IT Project Manager

Job Title:

IT Project Manager

Location:

Duluth, GA

PM experience with various distribution systems and platforms (Web, ERP, Warehouse Management, Transportation Management, Final Mile Delivery, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Master the end-to-end business process cycles (OTC, PTP, WM, TM, POD, etc.)
• Become fluent with the entire IT landscape (core systems, secondary systems, interfaces, etc.)
• Review business requirements and understand business rationale and the end goal
• Compare multiple vendor solutions against the business requirements and prepare analysis
• Present analysis to executive leadership and deliver recommendations for decision making
• Build detailed budgets and manage project expenses within the approved limits
• Develop project timelines, meet the defined milestones, and ensure on time deliveries
• Identify resource requirements and manage the assets bandwidth
• Deliver weekly status reporting for each project and report to project stakeholders
• Mitigate risks and provide alternative solutions and/or workarounds when needed
• Manage the communication and training requirements for project deployments
• Build and oversee the execution of comprehensive cutover plans during Go Lives
• Manage post Go Live Hypercare and expedite resolution during production outages
• Assist the Business Analysts (BAs) in delivering change requests
• Improve the change request process to increase the delivery capacity
• Provide project management training, tools, and materials to BAs to assist with enterprise initiatives

• Experience with various distribution systems and platforms (Web, ERP, Warehouse Management, Transportation Management, Final Mile Delivery, etc.)
• Fluent in distribution practices and processes, both upstream (Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Invoicing, etc.) and downstream (Receiving, Selection, Inventory Control, etc.)
• 3 years of proven experience managing IT projects
• Interpersonal skills that nurture the development of relationships, teamwork, and cross-functional collaboration
• Outstanding communication skills with ability to articulate the explanation of complex systems and processes
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills with a desire for accuracy and data integrity
• Excellent time management with capability of multi-tasking competing priorities at times
• Dynamic and agile with ability to quickly shift focus and attention based on the severity of the situation at hand
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Information Systems, Supply Chain, Operations Management, etc.)
• MBA preferred
• PMP Certification Preferred