Senior IT Project Manager

Southampton/remote - Ability to work onsite 3 days a week with some international travel

£75,000 – 80,000 + bonus + benefits

• Manufacturing/engineering
  
  
• Salesforce CRM / Oracle ERP
  
  
• IT change/transformation / business process change.
  
  Leading provider of engineered services to the waste water industry is actively recruiting for an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to plan and lead IT change/transformation projects across the group. Some of the current projects include a new Salesforce CRM as well as Oracle ERP (order to cash, finance, distribution and manufacturing modules).
  
  Responsibilities for the position of Senior IT Project Manager
  
  
• Manage a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or more areas
  
  
• Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one or more initiatives simultaneously
  
  
• Report on project success criteria results, metrics, testing, and deployment management activities
  
  
• Prepare estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the project
  
  
• Procure and manage adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes
  
  
• Manage the day-to-day project activities and resources
  
  
• Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks, and issues
  
  
• Understand interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs
  
  
• Manage ongoing quality control and participate in quality issue resolution
  
  
• Assist in dispute, negotiation, arbitration, or litigation, as needed
  
  
• Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise project and program team
  
  
• Effectively communicate with superiors, team members, clients, and other stakeholders
  
  Experience required for the position of Senior IT Project Manager
  
  
• Extensive experience in leading IT business projects, with demonstrable experience of successful delivery.
  
  
• Extensive experience in managing complex IT projects or programs in a finance, sales, service, quote to cash and manufacturing environment, largely based upon the application of technology and associated business process change.
  
  
• Strong strategic thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
  
  
• Excellent leadership and team management skills, with experience leading diverse, geographically dispersed teams.
  
  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to guide and motivate diverse teams, as well influence and engage stakeholders at all levels of the business.
  
  
• Relevant certifications such as PMP (Project Management Professional) or PRINCE2 (Projects IN Controlled Environments) are advantageous along with agile methodologies.
  
  
• Proven track record in leading successful transformation and change initiatives and achieving positive outcomes in complex environments.
  
  
• Experience of leading complex IT change programs especially with ERP and CRM solutions. Experience deploying Microsoft or Salesforce CRM ideal. Experience deploying Microsoft, SAP, Oracle ERP experience ideal across order to cash, finance, distribution and manufacturing.
  
  
• Experience leading projects associated with IOT telemetry would be a real bonus as would experience in leading data projects.
  
  
• Experience of process re-engineering and LEAN application in a commercial setting.
  
  
• Ability and willingness to travel nationally and internationally for company sites when needed