IT Project Maanger (Logistics, Supply chain)

Job Responsibilities & Duties

• Manage customer expectations and reports project status
• Manage stakeholders’ expectations and communicate deliverables clearly.
• Build a strong working relationship with the key managers in the IT services organization to ensure effective supply of resources are available and provide appropriate forecasting indicators.
• Build a strong working relationship with account management/service management in the IT services organization
• Ensure that service provider organizations deliver all required services according to agreed processes and procedures
• Responsible for the overall success of one or more projects
• Obtains feedback at critical milestones and at project completion to ensure that project efforts meet customer expectations for contracted time, cost, and performance
• Develops detailed project plans, project schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports; tracks key project milestones and adjusts project plans and/or resources to meet needs of customers throughout the project lifecycle
• Communicates major milestones and identifies potential project risks; conducts regular status meetings to review project activities
• Manages changing scope (i.e., change management) and project acceptance criteria
• Utilize project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high-quality standards, and meet customer expectations
• Translates project requirements into project objectives and tasks
• Responsible for managing P&L and reporting progress of the project on an ongoing basis
• Ensure development of a comprehensive project training plan for assigned team members in agreement with functional management
• Manage the allocation of appropriate resources and commitment of staff to the achievement of the project objectives and targets
• Identifies opportunities for cross-discipline participation and contacts appropriate personnel
• Provide project leadership to project teams and provide constructive feedback to teams as it pertains to project performance
• Establish reporting structures inside the project team
• Define and communicate the roles of project team members
• Evaluate and review performance of project team members

Expected years of experience (Minimum)

3-7 Years of Project Management experience and experienced in Logistics/SPL Business processes and associated IT systems for global, large, complex, systems integration projects.