Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager Job Type: Full-time direct hire Job Location: Big Flats, NY (Onsite) salary $140-160K Work Authorisation: US Citizen/GC Prefer local candidates.
Would consider out of the area if exceptional Top skill: Expansion and transformation experience is a necessity *Job Description* *Key Accountabilities:* * Ensure the successful implementation of the PMO’s strategy, responsibilities, services and deliverables.
* Collaborating with other department leaders to define, prioritize, and develop projects.
* Planning project management activities, including setting deadlines, prioritizing tasks, and assigning team members to various deliverables.
* Monitor Programme reporting and assist team in reporting to Senior Management and stakeholders.
* Analyzing financial data, including project budgets, risks, and resource allocation.
* Establish frameworks and standards for Programme and Project Management Manage and compile Programme related financial and KPI information Oversee project costs and ensure finances are well managed * Provide and maintain a capacity planning and resource tracking service across the Programme * Update and maintain the Risk Log, Action Log, Decisions Log, and Issue Register * Track financial reporting whilst ensuring that the programme and projects adhere to the agreed budget * Ensure cross-programme dependencies are managed and the dependency log is accurately maintained.
* Coordinate project closure to distil good practice and ensure lessons learned are logged.
* Build cohesion within the team and motivate team to produce quality work.
* Define and embed project control and governance * Provide Project planning, Milestone management, Scope management, Resource forecasting; * Taking responsibility of the project following Stage gate charter approval.
* Facilitate the definition of project goals, objectives, scope, milestones and deliverables.
* Ensuring full feasibility analyses (technical and business assessment) are conducted to include all aspects of the project (not just cost).
Define project tasks and resource requirements with the project team and resource management.
* Ensure project risks are assessed, managed and mitigated as part of the project plan.
* Review risks and changes in risk status as part of routine progress reporting.
* Project progress reporting both in written reports and presentations at all levels within the organisation – both in USA and internationally.
* Change management & change control including the escalation of change issues that impact on the project fundamentals of time, cost, quality and scope.
* Coordinate creation of Master Data to ensure that new products are set-up, live and costed on the SAP system on time.
* Responsibility for seeing that Bills of Material are created, approved and loaded in a timely manner.
* Project evaluation, assessment and communication of results.
* Providing financial reports and budget outlines to Executives.
* Overseeing the development of the project and ensuring that team members are carrying out their tasks efficiently while upholding the company's standards.
* Financial Management; Change Management across the project portfolio * Prepare regular status reporting for the engagement leadership *Skills and Knowledge* * Proven track record for planning, executing, controlling and closing projects and the ability to manage a project and its components simultaneously with minimal supervision * Experience of managing a PMO office * Experience of managing the complete lifecycle of a project * Experience of project management using AGILE or PRINCE2 methodology (or equivalent) for medium to large sized projects * Strong skills in creating and maintaining project and programme plans, including risks, actions, issues, dependencies * Highly efficient in resource planning and tasks assignment * Knowledge of benefits and dependency mapping, risk management and resource planning * Highly proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS project * Line management or team leader experience * Excellent written/oral communication skills for reports and presentations * Ability to competently mediate disagreements and negotiate agreeable resolutions * Experience of Programme and project level financial management * Experience of defining and delivering benefits realisation for projects and programme *Relationship Management* * Personable, pro-active, professional and able to demonstrate full commitment to exceptional customer care and service in all activities.
Work as a key member of the team * Ability to communicate and interact at all levels of the organisation * Focus on client relationships and impact on our customer service * Handles difficult personnel situations directly, using appropriate discretion, HR advice, and respect for the individual.
* Exemplary communication skills.
* Challenge others to develop as leaders while clarifying roles and responsibilities.
* Pursue excellence in all aspects of project.
* Possess the expert knowledge to identify opportunities for change and the ability to convey the need for change.
*Role Competency Summary* * Project Focus * Analysis and Decision Making * Teamwork and Leadership * Drive for results * Integrity and commitment * Communicating and Influencing * Equality, Diversity and Respect Job Type: Full-time Salary: $142,623.
63 - $164,005.
41 per year Benefits: * 401(k) * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Paid time off * Vision insurance Experience level: * 10 years Schedule: * 8 hour shift Ability to commute/relocate: * Big Flats, NY 14814: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required) Experience: * Business Expansion: 3 years (Required) * Business transformation: 3 years (Required) * Food Manufacturing industry: 3 years (Required) * managing a PMO office: 1 year (Required) * AGILE or PRINCE2: 1 year (Required) License/Certification: * PMP (Required) Work Location: In person