Description
Note: this is a 9 month contract position in Tampa, FL. Only local candidates will be considered.
Position Summary
- The Senior Project Manager actively manages project scope, schedule, risks, and budget to ensure goals and objectives of the project are met.
- He or She should possess excellent interpersonal relationship, oral and written communication and change management skills.
- He or She should provide guidance, direction, and support to all resources and stakeholders involved in these projects, in both project management and business process related topics.
- He or She should able to easily work with multiple cultures.
- He or She will act as the key interface between different functions within company as well as external parties to ensure project success.
- He or She should have a good understanding and documentable experience in the implementation of complex ERP solutions ERP leading an international implementation team. Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and needs of the maritime shipping industry in US is a plus.
Responsibilities Manage ERP Implementation
- Manage a complex ERP implementation project involving Company Operations, Finance, IT team and an internationally based product vendor.
- Make and present change requests as well as business cases in coordination with relevant stakeholders
- Communicate project status and risks to the project Executive Steering Committee.
- Provide coaching to the business, IT and vendor team resources.
- Coordinate between business, IT and vendor team resources for project tasks.
- Coordinate and manage external stakeholders through the project.
- Ensure quality deliveries during projects.
User Training and Testing
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Coordinate training of super users to assure proper User Acceptance Testing.
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Coordinate training of other users to ensure successful adoption of the new ERP system.
- Support end-users in executing, testing and rolling-out the solutions.
- Manage the development and delivery of high quality training and systems documentation to facilitate knowledge sharing within the company's IT group.
Compliance Support and Documentation
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Participate in company's IT change control processes.
- Deliver validation documentation to the required standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor (4-year) or higher degree.
- 10+ years' experience in running large, complex ERP projects.
- Good understanding of SEC regulatory compliance and document management system.
- Interpret and/or discuss information with others, which involves terminology or concepts not familiar to many people; regularly provide advice and recommend actions involving rather complex issues.
- Resolve problems within established practices.