Title: Sr PM (supply chain procurement and/or Group Purchasing Organizations)
Work location: Telecommute
Description:
- Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects across various functional areas.
- Typically employees in this function are working towards or have achieved certification in project management. Provides subject matter expertise in areas including
- project scope definition risk identification project methodology resource allocation facilitation and other areas of expertise based on established project management techniques.
- Makes presentations to management on project updates project cycle andexpected results.
- Ensures projects are completed on time and in scope.
- May manage vendor and service providers to define project scope and performance expectations. Incumbents maybe part of a project management office (PMO) in their business.
- Project Management roles specific to a particular functional area should be assigned to that family where appropriate (e.g. IT Project Managers should be placed in the IT Family).
- The scope of work will be management of 35 evolving projects over a five year span as we implement a Group Purchasing Organization (GPO)
- The location can be telecommuter however travel may be required for onsite workshops etc.
- The ideal candidates will have experience or knowledge of supply chain procurement and/or Group Purchasing Organizations
- One of the three project managers will need additional experience and knowledge in Finance and Microsoft Excel to be successful managing their 35 evolving projects
Desired skillsets:
- excellent verbal & written skills
- selfstarter and selfdriven
- excellent proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Smartsheet
General Job Profile:
- Generally work is selfdirected and not prescribed.
- Works with less structured more complex issues.
- Serves as a resource to others.
- Job Scope and Guidelines
- Assesses and interprets customer needs and requirements.
- Identifies solutions to nonstandard requests and problems.
- Solves moderately complex problems and/or conducts moderately complex analyze
- Works with minimal guidance; seeks guidance on only the most complex tasks.
- Translates concepts into practice.
- Provides explanations and information to others on difficult issues.
- Coaches provides feedback and guides others.
- Acts as a resource for others with less experience.
- Additional Scope and Guidelines
- Employees in this position should have achieved certification in project management.
Minimum Educational Background:
Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience.
- Lead or contribute to the development of program or project scope statements in consultation with applicable stakeholders (e.g. program/project charter Statement of Work Business Vision Document)
- Ensure alignment and understanding of program/project scope and objectives with the organizations strategic objectives and the Voice of the Customer in consultation with applicable stakeholders
- Raise awareness of any misaligment or misunderstanding of project scope and objectives with applicable stakeholders
- Ensure that all impacted areas are identified and that appropriate resources are engaged to participate in the scope definition process
- Ensure that project scope requirements and approvals comply with current governance guidelines and methodology (e.g. RSA process Agile Waterfall)
- Monitor scope requirements and identify scoperelated gaps and issues
- Ensure that all project dependencies/linkages are identified (e.g. hardware software licensing PRDs budgets timelines regulatory due dates contracts/NDAs crossproject dependencies implementation timelines)
- Obtain agreement on project scope from applicable stakeholders and ensures that requirements signoff is obtained
- Ensure that all project deliverables and success criteria are identified
- Manage/support project scope and objectives throughout the project lifecycle as needed (e.g. revised scope definition scope
- creep)
- Establish/implement/comply with change management processes to drive effective project execution (e.g. launch deployment revisions change control)
- Identify project duration effort sequence and dependencies of tasks required to meet applicable project objectives
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans (including resource assignments schedules dependencies etc.)
- Work with resource managers to drive the identification of the skills duration and effort required for successful project execution (e.g. resource demand planning)
- Ensure that resources are acquired to meet project requirements escalating for assistance where gaps exist
- Ensure that project schedules include all tasks and activities necessary to achieve project objectives
- Align resource requests with available funding and forecasted FTE allocations identifying gaps for escalated resolution
- Obtain agreement from applicable stakeholders on schedule time management and resource plans and negotiate changes/adjust project plans as needed
- Provide project direction and performance feedback to the team or their leadership throughout the project as appropriate
- Monitor and report progress throughout the project life cycle using appropriate project planning and scheduling tools (e.g.dashboards metrics)
- Identify and forecast variances and trends throughout the project lifecycle to ensure that project schedules and resource requirements are met (e.g. forecasted project plans/ schedules vs. actual project status)
- Ensure that schedule and resource changes are aligned with project scope objectives constraints and risks
- Ensure seamless transition from project implementation to the business (e.g. operations account management)
- Collect analyze and maintain financial forecast information (e.g. labor hardware software) using input from applicable sources (e.g. resource managers project managers application planners system architects)
- Develop/contribute to project budgets and forecasts obtaining approvals from applicable stakeholders (e.g. cost/benefit analysis capital planning staffing impact analysis/assessment)
- Drive/participate in the capital request process as appropriate (e.g. presentations costbenefit analysis business case)
- Manage project budgets and ensure appropriate cost controls
- Identify/approve procurement needs for external resources (e.g. software hardware contractors)
- Monitor/analyze/approve invoices and actuals against established project plans and budgets to identify variances and their causes and communicate to applicable stakeholders as appropriate
- Ensure adherence to project budgeting strategies and cost management plans
- Conduct reviews of budget variances with applicable stakeholders to identify causes and develop options for resolution
- Identify/implement adjustments to project/program forecasts and budgets obtaining appropriate approvals as needed
- Ensure adherence to established financial close procedures and governance guidelines
- Apply project life cycle methodology and tools (e.g. Microsoft Project PlanView OpenAir RSA) to drive project quality
- Establish/apply quality objectives criteria standards and levels using appropriate quality management methods with input from applicable stakeholders (e.g. key performance indicators scope definition)
- Ensure that all project deliverables are in compliance with applicable standards and regulations (e.g. data security HIPAA NCQAA HEDIS Health Care Reform SOX CMS federal/state regulatory requirements)
- Monitor and document project milestones and outcomes throughout the project lifecycle to ensure adherence to established quality standards
- Ensure that all project deliverables are on track throughout the project lifecycle and take appropriate action when needed
- Manage/monitor the testing process (e.g. endtoend SIT UAT load testing) and ensure defects are closed prior to deployment
- Manage/ensure proper release/deployment/functionality of the project (e.g. postimplementation testing auditing reporting)
- Ensure that controls are identified and operationalized to allow benefit tracking and reporting
- Monitor project results going forward and ensure that the project is delivering the expected benefits to the business obtaining feedback from stakeholders as appropriate (e.g. benefit management)
- Identify root causes of substandard project outcomes and recommend appropriate resolutions
- Analyze project outcomes and make appropriate recommendations to improve project outcomes/processes going forward (e.g. stakeholder satisfaction lessons learned project team member performance)
- Define/implement appropriate actions to drive process improvement going forward (e.g. repeatable processes feedback loops crossproject improvement opportunities)
- Ensure that new/revised business processes/procedures are documented/updated/approved as needed (e.g. process flows SOPs job aids training guides) and meet quality/repository standards (e.g. SPARK)
- Identify/prioritize potential risks/issues in a timely way throughout the project life cycle
- Establish/apply risk/issue analysis methods techniques and tools (e.g. impact assessment ranking and mitigation)
- Ensure adherence to established risk management approaches to identify analyze and mitigate project risks/issues as applicable
- Develop communicate and implement program/project risk/issue management plans and strategies (e.g. mitigation avoidance transfer acceptance)
- Develop/implement contingency and recovery plans when deliverables/milestones are missed (e.g. identify critical path document plan for getting back on plan/schedule Business Continuity Plan failover planning)
- Develop/monitor/maintain applicable risk/issue logs (e.g. IRAAD)
- Review/monitor project progress and outcomes throughout the project lifecycle to ident
Required Skills : Supply Chain
Basic Qualification :
Additional Skills : Electrical Engineer
Background Check : No
Drug Screen : No