Project Manager
Title: Project Manager
Location: St. Louis, MO
Company: Fortune 100 Food & Beverage Manufacturing (FuseGlobal has worked with this company for 20 years)
Initial term: 12 months (position expected to run longer)
Monday - Thursday onsite; Fridays remote.
The primary role for this Project Manager is to coordinate the day-to-day activities of the team responsible for project deliverables including collaboration on the project’s performance (scope, time, quality, cost, risk, benefits) with focus on resource planning, scheduling, tracking of metrics / KPIs, status reporting and communication.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Create & maintain project plan including setting targets for milestones, adhering to deadlines, reporting processes, and assigning tasks to resources. Keeping the project aligned to goals and proactively escalate issues to stay on time and schedule.
- Apply project management methodologies and best practices to deliver a world-wide deployment schedule for implementation across factory & HQ locations.
- Provide input to manage and control project budget including tracking cost projections vs. actual costs.
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and create reports highlighting the KPIs that are below targets. Also, coordinate root cause analysis when targets are not met and support the implementation of solutions.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensure accurate tracking of all issues, risks, concerns with communication of status to management, stakeholders, business partners and other departments in a timely manner
- Facilitate the testing and deployment of software releases delivered by 3rd party vendor.
- Ensure compliance to all standards, methods, processes, and tools
Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems or business management required
- 3+ years of experience in a project manager / coordinator role for a large project
- 3+ years of experience with either traditional Waterfall SDLC or Agile / Lean methodologies
- 1+ years of experience planning and coordinating a training schedule
- 1+ years of experience planning and coordinating a testing schedule
Skills:
- Strong communication and leadership skills with ability to efficiently manage projects and teams.
- Ability to manage project schedule including the tracking budget and cost and vendor management.
- Ability in facilitating technical discussions and conflict resolution in a cross-functional environment.
- Ability to deliver projects that meet stakeholders’ expectations.
- Strong ability in using Microsoft Office Suite (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint)
- Ability to manage multiple activities and tasks under time constraints
- Ability to clearly communicate both orally and in writing
- Strong verbal and written English communication skills
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
- Up to $71.50/hour
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Disability insurance
ABOUT FuseGlobal:
FuseGlobal is a partnership of people and brand-leading companies, working together to make things run better. For 25 years we have brought functionality to complex business and production processes and supply chains, resulting in enterprises that run smarter and more sustainably. Interested in digital manufacturing, industrial engineering, supply chain management, all-things tech, and energy & the environment? This is where we live. Engage with us!
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