Project Manager – Software Implementation
Tecsys Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States
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About the role
- **Responsibilities: **
- - Manage multiple software implementation projects concurrently, from start to finish
- - Define and document project scope, schedule, milestones and deliverables that support our customers’ business objectives in partnership with internal and external stakeholders
- - Ensure project alignment with internal proprietary implementation methodology and best practices to enforce project management standards and delivery quality
- - Direct and coordinate the activities of a multi-disciplinary team of consultants and experts within a matrix organization, to ensure on-schedule and on-budget delivery
- - Track project against the plan, anticipate risks which may require contingency plans, recommend corrective action, and ensure stakeholders are kept informed
- - Drive regular status meetings with internal and customer’s project teams and communicate effectively on all expected activities, deliverables and timing
- - Ensure all customer commitments, deliverables, timelines and milestones are followed through to completion
- - Report weekly on project status and progress to internal and external stakeholders
- - Build and maintain a positive, collaborative relationships with internal partners, as well as external vendors/consultants
- - Support the architecting/estimating of sales opportunities and the creation of Statements of Work (senior positions would expect to lead these initiatives from start to finish)
- - Provide guidance, coaching and advice to less experienced staff members
Requirements
- **Requirements & Preferred Experience: **
- - Minimum of 5 years of experience managing Software Implementation projects as a service provider to external customers, related to Warehousing, Distribution, Retail or any other ERP Projects
- - Experience in either the Healthcare/Hospital industry or in Supply Chain, Logistics & Complex Distribution
- - Demonstrated knowledge of project management processes (project planning, resource scheduling/booking, stakeholder management, financial management and issue/risk management)
- - Demonstrated understanding and experience of project delivery methodologies and application of these approaches in a formal project environment
- - Demonstrated ability to develop reliable project timelines and deliver against them
- - Ability to communicate and work effectively with end users, IT, employees, and vendors/consultants
- - Proven track record of managing large, high-complexity projects, comprising of multiple vendors and solutions (having managed budgets of at least $2 million)
- - Strong customer management skills
- - Expert user of project management software
- - Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- - PMP certification would be a plus
- - This position requires travel within North America of up to 20%
- - Strong proficiency in both written and verbal English.
- **What would give you an edge? **
- - Ability to discover and create net new opportunities in existing accounts
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
project managementsoftware implementationproject planningresource schedulingstakeholder managementfinancial managementissue managementrisk managementproject delivery methodologiesdeveloping project timelines
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationcustomer managementcoachingguidanceproblem-solvingleadershiprelationship buildingteam coordinationstatus reporting
Certifications
PMP certification