Sr. Project Engineer

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

¥ Maintain expertise and knowledge in various Project Management methodologies and toolsets

¥ Participate and lead the selection of business applications and implementation partners

¥ Understand the impact of technology on business needs and suggest practical technical solutions to business problems

¥ Execute all project control activities (issues, risks, change management, communication, etc.) and develop detailed project plans with the input from team members to identify key milestone dates

¥ Proactive risk and issues management. Includes the identification, assessment, and prioritization of all program risks combined with the discipline minimize, monitor, and control the probability and/or impact of the identified risk

¥ Timely escalation and mitigation of issues and risks to ensure program remains on track, on-time, on-budget, within defined scope

¥ Prepare and present project proposals, status updates, etc. to project team members, stakeholders and executive steering teams, sponsors and PM governance in alignment with PM methodology

¥ Direct the specification and development of systems integrations to ensure effective hand-offs between business applications across a global application footprint

¥ Direct the coordination of user training, including scheduling, training documentation preparation and user skills validation

¥ Build and influence team interaction and collaboration

¥ Proactively resolve conflict among team members and between teams

¥ Understand how issues affect each other and the outcome of projects

¥ Develop and execute testing, training, communication and cutover plans

¥ Ensure go-live readiness for deployment and build transition to support plans for post go-live handoff

¥ Perform detailed Business Analyst’s tasks when necessary such as requirements, specifications, test scripts, training materials, etc.

¥ Keep current with the changes and trends in technology and Project Management

¥ Maintain a working knowledge of the technical aspects of software development (applications, databases, hardware platforms, operating systems, networks, etc.) and systems hosting, including both internally hosted and cloud based solutions

¥ Effectively manage implementation partners and technology vendors to keep them focused on business requirements, user needs, scope and budget

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

¥ Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Finance or related discipline

¥ A minimum of 5-10 years demonstrated Project Management experience with focus on global ERP implementations in manufacturing and distribution enterprises, preferably in the consumer products and durable goods industry environment

¥ 7-10 years’ experience in a business analyst role, preferably in manufacturing or distribution processes

¥ Significant experience with global ERP applications

¥ Proven ability to manage projects with team size ranging from 10 to 20 members

¥ Strong verbal and written communication skills required with ability to influence at all levels of a global organization

¥ PMP certification preferred

¥ MS Project, MS Office, MS Visio experience required, SharePoint exposure a plus

Travel up to 50%, including Europe and China