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Project Manager, IT Project Manager
Job in
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60607, USA
Listed on 2026-02-07
Listing for:
Synectics Inc
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-07
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
IT Project Manager -
Management
IT Project Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- We are implementing a global Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process designed to strengthen cross-functional alignment, enhance business resiliency, and improve business performance across its Global Markets.
- Following the successful design of the S&OP framework, the build out of its supporting digital capabilities, and early adoption in initial pilot markets, the organization is now well underway with a critical phase of global deployment and continuous enhancement.
- To support this effort, we are seeking a Project Manager who will provide professional project management leadership for the rollout and evolution of the S&OP process and its associated digital solution.
- The Project Manager needs to manage the overall project plan and day-to-day work streams such as the sub-teams that roll out the business process and the associated digital / technology solutions to our markets.
- The Project Manager also optimizes the deployment methodology and coordinates the respective Change Management activities.
- Project Delivery & Governance:
- Build and maintain integrated project plans (scope, schedule, dependencies, change control) for multi region S&OP deployments, update status and decision logs.
- Drive and hold the project team to account for delivering against the plan.
- Facilitate governance routines (core team meetings, Steer Co preps, risk reviews), escalating issues with clear options/impacts and owners.
- Identify and engage stakeholders actively per project as required.
- Leverage lessons learned to optimize deployment methodology.
- Cross
-Functional Coordination:- Orchestrate work streams spanning Global/Local Supply Chain, Technology, Business Insights, Marketing, Finance, Supplier's, consultants, and project managers for related work streams.
- Coordinate with SME's to align dependencies across process, data, and technology (e.g., planning systems, data pipelines, and integrations).
- Risk & Issue Management:
- Maintain a structured RAID log; quantify schedule/benefit impact; drive mitigation with accountable owners.
- Identify critical path and proactively "unblock" dependencies across teams and vendors.
- Reporting & Insights:
- Publish executive ready dashboards and narratives (milestones, progress, risks, benefits) with data driven recommendations.
- Provide ongoing status reporting for projects, ensuring a consistently high standard of reporting, on time, in full, highlighting exceptions for Management attention.
- Change Management:
- Coordinate and support change management activities with the program's CM lead as needed: stakeholder mapping, comms cadences, training plans, role based enablement, and super user networks.
- Bachelor's degree required
- PMP/Prince2 or Agile certification a plus.
- Great Organizational skills.
- Ability to build effective relationships.
- Ability to hold teams and individuals to account;
Experienced in dealing with conflict. - Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations.
- Self-motivated; works with a sense of urgency; bias for action approach.
- 6
-10+ years of project management experience in large, cross functional initiatives; global deployment experience strongly preferred. - Flexibility for early/late calls across time zones.
- Experience with Technology deployment is preferred.
- Demonstrated success leading without direct authority, coordinating SME's, facilitating decisions among senior stakeholders, and driving accountability across regions.
- Proficiency with PM tools and collaboration suites (e.g., MS Project/Smartsheet).
- Technically competent with MS Office tools (e.g., PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams)
- Excellent communication: concise executive updates, meeting facilitation, and clear written documentation.
- Hands on experience supporting S&OP/IBP or adjacent planning processes (demand, supply, inventory, scenario planning) is a plus.
Healthcare Insurance:
Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.
Dental Insurance:
Synectics offers…
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