Project Manager

Skills

• Upgrading SAGE ERP • Need someone who can lead run organize and plan the project without their hand needing held • Someone who has been around projects and can be productive being independent

Description

Project managers are responsible for planning and overseeing projects to ensure they are completed in a timely fashion and within budget. Project managers plan and designate project resources, prepare budgets & schedules, monitor progress, and keep stakeholders informed the entire way. The Project Manager plans, establishes, and manages projects and will serve as a liaison between the business and technical aspects of assigned projects.

Responsibilities

• • Determine and define project scope and objectives
• • Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner
• • Prepare budget based on scope of work and resource requirements
• • Track project costs in order to meet budget
• • Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan
• • Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress
• • Manage contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables
• • Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project execution
• • Monitor progress and adjust as needed
• • Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement
• • Manage project risks and issues
• • Establishes and implements project communication plans
• • Collects, analyzes, and summarizes information and trends as needed to prepare project status reports
• • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements

• • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent project management experience
• • 5+ years of project management or related experience
• • Excellent analytical, logical thinking, problem-solving skills, and verbal and written communication skills
• • Organized with attention to detail
• • Proven ability to solve problems creatively
• • Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices
• • Understanding of information technology procedures and practices
• • Proficient with, or able to quickly become proficient with, a range of general and specialized applications, software, and hardware used in the organization and the industry
• • Ability to motivate diverse groups of people to complete a project in a timely manner