IT Project Manager

Company: Niagara Bottling
Location: Diamond Bar
Posted on: March 19, 2023

Job Description:

At Niagara, we're looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

Consider applying here, if you want to:

* Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.
* Develop lasting relationships with great people.
* Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

IT Project Manager

The IT Project Manager is a key contributor that coordinates and manages entire projects and/or teams in the IT Department. Assembles resources from different teams that will make up the project team. He/she plans, schedules, assigns individual responsibilities and ensures timely completion of the project. Serves as a liaison between team members, business units, IT management and vendors. Coordinates with IT Management and takes action to identify needs, resolve conflicts, develop analysis and select solutions. The primary role of the project manager is to ensure projects are able to be completed within the original timeframe defined and to ensure the project's success. Qualified candidates are expected to have 6+ years of experience with Financial/ERP/Transportation applications, demand/supply planning, manufacturing execution, distribution and warehousing, HRMS and Business Intelligence applications. He/she will have led at least one major implementation project and/or software systems upgrade.

Essential Functions

* Manage all aspects of the project lifecycle with project resources: planning, scope definition, design, execution, and delivery.
* Responsible for tracking project progress against milestones, budgetary guidelines, or other performance indicators, and prepares reports to senior management. Manage, mentor and motivate team involved directly and indirectly in project.
* Organize staff activities as necessary to ensure project success
* Define and execute strategic and tactical goals, aligned with businesses priorities, objectives and goals.
* Define and execute staff development plans.
* Manage project budgets.
* Provide continuous status updates to IT Management on project status and issues.
* Assists with the selection, negotiation, and managing of all activities regarding external consultants or vendors.
* Escalate roadblocks as they are identified to ensure they are resolved timely.
* Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.

Qualifications

* Minimum Qualifications:
* 6 Years - Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
* 6 Years - Experience in Position
* 4 Years - Experience managing people/projects


* Experience may include a combination of work experience and education
* Preferred Qualifications:
* 10+ Years- Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
* 10+ Years - Experience working in Position
* 6 Years - Experience managing people/projects


* Experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Additionally, IT Project Manager is expected to demonstrate:

* Project scheduling skills.
* Project management skills.
* Planning skills.
* Ability to identify and seek needed information/research skills.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Strong business acumen.
* Ability to build collaborative relationships internally and externally.
* Proven leadership qualities.
* Strong problem solving/ analysis abilities.
* Teamwork orientation.
* Outstanding customer/client Focus.
* Strong technical capacity.

Additionally, IT Project Manager is expected to demonstrate:

* Excellent communication, leadership and collaboration skills.
* Possesses solid project management skills.
* Advanced decision making and problem solving skills.
* Significant knowledge in all and previous hands on experience in at least one of the following: Systems Oracle EBusiness Suite, Oracle Transportations, Manhattan Warehouse Management System, Logility.
* Leadership - inspires and motivates others to perform well; commands respect and is trustworthy; accepts feedback from others.
* Managing People - provides regular performance feedback; improves processes, products and services; continually works to improve supervisory skills.
* Ability to guide technical projects successfully from inception to completion.
* Experienced with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Outlook.
* Team Work - balances team and individual responsibilities; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives.
* Adaptability - adapts to changes in the work environment; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
* Planning/Organizing - uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks.
* Extensive experience with in Oracle applications (EBS, OTM, etc.), Manhattan/E80 Warehouse Management, HRMS and Supply/Demand Planning.
* Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
* Project Management - coordinates projects; communicates changes and progress; completes projects on time; budget management; manages project team activities.
* Oral Communication - speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions

Education

* Minimum Required:
* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.


* Preferred:
* MBA



Certification/License:

* Preferred:
* PMP



Benefits

https://careers.niagarawater.com/us/en/benefits

This job is intended to be performed entirely outside of Colorado

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