Oracle EBS R12 ERP Project Manager position w/Manufacturing & Large Wholesale Warehouse Distribution exp. (Jasper, Indiana)
Location: Jasper, IN (between Evansville, IN and Louisville, KY in Southwest Indiana)
**very low cost of living
Full-time position – Paid relocation
You will be working on a large Oracle EBS R12 ERP Project implementation and will not ONLY work on the Oracle side –This individual needs deep project and management …not just Oracle experience.
The Project a reports to the PMO Director/Sr, PMO Manager and management is more of the project and the staff on that specific project. No direct full time reports.
Job Description
Position Summary
The role of the Project Manager is to plan, execute, and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan. The Project Manager will also define the project's objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle.
Accountabilities
- Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
- Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
- Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
- Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
- Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
- Track project milestones and deliverables.
- Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.
- Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.
- Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
- Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.
- Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
- Draft and submit budget proposals, and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary.
- Where required, negotiate with other department managers for the acquisition of required personnel from within the company.
- Determine and assess need for additional staff and/or consultants and make the appropriate recruitments if necessary during project cycle.
- Direct and manage project development from beginning to end.
- Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
- Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
- Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
- Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
- Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
- Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
- Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
- Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
Characteristics & Attributes
- Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products.
- Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies.
- Customer service skills an asset.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.
- Tenacious.
- Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Reacts to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently.
- Flexible during times of change.
- Ability to read communication styles of team members and contractors who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines.
- Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.
- Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments.
- Ability to defuse tension among project team, should it arise.
- Ability to bring project to successful completion through political sensitivity.
Organizational Relationship
Reports to Director of PMO
For full-time, regular employees, offers competitive compensation and benefits, including paid holidays and vacations, 401K, and medical/dental/vision insurance.
Please write back with your minimum annual salary (or range) and
the status of your eligibility to work in the United States?
** Where do you live NOW and is your location commutable to anywhere near the Midwest area (Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, etc.)
Also, write back with the following:
SUBMIT the number of years of experience /brief explanation of that specific experience in each of the following:
- Experience with IT project management
- Experience with project management software, including Microsoft Project
- Experience working in specific industries, specifically Manufacturing (which ones? How long?)
- PMI Certification (how long?)
- Experience as Project Manager
- Experience in a PMO (Project Management Office) capacity & how many years did you “own” the PMO?
- Experience working with Transformation/Change Management (give 2 examples)
- Experience with Process Improvement (give 2 examples)
- Experience with Metrics (give 2 examples)
- Experience as Project Manager of Large Initiatives (How large? How Long? Give 2 examples)
- Budgeting (largest budget managed by you and where)
- Previous experience with a Big 4 consulting firm (which ones? how long?)
- Six Sigma experience
- Methodologies (Agile SCRUM or others)
Please answer the questions above and send with your resume in MSWord “doc” format to: ruthiep@bellsouth.net
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