Technical IT Project Manager - ERP JDE/Oracle

Role: Technical IT Project Manager - ERP JDE/Oracle

Location : Remote

Job Summary:

Our Project Management practice group is currently seeking a Sr Technical IT Project Manager who has strong experience in ERP implementations (JD Edwards/Oracle/SAP) to support one of our global Healthcare devices/Life Science clients, based out of Michigan.

In this role, the Sr IT Technical Project Manager will be responsible for managing ERP implementations from JDE/Oracle/SAP. A successful candidate would leverage effective project management practices and technical ERP understandings to work collaboratively with various divisions and cross functional teams globally while delivering cost-effective implementation exceeding stakeholder expectations.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Understanding and experience with ERP implementations - JDE/Oracle/SAP
• Technical understanding of JDE/Oracle/SAP
• Define project scope, assess impact, determine implementation approach determine schedule, budget, work with stakeholders, Organizational Change Management.
• Actively collaborate with the stakeholders in a consultative role eliciting business and technical requirements and help prioritize implementation aligning to IT strategies.
• Align to business and IT priorities by effectively leveraging waterfall, iterative and Agile methodologies.
• Effectively utilize the PM Framework, leveraging the tools like Planview, JIRA, Confluence and other collaboration tools for increased productivity.
• Effective communicator, adjusting to different time zones and cultures, in a dynamic and evolving environment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects
• Lead team to resolve all program/project issues and constraints, effectively communicate, manage expectations and resolve conflicts working closely with team and leadership.
• Build and execute operational and technical project plans, facilitate all project gate reviews and effectively escalate issues to meet the project milestones/goals.
• Actively manage scope and change aligning to business priorities, identify risks and issues, prioritize conflicting needs, handle matters expeditiously and proactively, follow-through on projects to successful completion with minimal guidance, often with deadline pressures.
• Provide regular status update to the Leadership and Management team with constant drive to make improvements to the outcomes.
• Demonstrate high adaptability and flexibility to take responsibility to support new projects that has priority and as communicated.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of experience as IT project manager with minimum 3 years experience in ERP (JDE/ Oracle/SAP)
• Bachelor s degree in business, computer science, Information Technology or 10 years experience in Information Technology projects.
• Certified in PMP/Prince 2

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Experience as a Technical ERP Project Manager leading new implementation, feature enhancements, upgrades, release and life cycle management supporting business transformation.
• Experience in integration projects, working with various time zones, distributed business groups, working in a matrix and cross functional teams delivered projects on schedule & budget.
• Experience in implementation of ERP/JDE/Oracle/SAP systems
• Strong communicator with effective presentation skills delivering formal presentations to various levels of management articulating project status, risk mitigations, benefits & financial realizations.
• Self-motivated and independent critical thinker who can visualize and guide team during conflicting situations to stay focused on business goals & priorities
• Has strong experience in PM Framework, following estimation guidelines, resource management, gate reviews, Quality audits, process improvements, provide training and usage of Planview tools & dashboard.
• Effective conflict management in a fast paced environment, take higher responsibilities working with cross functional team who are working on multiple priorities
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills with ability to influence stakeholders and team members with variety of personal styles to focus on right priorities under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills is a must.