Program Manager - III

Description

The IT Supply Planning Program Manager coordinates work performed by IT teams and system integrators by developing detailed project plans and managing all implementation processes including resource allocation, progress tracking, change control process, testing, documentation, training with on-time delivery within budget constraints.




Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Drive coordination between IT teams, System Integrator (SI) teams and business stakeholders on day-to-day program execution.

Plan, define and track key build/test/execution milestones, identifying and mitigating schedule delays on a proactive basis.

Proactively document and manage risks and issues with appropriate management and stakeholder escalation.

Resource planning to ensure appropriate team resources are available to meet deliverables and schedules.

Provides input to the organizational budget and forecasting process.

Provides leadership for the technical project team and act as a key interface to the business program manager.

Provide clear status reporting updates to various management forums.

Drive stringent change management of scope; balancing business criticality and impact to IT delivery, quality and schedule.

A successful candidate will exhibit the following behavioral traits:

Experience utilizing program execution methods around, schedule creation and tracking, risk management definition, tracking and mitigation, resource planning, team minutes creation, AR tracking, budget tracking.

Manage complex, enterprise transformations, crossing multiple business units and functional disciplines.

Ability to communicate clearly and directly with IT and business stakeholders, across many Client sites and countries at all levels of the organization.

Ability to build and nurture collaborative and constructive working relationships across technical and business teams.

Highly accountable for results, attention to detail, demonstrating high energy, self-motivation and a positive attitude.

Ability to set clear objective/timelines and have a high tolerance for ambiguity while driving clarity.

Strong problem-solving, decision-making, leadership, communication, and presentation skills with experience managing and influencing relationships with cross-Client stakeholders at an executive and senior management level; can tailor a message to the audience.

Qualifications:

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position.

Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Minimum Qualifications

The candidate must have a Bachelor's Degree (REQUIRED) in a Business or Technology discipline and 9+ years of experience -OR- a Master's Degree in a Business or Technology discipline and 6+ years of experience - OR- a PhD in a Business or Technology discipline AND 4+ years of experience managing IT projects implementing Supply Planning or Integrated Business Planning enterprise software solutions

Preferred Qualifications

Agile, SAFe (scaled agile) experience

IT Supply Planning applications, SAP systems and Enterprise Data implementation experience

Blue Yonder / JDA based planning solutions experience

SAP planning solutions (ERP, S4, Supply Chain Management) experience

Industry certifications for Supply Chain, Project Management and SAFe

Education: Bachelors Degree