
IT Project Manager
- Omaha, NE
- Permanent
- Full-time
- This position reports to the Director of Enterprise Applications Integration and has no direct or indirect reports.
- This role requires up to 20% travel both domestic and international, overnight travel required; Regular travel between Valley and Omaha sites.
- Flexible, hybrid schedule with ability to report into the office 3 days per week.
- Ability to manage internal and external projects from inception to successful implementation in a cross-functional environment.
- Define resource requirements and partners with business process/product owners to ensure that complex projects are appropriately resourced and completed within committed time, scope, and budget.
- Understanding of the software development process, including requirement gathering, analysis/design, development tools/technologies, release/version control, contemporary testing methodologies, and deployment management.
- Strong analysis, design, and implementation experience with expertise in setting and managing customer expectations.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs, with the ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence.
- Ability to communicate needs and schedules to customers, as well as ensuring that plans are in place and standards are adhered to.
- Present and explain technical information in a way that establishes rapport, persuades others, and gains understanding.
- Establish and maintain regular written and in-person communications with stakeholders regarding pertinent project updates and activities.
- Support the development of project management standards and procedures.
- Initiates and implements new technologies, methodologies, processes, and procedures that will support Company goals.
- Demonstrates skill in conceptualizing creative solutions, as well as documenting them and presenting/selling them to senior management.
- Coaches the project team to initiate and present the right questions to gain insight into the business issues and needed resolutions.
- Preferred Bachelors with 6+ years relevant experience or Associates Degree with 8+ years relevant experience or 10+ years of relevant experience.
- 6+ years of progressively responsible experience as a project manager.
- Must be able to work effectively with people at all levels, solve personal conflicts, understand and diagnose the causes of change resistance and lead without authority.
- Experience with implementing and maintaining business systems to support a corporate business environment/function.
- Demonstrate advanced level analytical and problem-solving skills and root cause analysis.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills at all levels.
- Must have leadership skills with the ability to influence, build relationships, manage high priority items, and adjust to shifting priorities while meeting deadlines.
- Demonstrates the ability to adapt to and lead change.
- High level of initiative and self-motivation.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Experience successfully implementing ERP systems in a project management role.
- Masters/Graduate degree.
- Project Management Certification.
- Familiar with the alignment between project management, lean manufacturing, and IT applications.
- Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall system development methodologies.
- Familiarity with ERP Systems, specifically IFS or QAD.
- Familiarity with Transportation Management Systems, HR/Finance systems.
- Additional language skills in Spanish, French, Polish and/or Portuguese.