Akkodis is seeking a Project Manager for a Contract position with a client located in Princeton, NJ.
Rate Range: $70-$75/hr on W2 without benefits, The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors
Title: Project Manager
Job Types: 6+ Months Contract
Location: Princeton, NJ (Hybrid 2-3 days onsite)
Position Summary:
The Project Manager, IT tasks include:
- Master the end-to-end business process cycles (OTC, PTP, WM, TM, POD, etc.)
- Become fluent with the entire IT landscape (core systems, secondary systems, interfaces, etc.)
- Review business requirements and understand business rationale and the end goal
- Compare multiple vendor solutions against the business requirements and prepare analysis
- Present analysis to executive leadership and deliver recommendations for decision making
- Build detailed budgets and manage project expenses within the approved limits
- Develop project timelines, meet the defined milestones and ensure on time deliveries
- Identify resource requirements and manage the assets bandwidth
- Deliver weekly status reporting for each project and report to project stakeholders
- Mitigate risks and provide alternative solutions and/or workarounds when needed
- Manage the communication and training requirements for project deployments
- Build and oversee the execution of comprehensive cutover plans during Go Lives
- Manage post Go Live Hypercare and expedite resolution during production outages
- Assist the Business Analysts (BAs) in delivering change requests
- Improve the change request process to increase the delivery capacit
- Provide project management training, tools and materials to BAs to assist with enterprise initiatives
Qualifications/Experience:
- 10+ years of proven experience managing IT projects
- Bachelors degree in a related field (Information Systems, Supply Chain, Operations Management, etc.)
- MBA preferred
- PMP Certification Preferred
Required Skills Include:
- Experience with various distribution systems and platforms (Web, ERP , Warehouse Management, Transportation Management, Final Mile Delivery, etc.)
- Fluent in distribution practices and processes both upstream (Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Invoicing, etc.) and downstream (Receiving, Selection, Inventory Control, etc.)
- Interpersonal skills that nurture the development of relationships, teamwork and cross-functional collaboration
- Outstanding communication skills with ability to articulate the explanation of complex systems and processes
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills with a desire for accuracy and data integrity
- Excellent time management with capability of multi-tasking competing priorities at times
- Dynamic and agile with ability to quickly shift focus and attention based on the severity of the situation at hand
Benefits:
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pays upon meeting eligibility criteria
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