Mid Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Independently manages technical projects with multiple dependencies to meet objectives
• Develop and maintain project plan and schedules. Assist team members in planning, estimating, and controlling tasks. Ensure that interfaces are recognized, and tasks are integrated. Perform critical path analysis and develop action plans to mitigate risk. Identify and implement alternative solutions.
• Deliver a variety of presentations in support of the objectives
• Define project resource plan, including internal and contract resources. Manage recruitment process for external partners and/or vendors on behalf of team. Present the program to potential business partners. Monitor and analyze performance of partners through evaluations and other quantifiable means
• Monitor project to ensure completion within defined schedule, budget, and quality parameters. Prepare and distribute various reports and updates on the status to various audiences, including executive management, functional management
• Effectively contract and communicate with stakeholders to ensure satisfaction and product delivery. Work proactively with the client to resolve critical issues. Develop strong client and stakeholder relationships and maintain effective communication channels. Consult with others on development and execution of complex plans. Define practices and processes for managing client and stakeholder expectations
• Analyze project metrics and trends to evaluate overall success. Anticipate potential issues and implement appropriate remedies
• Monitor strategies, tactics and procedures to meet changing needs of partners and the business. Gather feedback from partners through face-to-face meetings, phone calls, surveys, and other methods. Maintain the efficient and effective operation of the program by implementing changes as required
• Ensure change management analysis is completed working closely with communications and training teams so that change is supported across the organization
• Contribute to development of consistent Project Management processes and measures as we establish a new team and mentor other project managers, as needed
• Ensure effective meetings from definition of objectives through facilitation to result in desired, actionable outcome
• Use data from IT systems to evaluate performance and quality and to plan improvements
• Allocate and manage staff resources according to changing needs
• Understand, work with and possibly help to develop e-commerce
• Continually try to improve and develop business performance within the constraints of legislation, fuel costs and rising environmental pressures. Develop business by analyzing logistical problems and producing new solutions
• Work on new supply strategies plan vehicle routes
• Use specialist knowledge, such as mechanical-handling systems, to provide consultancy services