Overview
Skills
Job Details
We have an immediate need for a Project Manager with TMS-Blue Yonder product experience for a contract to hire position located in Atlanta, GA. This is a hybrid model and you will be required to go into the office from time to time.
Responsibilities for Project Manager
Area of expertise: TMS Blue Yonder product
Manages single or multiple projects
Defines project scope and goals
Creates project plans and deliverables (includes charter, project team members (roles), stakeholder analysis, change and communication plans, project schedule and tasks, requirements and design deliverables, resource plans, testing plans, training plans, transition to support plan, value measurement of work delivered)
Leads the project team
Leads project steering committee meetings
Manages project budget (provides monthly forecast) based on scope of work and resource requirements
Track project costs in order to meet budget
Continually evaluates project performance and updates project and portfolio management tools.
Identifies and escalates risks, actions, issues and decisions to Program and/or Portfolio Manager and BRM
Performs retrospectives
Ensures tools are ready (collaboration, tracking)
Leads project kickoff meeting
Leads planning workshop
Updates project status in Accolade. Updates include, R, Y, G, go to green plans, executive status summary
Analytical ability and broad understanding of corporate applications (legacy and industry standard SaaS) across different business functions
Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project execution
Monitor progress and make adjustments as needed
Will need to coordinate with vendor PM
Ability to track client and vendor team deliverables
Experience managing testing deliverables and teams
Experience managing interface/integration deliverables
Qualifications for Project Manager
Bachelor's degree in computer science, business, or a related field
5-8 years of project management and related experience
Project Management Professional (PMP) and Scrum Master (CSM or SAFe Agile) certifications preferred
Proven ability to solve problems creatively
Strong familiarity with project management software tools (JIRA, Project for Web), Agile and Waterfall methodologies, and best practices
Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle
Excellent analytical skills
Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful
Job Details
Possible contract to hire. Preferred credentials: PMP, CSM. Candidate should be Organized, Assertive yet Collaborative, Financially savvy and a great communicator. Candidate must also have a TMS background and experience with Blue Yonder. This is a hybrid role, with a requirement of 2 days/week in the office. Travel may be required, depending on the project phase (more during design, UAT, Go-Live and Hypercare).