Title:
Business Project Manager
Location: Athenry (Galway)
Ireland.
Work mode ~ Hybrid role.
Duration: 1 Year (Extension position)
Position Summary:
Senior-level FACTORY Business Project Manager
will lead a cross-functional business team in launching new FACTORY supply chain and manufacturing IT systems.
The
Business Project Manager
("Business BPM") acts as the "voice of the business" on activities that drive collaborative IT project work efforts from start to finish. They act as the key liaison and "go between" among participating business teams, the IT project manager and the various IT technical and testing teams working collaboratively to organize, plan, control, execute, test, and release business-proposed IT solutions and systems and manage post-release activities.
This role will be an individual contributor, partnering with the IT Project Manager and working under minimal supervision on the business side to help identify business needs, coordinate business requirements gathering, track business project progress, manage business risks, and foster a collaborative environment to achieve project goals and to ensure FACTORY projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the specified goals. The successful candidate will have demonstrated a proven track record in managing high-impact programs along with strong organizational, communication, leadership and influencing skills. The candidate will work with Client's FACTORY leaders and cross-functional teams from Distribution/Warehousing, Quality Control, Supply Planning, IT, Regulatory, Operations, Tax, Finance, Manufacturing and others.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
* Working as a Business Project Manager and partnering with Client IT Project Managers and multiple external resources to build, maintain, and execute the FACTORY business plan end-to-end that align with Client global operations objectives.
* Ensure all project objectives are achieved on time and within budget, while meeting applicable corporate policies, Regulatory and Quality Management System requirements.
* Lead FACTORY project launches and establish development, testing and production readiness by working with multiple internal, external and global teams to ensure project deliverables are completed on time and meet quality standards (low defect rates). Drive actionable items across a range of departments. Align and communicate timely program status to stakeholders, sponsors, and team members.
* Develop program charter, consolidate program milestones, interdependencies to build an integrated roadmap, plan training programs with the training team and create execution and communication plans as required.
* Acting as the primary point of contact for stakeholders and business partners, provide regular progress updates and facilitate communication between teams
* Identify and resolve issues that arise during the project and adapt plans to accommodate changes.
* Establish program/project governance to provide support for decisions and critical risks.
* Excel in a fast paced and dynamic environment while managing multiple tasks and timelines
* Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
* Business maturity and emotional intelligence.
* Able to work onsite at the Ireland facility in Athenry.
* Strong communication skills that can effectively facilitate discussions and communicate with teams and executive leaders.
* Ability to identify and apply proper levels of diplomacy and finesse to overcome obstacles and challenges and keep projects moving forward on pace.
* Highly collaborative and able to work in a team-based environment.
* Ability to resolve conflict professionally with a strong "can do" attitude.
* Experience in Logistics, Supply Chain, and/or Manufacturing Operations
* Experience in project management tools such as Smartsheet or Microsoft Project, or Atlassian Tools (Confluence and Jira).
* Demonstrate ability to manage complex projects
Preferred Qualifications:
* Certification(s) in program/project management, change management, and/or
Lean Six Sigma (i.e. PMP, Six Sigma Green/Yellow Belt).
* Experience in
Medical Device or Healthcare industry's Quality Management System
* Experience in the following systems/technologies: Or
acle Materials Management related modules
,
Voice Technology, Warehouse Management System, Transportation Management System, SharePoint
etc.
* Project Management
certification.