IT Project Manager

At our Company, we grow People, Brands, and Businesses! The IT Project Manager, with expertise and creativity, is responsible for managing both technical and business objectives. This position oversees IT department projects to track status and resource allocation, and ensure they are completed on time and within budget.

Take this opportunity to join North America’s leading business solutions provider and build your career working with amazing people in a growing industry! Apply today!

What we offer:

• Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life)
• 401(k) with company match
• Training and Career Development
• Generous Paid Time-Off 

Responsibilities:

• Manage software/hardware development projects to ensure quality, on time, within budget delivery from requirement definition through testing, rollout, and support.
• Perform project planning and sizing activities, identify resource requirements, and oversee a team capable of producing specified deliverables.
• Perform work breakdown and task identification, assign tasks to project resources, track progress on assigned tasks, and manage the assembly of completed tasks into coherent deliverables.
• Create and maintain an information technology project plan that communicates tasks, milestone dates, status, and resource allocation.
• Identify and communicate major milestones and risks to achieving those milestones in a positive manner. 
• Partner with Executive Stakeholders to build consensus.
• Perform technical liaison functions to all clients/customers.
• Coordinate delivery of development (beta) and production releases that meet quality assurance standards.
• Assist technical team in design and development tasks.
• Assist test team in creating test plans and testing efforts.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience in project management; software/hardware development projects preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in managing complex projects in a project manager lead role.
• PMI Certification is preferable.
• Experience using project management tools.
• Experience using project management methodologies and management of a full project lifecycle.
• Experience developing useful project metrics and applying those metrics.
• Experience capturing and documenting requirements.
• Experience with multi-vendor negotiation/management skill

Job Will Remain Open Until Filled

The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Job Duty

• Project Management
• Manage software/hardware development projects to ensure quality, on time, within budget delivery from requirement definition through testing, rollout, and support
• Perform project planning and sizing activities, identify resource requirements, and oversee a team capable of producing specified deliverables
• Perform work breakdown and task identification, assign tasks to project resources, track progress on assigned tasks, and manage the assembly of completed tasks into coherent deliverables
• Create and maintain an information technology project plan that communicates tasks, milestone dates, status, and resource allocation
• Identify and communicate major milestones and risks to achieving those milestones in a positive manner
• Partner with Executive Stakeholders to build consensus
• Perform technical liaison functions to all clients/customers
• Coordinate delivery of development (beta) and production releases that meet quality assurance standards
• Assist technical team in design and development tasks 
• Assist test team in creating test plans and testing efforts

Supervisory Responsibilities

Direct Reports

- This position does not have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports

Indirect Reports

- Does not have direct reports, but may delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports

Travel and/or Driving Requirements

- Travel and Driving are not essential duties or functions of this job 

Minimum Qualifications

The following are the minimum job-related qualifications which an individual needs in order to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job

Education Level: (Required)      Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience                    

Field of Study/Area of Experience:  Business, Management Information Systems, Computer Science or related field

- 3-5 years of experience in project management; software/hardware development projects preferred

- 5+ years of experience in managing complex projects in a project manager lead role

- PMI Certification is preferable

- Experience using project management tools

- Experience using project management methodologies and management of a full project lifecycle

- Experience developing useful project metrics and applying those metrics

- Experience capturing, documenting requirements

- Experience with multi-vendor negotiation/management skills

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Excellent written communication and verbal communication skills
• Well-organized, detail-oriented, and able to handle a fast-paced work environment
• Track record of building and maintaining customer/client relationships
• Demonstrated ability to provide cross-functional leadership
• Good interpersonal skills
• Skill in supervising to include delegating responsibility, training and evaluating performance
• Strong computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and web-browsers

Environmental & Physical Requirements

Office / Sedentary Requirements

Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job.  Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear the telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may also require the ability to lift up to 10 pounds.

Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one’s supervisor or other manager related to the position/department. This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. The Company reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job position or assign additional job responsibilities, subject to applicable law. The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.

Any estimate, schedule, or guideline provided to associates in this job description or elsewhere in connection with their jobs is only intended to help describe job duties and for planning purposes. Regardless of any such estimate, schedule, or guideline, associates must always record all time worked for our company (which includes but is not limited to on-site work time in an assigned store, office, or other work location; required waiting time; administrative time; and work-related travel time).

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of associates so classified.

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, or any other category protected by law. As part of this commitment, the Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable an applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.