Project Manager

Manifest Solutions is currently seeking a Project Manager for an onsite position in Valparaiso, IN.

• Defines project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
• Develops and manages cross-functional IT projects, application implementation, and infrastructure initiatives
• Works with business groups to create and manage project priorities and clearly communicate these priorities to technology partners.
• Ability to create and manage a two-year technology project road map with high level delivery milestones to manage stakeholder expectations.
• Works with technology partners to ensure projects are delivered on time
• Proactively manages changes in project scope, identifies issues, and devises contingency plans
• Identifies and resolves issues and conflicts within the project team
• Ensures that work is carried out to a high standard and complies with the PMO guidelines
• Identifies and manages project dependencies and critical path
• Estimates, Plans, schedules, and tracks project timelines, milestones, financials and deliverables using appropriate tools
• Develops clear and concise documentation to identify processes, problems, and action plans as well as design attractive and simple sketches, charts, diagrams, and other illustrative material to facilitate communication of complicated topics
• Provides frequent on-site monitoring and enforcement of schedules, milestones, and vendor accountability
• Facilitates collaboration across multiple functions, departments, and levels and serves as a role model for teamwork
• Maximizes availability of all IT equipment and infrastructure through continuous improvement and continuously looks to improve efficiencies and cost reductions accordingly
• Liaises and negotiates with contractors and external suppliers to clearly communicate technical issues, and seeks economies of scale
• Improves quality results by implementing unit, system and integration testing cycles
• Proactively identifies and communicates risks to project development and schedule
• Monitors and drives resolution of issues
• Adheres to Governance, PM methods, and tools/templates as appropriate

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field
• 5+ years of experience leading medium to large projects from initiation to delivery
• Extensive knowledge and use of project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, hybrid) and techniques
• Proven ability to define scope and purpose while working with stakeholders to establish realistic expectations
• Experienced in identifying and overcoming ambiguous scope and objectives, resource constraints, and skill limitations
• Expertise to create detailed project plans outlining objectives, timelines, deliverables, milestones and resource allocation plans
• Proficient at creating and maintaining integrated project plans, work break down structures
• In-depth knowledge of project planning tools (Microsoft Project, Jira, Asana, Trello, etc.)
• Ability to translate leadership's project vision into actionable plans and compel teams forward
• Capable of assembling skilled teams and assign roles based on member strengths
• Competent to challenge the status quo and underperformance to raise standards and strengthen performance
• Practiced in facilitating decision-making discussions and ensure alignment across all stakeholders
• Proficient at applying governance to manage risk, dependencies, changes and financial control
• Conduct regular risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies proactively
• Ensure deliverables meet quality standards and client expectations
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation with formality and accuracy
• Maintain project performance and value outcome-oriented metrics
• Generate status reports and coordinate communication channels across departments
• Ability to make effective presentations and communicate technical concepts to non-technical clients
• Understanding of IT Enterprise technologies
• 10+ years of overall work experience
• Experience with business process development/improvement and organizational change management
• Strong planning, organizational, and leadership skills
• Highly organized, efficient and skilled at prioritization
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to build strong relationships with business units and technology partners
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven experience successfully leading complex supply chain and warehouse transformation projects to optimize supply chain performance and efficiency
• Proven experience with warehouse master data normalization, data remediation, and establishment of material naming conventions and data standards.
• Demonstrated success implementing barcoding and warehouse technology solutions, including integration with ERP and inventory management systems.
• Strong understanding of supply chain and warehouse operations, inventory management processes, and material flow optimization.
• Experience with inventory forecasting, demand planning, and inventory health analysis to support service level and inventory reduction objectives.
• Knowledge of obsolete and excess material management strategies, including disposition planning, inventory rationalization, and data-driven inventory optimization.
• Expertise in warehouse data standards, including Bills of Material (BOMs), compatible units, material master governance, and catalog standardization.
• PMP certification
• Experience in the utilities industry
• Agile process experience for application implementation
• Supervisory experience