Sr. Project Engineer

• 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
• Travel up to 50%, including Europe and China