests to ensure approval and alignment on the impacts of change on scope, schedule and budget. Coordinate resources across multiple teams, including IT, business units, and external vendors and contractors, to ensure optimal utilization and project success. Prepare and deliver executive-level presentations to communicate project progress, outcomes, and strategic recommendations. Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Education and Experience: A minimum of seven (7) years' experience managing enterprise technology projects, initiatives and implementations. Experience in Manufacturing, Plant Operations, Commercial Products, Supply Chain a plus. Technical experience with Oracle Fusion, JDE, MuleSoft and Snowflake a plus. PMI or other project management experience and certifications are a plus. Proficiency in computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Project, ServiceNow or similar planning tool. Bachelor's degree preferred, advanced degree highly desirable. Knowledge and Skills: General understanding of information technology environments including infrastructure, systems and application software is highly desirable Solid understanding of software development practices, methodologies, tools, and quality processes. Ability to maintain quality standards while working in a high-volume, fast-paced environment Excellent written and verbal communication skills at a C Suite level Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills Collaboration with stakeholders to understand business needs, processes, and data sources. Able to identify and coordinate cross-project dependencies.

Why Join Us: Ventura Foods innovates and manufactures food solutions for foodservice and retail businesses. We make exclusive products for the world's most iconic restaurants and retailers, we provide ready-to-go product solutions for professional kitchens, and we make consumer brands everyone knows and loves. When you work for Ventura Foods, you get a strong foundation of training, a manager who cares about you and celebrates your success, a safe environment, and challenging work. As part of our team, your future is limited only by how much you're willing to push yourself to get there. We invest in your growth because you invest in ours. Ventura Foods offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits: Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met) Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays Employee Appreciation Events and Employee Assistance Programs Salary Base Range of $122,297.00 - $159,871.95* Annual bonus (based on the incentive program terms and conditions) *The "base salary range" provided above is a good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position in the specified markets. Ventura Foods reserves the right to pay outside of the given range based on a variety of factors including but not limited to: candidate skills and experience, complexity of the job, budgetary factors, and location/geography. Ventura Foods conducts regular reviews of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time. Diversity & Inclusion: Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive environment in which all employees are treated with respect is evident in our company culture and values. We believe that fostering an environment of inclusion and a focus on diversity across our organization is vital to attracting top talent, driving innovation, and meeting the high expectations of our customers in a rapidly evolving global marketplace. Ventura Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.