Sr. IT Project Manager

Seeking to hire a Sr. IT Project Manager for a contract opportunity in St. Charles, MO. This primarily remote role will manage projects and smaller bodies of work that are cross-functional between the Digital Technology Order to Cash, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Finance areas.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

·      Working cross-functionally with business, technology, customer, and 3rd party vendor teams while delivering quality results

·      Oversees the build and delivery of the business application through the Development team and ensures successful handover to Support teams

·      Maintains a thorough understanding of the relevant business area to aid in the development of accurate and concise functional requirements

·      Applies technical and functional knowledge to manage teams that design solutions that are in line with technical architecture, database design, and performance requirements

·      Analyzes the business and systems impact of the solution and plans the detailed tasks required to achieve delivery of the fully tested solution

·      Coordinates internal and 3rd party resources during the development, implementation, and nurturing phases

·      Manage team during the build and implementation phases, while carrying out activities to configure software packages and/or manage technical resources or vendors

·      Ensure solutions are quality and functionally tested, with supporting project documentation that meet functional and technical requirements

·      Manages 3rd parties to ensure delivery per Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and recommends improved ways of working

·      Utilizes the Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool for planning resources, project milestones, risks, and financials

·      Engages Business Partnership Senior Managers & Managers, and business unit Directors and Senior Managers to ensure successful project deployment and benefits achievement

Other Details:

·      Schedule: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

·      Location: Remote with occasional travel to St. Charles, MO

·      Duration: 9-16 Months

·      Effective communication skills both written and verbal

·       Process oriented and results driven

·      Understanding of highly integrated digital platforms

·      Knowledge of Supply Chain and Logistics Integrations (EDI, API)

·      Order Management System experience

·      Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous delivery

·      Clear understanding of Agile Methodology

·      Experience with SaaS platforms

·      Knowledge of Change Management Practices

·      High level of Stakeholder Management skills

·      Experience creating and managing project plans, document repositories, risk registers, and other PM artifacts

Highly Desirable:

·      Experience working at a CPG company

·      Knowledge and experience in Supply Chain and Logistics standards and best practices

·      Experience working in the pet food and/or health industry

·      Product management and life cycle experience preferred

·      Experience with projects including systems integration

·      Service provider and/or solutions consulting experience desired

·      Experience logging defects/tickets in a ticketing system such as JIRA

• After 30 days of employment, you will qualify for health benefits; including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• You will accrue 1 hour of PTO for every 40 hours you work; it starts accruing immediately.
• Paid overtime.