IT Project Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Turlock, CA
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- C level
- Employment
- Part time
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Project and program management across complex, multi-team initiatives
- Budget, schedule, and resource management
- Vendor and contract management, including holding outside partners to their deliverables
- Clear written and verbal communication with executives, business leaders, technical teams, and end users
- Risk management and practical problem solving
- Working knowledge of project management and collaboration tools (such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or Azure DevOps)
- Bachelor's degree in business, information technology, project management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- 7+ years of project management experience, including 3+ years leading enterprise-scale or ERP projects
- Full-lifecycle ERP implementation experience (any platform), including work with an outside implementation partner
- Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, risks, and executive reporting
Nice to have
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- SAP ERP experience, ideally S/4HANA, and familiarity with SAP Activate methodology
- Experience establishing or operating within a PMO
- Familiarity with Lean principles or other continuous improvement methods
- Experience in agribusiness, food processing, manufacturing, or a multi-entity, privately held company
Full description
Job Title: IT Project ManagerDepartment: Information Technology
Location: Turlock, CA
Full/Part-Time: Full-TimeRegular/Temporary: Regular
FLSA Status: Salary (Exempt)Shift: DaySalary Range: $140,000 to $160,000 per year.
SUMMARY
Reporting to the Vice President of Information Technology, the IT Project Manager leads technology projects across the Company. The first priority is the SAP ERP implementation: serving as a internal project manager, coordinating teams from our operating companies and our implementation partner, and keeping scope, schedule, and budget on track through go-live. As SAP allows, this role will also build the IT project management office (PMO) and take on other IT projects. This is a hands-on role for an experienced self-starter who can work independently and as part of a team.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Serve as a internal project manager for the SAP ERP implementation, coordinating business teams from our operating companies, IT, and the implementation partner.
- Build and maintain the integrated project plan, combining the partner's plan with a internal workstreams and keeping both on schedule.
- Hold the implementation partner to its contract: review deliverables, change orders, staffing, and invoices.
- Lead internal readiness for go-live: data cleanup and migration, testing, training, and cutover planning.
- Manage project budgets and forecasts, and report variances promptly to the VP of IT.
- Track and resolve risks, issues, and decisions, and run change control so scope, cost, and schedule don't drift.
- Run project governance: status reports, steering committee updates, and clear escalation paths, with decisions, owners, and due dates documented.
- Build practical PMO standards for planning, reporting, and risk management as SAP workload allows.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage other strategic IT projects as assigned
- Perform related duties and/or special projects as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
Skills & Competencies:
- Project and program management across complex, multi-team initiatives
- Budget, schedule, and resource management
- Vendor and contract management, including holding outside partners to their deliverables
- Clear written and verbal communication with executives, business leaders, technical teams, and end users
- Risk management and practical problem solving
- Working knowledge of project management and collaboration tools (such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or Azure DevOps)