OTC (ORDER TO CASH) PROJECT MANAGER 6 months +.
Fully Remote. Candidate - might need to travel occasionally as needed.
Project Description:
The OTC Senior Project Manager applies project management concepts, practices, and procedures to deliver complex changes within the Order to Cash Direct to Store Delivery Channel underpinned by SAP.
They will manage multiple small-sized initiatives and to be successful they will need to function with autonomy, requiring only occasional guidance.
They will need to have and have a good grasp of SAP order management capabilities being deployed in each initiative to be successful in the delivery, engaging experts when required.
Driving successful delivery of projects and delivering defined business & IT value.
Planning and facilitating project work efforts to deliver on time, within budget, and within scope in accordance with business priorities.
Defining project scope, goals, and deliverables in alignment with business goals and priorities.
Creating and executing project plans and identifying & coordinating resource needs.
Evaluating and managing trade-offs between project size and complexity, cost, urgency, risk, and stakeholder value.
Partnering with stakeholders to define success metrics, and ensuring effective, high quality project outcomes that produce business & IT value.
Tracking project status and managing project team complexities to mitigate issues & risks.
Ensuring projects adhere to client's project methodology compliance standards.
Ensure project execution resources collaborate and operate efficiently and effectively together to meet the project goals and objectives.
Plan and Ensure Alignment to Business Goals
Works with multiple stakeholder groups and technical teams to define/refine scope, ensuring initiative work is aligned with stakeholder outcomes.
Facilitates required planning discussions.
Addresses resource gaps as necessary, proactively escalating and resolving concerns.
Delegates work for individuals based on their strengths and aspirations.
Develops and updates initiative charter, project plan, milestone/stage gate requirements, resource plan, and other documentation.
Manage and Track Against the Budget.
Continuously monitors the actual cost of an initiative versus the budget.
Ensures timely and accurate invoicing.
Manage Stakeholder Relationships.
Establishes a supportive network within the organization and facilitates the resolution of conflict between people.
Has or projects self as having authority on subject matter and adapts communication style to suit audience.
Leverages organizational awareness to align self to the organization's goals.
Maintains feedback loop with key stakeholders to identify and implement initiative adjustments required to deliver increased business value.
Implements stakeholder recommendations largely independently and communicates relevant feedback to team.
Leverages business and technical knowledge related to each initiative to drive increased business value.
Drive Initiative Execution.
Facilitates scope trade-off conversations with stakeholders.
Optimizes day-to-day operational aspects of an initiative.
Identifies and coordinates dependencies on other initiatives.
Coordinates work of service providers with the clients initiative team.
Contributes and drives the development of delivery standards and tools.
Removes potential roadblocks from the path of the initiative team by negotiating conflicts and resolving issues.
Contributes to the communication plan and ensures communication effectiveness.
Manages scope of multiple initiatives by ensuring any changes are documented and approved.
Reviews and performs QA on deliverables.
Report and Track on Performance and Ensure Business Value.
Works with Business Sponsors to measure business value delivered by initiatives, ensure business value is realized, and identify opportunities to deliver increased value across initiatives.
Tracks, aggregates, and reports on milestones and provides updates to stakeholders.
Ensures initiative dashboard and relevant documentation are regularly maintained.
Evaluates service provider performance and escalates any issues.
Provides an issue escalation path and resolves performance disputes related to the initiative.
Provides the team with constructive feedback as it pertains to performance.
Monitor and Manage Risk.
Identifies the elements of risk in initiatives.
Ensures representation of appropriate stakeholders in discussions to mitigate risk.
Analyzes and prioritizes initiative risks and assesses potential impact.
Develops and maintains risk registers to mitigate risk.
Creates an action plan for risks that occur and follows through on plan.
Maintains issues list, proactively escalating issues to initiative and departmental leadership.
Influence & Lead Change.
Fosters a conducive working environment for initiative team.
Leverages team building techniques to quickly bring new teams together.
Advocates for and supports enterprise change.
Influences enterprise change initiatives.
Acts as a change agent by promoting new behaviors and ways of working.
Enrolls others as change agents and coaches them on effective change leadership.
Understands and promotes adoption of new delivery practices.
Understands and challenges stakeholder mindsets and proposes new solutions.
Aligns initiative team members, sponsors, and stakeholders on the vision and benefits.
Coordinates diverse ways of working for improved outcomes.
Required Skills:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or related field.
5 or more years of experience in IT and business/industry.
1 - 5 years' experience with one or more of SAP BTP integration suite
Post graduate certification in Project Management, bachelor's degree specialization in Project Management or at least 2 years' experience working as part of the Project Management Team on large & complex cross-functional projects.
Knowledge of PMI's project management methodology and best practices.
Familiarity with the use of Microsoft Project.
Working knowledge of SAP EDI/IDOC, SAP SD - Order Management, Delivery, Invoicing.
Master Data - Customer Master, Material Master, Pricing.
SAP MM - IM Movement types specific to consignment,
SAP PO/CPI Integration suites between SAP and non-SAP SAAS solutions, business rules, and security aspects a plus .
Working knowledge of using SAP for project related processes including procurement, capital management and reporting.
Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation.
Excellent analytical skills.
Attention to detail.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent planning and organizational skills.
Basic knowledge of financial models and budgeting.
Thorough knowledge of using Microsoft Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and SharePoint.
Optionally, familiarity with Microsoft Visio.
This 24+month position starts ASAP.
Please E-MAIL your resume (attachment to email) with rate and availability to Bridget: bridget@alphaconsulting.Com
ALPHA'S REQUIREMENT #23-00887
MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN THE U.S. AS AN HOURLY W2 EMPLOYEE
