Primary Responsibility :

The role of the IT, PMO Project Manager is to plan, execute, and finalize projects of the IT PMO according to scheduled deadlines and within budget while meeting or exceeding projected business benefits with the following focus areas.

This role will be responsible for partnering with IT team members, stakeholders, and leadership to help drive the PMO processes, reporting and tool governance by effective planning, coordination and execution of the activities required in order to meet timely delivery of PMO deliverables.

The IT Project Manager will be an individual contributor reporting to the Director of IT PMO while implementing Americold and industry best practices of Project Management under a fast-paced environment.

What You'll Do :

Partnership and Collaboration

Work with IT team, stakeholders and leadership in planning, design and execution of PMO deliverables including the project intake process, status reporting and compliance with project delivery methodology

Develops working relationships with other members of the project teams, delivery, and leadership across the IT and other departments and provides training on tools and process as necessary

PPM Tools and Reporting

Leverage Americold's Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) tools to deliver solutions for business decision making, and consider people, process, and technologies while adhering to Americold's PMO processes

Responsible for data collection, analysis and reporting of project information within Americold Logistics global IT departments as well as administration and management of the Project and Portfolio Management System/Tools including being the POC for all configuration changes and new features of the PPM tool

Responsible for partnering with IT team, stakeholders, and Leadership to design, implement, and operate reporting frameworks and dashboards to support PMO capabilities

Deliver regular reports such as weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance dashboards and owns administrative tasks such as timesheet postings, onboarding/offboarding, user management etc.

KPIs and Metrics

Gathers and helps define Project metrics and KPIs across the different types of projects and functional groups

Works closely with financial analyst, project teams for scoping and executing financial adjustments, tracking project financials

Has targeted conversations with team, stakeholders and leadership and provides consultative advice and recommendations based on project, operational and financial metrics

Compliance

Drive compliance to PMO process, methodology and deliverables by proactively reviewing and conducting regular audits of data, highlight any variances to the business and help improve data quality

Work collaboratively with the delivery teams to utilize data and insight to resolve business issues and drive better decision making for strategic initiatives including timesheets and financial compliance

What Experience and Education You Need :

Bachelor's degree in computer science, business or related field or equivalent

7 years of project management experience

Smartsheet or SAP or Oracle or similar PPM experience highly preferred

Experience in Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity is a plus

3 years of data reporting experience

Demonstrated advanced experience with Excel and PowerPoint

Experience with industry standard BI and reporting engines (Cognos, Qlik, Tableau, Power BI)

What Could Set You Apart :

Able to prioritize and organize increasingly complex work to ensure overall timeliness and quality standards

Exhibits problem-solving skills, including troubleshooting issues and escalates as appropriate.

Ability to engage and consult with a variety of internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

Capability to manipulate, visualize and present data in an understandable way

Ability to communicate professionally, both written and verbally with ndividuals at all levels of the organization, external contacts, customers, and potential customers

Ability to work in matrix managed environment and demonstrates a collaborating style with strong impact and influencing skills

Ability to communicate effectively to direct and motivate team and others, maintaining a persuasive and credible presentation style at all levels of the organization

Data driven with strong financial acumen and business savvy

Strong analytical skills and process focused problem analysis and problem resolution

Demonstrates uncompromising level of integrity and code of ethics and maintain a high degree of confidentiality

Physical Requirements :

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job

Requires the ability to sit for long periods of time, with frequent interruptions

Requires several hours per day of sitting, getting up and down from chairs, and reaching, or bending

Requires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical office work

Talking, hearing, and seeing are important elements of completing assigned tasks

May require travel by automobile and airplane

May require visiting facility operations in temperatures at or below freezing

May carry loads related to travel and occasionally lifts, carries, positions, or moves objects weighing up to 20 pounds

Requires the use of various electronic tools

Occasionally works evenings or weekends in order to complete objectives or to attend...

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