Project Manager

Position Summary:

Parker is looking for a project manager to manage the business transformation from legacy systems to Enterprise system standards. The ideal candidate should have experience in an operations or supply chain environment with extensive project management experience. This individual should be highly motivated with excellent planning, coordination, and communication skills, and should enjoy working in a fast pace and high visibility environment.

Essential Functions:

• Coordinate with project managers, developers, and other stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope
• Lead, coordinate, and actively participate in critical project phases, including Planning, Requirement, Design, Development, and Deployment
• Leads the development and implementation of solutions that address new business requirements, risk management and producing standardized documentation
• Establishes methods to monitor and improve performance of systems and processes; Identifies deficiencies in IT systems/processes and recommends solutions / areas for improvement
• Work with multiple functional areas and functions within the project to facilitate project tracking and reporting
• Understands business impact; Create and communicate decisions impacting the wider business, effectively managing customer expectations
• Has a broad understanding of strategy across all functions and can assess impact on own area
• Foster a strong, positive relationship with key project stakeholders
• Guide and train team members in functional business skills & processes

Qualifications:

• Proficient in project planning tools such as Microsoft Project, SmartSheet and/or Azure DevOps
• Ability to assist in the communication of status in a proficient manner that articulates true status of the workstream
• Experience in working with multiple, large, cross-functional teams or projects, and coordinating with management and stakeholders
• Understanding of the importance of follow up and documentation of results
• Trusted advisor to the project team
• Ability to drive abstract and complex project tasks in a way that the assists the project
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as interpersonal skills, as this is a highly visible role in the project
• Extremely comfortable in a fast-paced environment that requires excellent time-management with the ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively
• Able to maintain poise and composure under pressure in relatively ambiguous and complex situations
• Independent thinking with keen problem-solving skills, ability to adapt to changing schedules, and multiple work plans
• Ability to multi-task, establish priorities, and meet deadlines
• Ability to travel as needed
• Bachelor's degree in applicable field
• S/4HANA Implementation / conversion experience (preferred)

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