Overview
Hybrid
$50 - $55
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Skills
Outbound Logistics
Agile
Atlassian
JIRA
Finance
Logistics
PMP
Waterfall
Job Details
Project Manager Outbound Logistics
Contract
Pittsburgh, PA (Hybrid twice a week onsite)
Looking for a strong Project Manager. Must have Jira and Atlassian experience. They should be very good with Agile environments. Experience in outbound logistics is also required.
Experience with Shipium (cloud), and the other is Proship (server) is a plus but nor requried. Experience with any similar apps is also fine.
Some experience managing microservices projects is a big plus, since they will manage a TMS aggregator application that is custom-built in-house. . This candidate won't have experience with the application, but experience with microservices projects would be helpful.
Some experience managing microservices projects is a big plus, since they will manage a TMS aggregator application that is custom-built in-house. . This candidate won't have experience with the application, but experience with microservices projects would be helpful.
POSITION SUMMARY:
This Sr. Project Manager role has day-to-day responsibility for managing multiple outbound logistics projects of various complexities. Our ideal candidate is energetic, highly motivated, and a demonstrated leader whose management style is founded in collaboration and driving consensus. The job requires excellent technical, problem-solving, and communication skills, as well as a motivational capability and knowledge of how outbound logistics work from a process perspective as well as having direct experience with software that manages these processes. This role will develop and maintain consolidated project work plans; facilitate key program meetings; track key issues; and track and manage project budget and non-labor costs. The Project Manager will also identify risks and escalate accordingly; communicate to key stakeholders within the Organization about critical decisions and ensure timely completion of those decisions. This role will work primarily with agile methodology but knowledge of waterfall is also required.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Apply Agile project management techniques, methods, and tools to ensure project success
- Develop and manage detailed project work plans for assigned projects. May also require building and maintaining higher-level program plans that rollup other technical teams detailed project plans.
- Proactively and aggressively manage project risk and issues; defining mitigation efforts. Make recommendations to IT and business management regarding prioritization and resource allocation with input from team members.
- Escalate project-related risks and issues to appropriate levels of management.
- Leverage innovative critical thinking approaches to solve problems
- Provide leadership and direction to cross-functional teams by overseeing the progress of projects with regard to time, scope, and quality and budget
- Build effective partnerships with the developers, architects, quality, and product managers.
- Effectively collaborate in a highly matrixed organization and gain the trust of others. This includes building effective partnerships with stakeholders: including the development staff, business owners and senior management, and other project managers.
- When required, develop Project option summaries, decision documents and recommendations and present to key decision makers.
- Expected to manage projects that span multiple groups and time zones, including offshore resources.
- Project Manager should be able to learn fast and build up knowledge areas.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Marketing, or related discipline
- Experience managing outbound logistics software projects
- 5- 7+ years Project or Program management experience
- Agile/Scrum Master certification preferred. PMP certification preferred.
- Verified ability to balance multiple priorities and excel in a dynamic and fast paced environment
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