Project Manager:
The Project Manager will lead cross-functional planning and overseeing projects, programs, and process improvement. This role will report to Enterprise Planning, but support all client departments.
Essential Functions:
- Project and product plan development, maintenance, reporting and escalation
- Ensure that projects are delivered on-time
- Perform risk management to minimize project risks
- Provide visibility and solutions to challenges
- Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project execution
- Track and measure departmental efficiency
- Delegate project tasks
- Manage contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables
- Use and continually develop Project Management and leadership skills throughout the company
Competencies:
- Proven ability to solve problems creatively
- Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices
- Experience seeing projects from initiation through rollout
- Excellent analytical skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to complete projects according to outlined scope and timeline
Preferred Education and Experience:
- Bachelors or Associate degree in related field
- PMP certification preferred
- Prior Project Management experience of one year or more
- Prior experience with inventory systems, GP Software (Great Plains), Microsoft Suite
- Experience in a consumer-packaged goods environment