Project Manager

Title: Project Manager

Location: NYC, NY/Columbus, OH

Duration: 05 Months Contract

Responsibilities:

Program & Project Leadership

• Provide project management oversight to four active workstreams, adjusting level of involvement by complexity and phase:
• Order Management Simplification

·            Light-touch PM oversight to maintain momentum

• Salesforce Costing to Line Plan Integration

·            Light-touch PM oversight to maintain momentum

• Demand Planning Toolset

·            High-touch involvement to help initiate, structure, and launch the initiative

• Raw Material Planning Initiative

·            High-touch involvement to help initiate, structure, and launch the initiative

• Build and manage project plans, workstreams, RAID logs, stakeholder maps, and meeting cadences
• Facilitate cross‑functional collaboration across Supply Chain, Technology, Production Planning, Demand Planning, RM Planning, Product Development and Merchandise Planning
• Change Management
• Develop change management plans including stakeholder engagement, communication, readiness, and adoption activities
• Support impacted teams through transitions by simplifying communication, preparing materials, and enabling clarity around process or tool changes
• Execution & Communication
• Prepare and lead project meetings with agendas, documentation, key decisions, and action logs
• Provide executive-ready status updates, identifying risks and recommendations clearly
• Translate complex technical or operational concepts into simple, business-oriented language

Qualifications:

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and effectively manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously
• Ability to work fluidly across multiple global time zones (U.S. and Far East).
• Excellent Project management and project implementation experience, with demonstrated ability to organize, manage, and lead project teams with minimal support
• Ability to translate complicated concepts into simple business terms
• Ability to influence project team members outside of a direct hierarchy
• Knowledge of the end-to-end supply chain, best practices, and trends in supply chain management
• Strong domain experience in one or more areas: Order Management, Demand Planning, Production Planning, Raw Material Planning. Experience with product development, costing, or relevant technology/tool ecosystems a plusProject
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with all levels of the organization; ability to identify audience and flex communication style as appropriate
• Ability to manage issues and conflicts to resolution with composure
• Excellent problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret complex data and drive data-driven decision-making
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with teams, management, and user community; leverage relationship management skills to achieve results
• Proven technical aptitude to leverage tools in the generation and management of project deliverables (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Planner, MS Teams, MS OneDrive, Visio, RACI, etc.)
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in preferred areas of Business, Supply Chain Management or Operations
• With 10+ years of experience