Description
Senior Project Manager (C2H) (100% Remote)
Rate: open
Location: Fully Remote
Duration: 6months + (C2H)
*We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role*
*Contract to hire*
A prestigious manufacturing company is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager coming from either the manufacturing or supply chain industry (preferred, not required). This role will drive Business Process and manage multiple projects or programs simultaneously. We are looking for a Business Project Manager, not IT.
Qualifications
- Able to demonstrate 10+ years of formal, dedicated project management experience
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certified
- Able to demonstrate successful experience in managing projects across multiple business functions and disciplines
- Able to demonstrate experience in leading discussions and extracting required information out of resources to define business requirements, project scope, solution design and options analysis, project planning, resource management, risk and issue management, communications plans, then be able to drive projects through to a successful completion
- Able to demonstrate ability to confront situations that need resolution, no matter how uncomfortable the situation is
- Able to demonstrate superior verbal and written communication skills
- Able to demonstrate professional interpersonal & negotiation skills
- Able to demonstrate a proactive style
- Able to demonstrate being performance and outcome oriented
- Able to demonstrate excellent attention to detail including the ability to capture and record decisions, discussions, and events for referential purposes
- Ability to travel up to 50% of time domestically and internationally
- Able to demonstrate proficiency in using common office technology and tools. Must be proficient in MS Project
Preferred
- Able to demonstrate experience managing projects and resources across multiple cultures, countries, languages, and time zones
- Able to demonstrate the application of Critical Thinking and root cause analysis and resolution
Responsibilities
- Deliver on all project management activities for an assigned project or program from Initiation through Closure
- Demonstrate natural leadership and communication skills to instill confidence in business executive team of your expertise and capability
- Manage projects in any functional area of a business, ie Manufacturing, Supply Chain, IT/Systems, HR, Finance, etc.
- Manage multiple projects or programs simultaneously. Potentially across multiple businesses, across time zones, internationally, etc. Includes travel nationally and internationally as required by the project
- Adopt, utilize and enhance the standard company tools, processes and templates
- Work with a continuous improvement mind-set so that all activities become inputs and improvements for future projects
- Identify and manage project and program interdependencies
- Manage external parties involved in an assigned project
- Manage project completion, handover to steady-state, and post implementation reviews
- Ensure compliance with company policies for health, safety and environment
- Ensure compliance with company policies for governmental and local laws and regulations