Project Manager

$133,120 - $160,000/Yr

Precise Corporate Solutions - Waukegan, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Waukegan, IL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Project Manager at Precise Solutions will play a crucial role in leading the Freight Audit Payment (FAP) project within the Global Distribution & Logistics Center of Excellence. This position involves managing project scopes, requirements, and stakeholder communications to ensure successful project launches and compliance with corporate IT standards. The role allows for hybrid work and offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Responsibilities

• Understand and create a picture of the current FAP state, project scopes, requirements, and the key elements of the functional and stakeholder impact.
• Develop a robust project planning, monitoring, and tracking process to meet the objectives and deliverables across various project management tools.
• Perform and support BTS and SOP documenting and the process change requirements on FAP projects to meet the client’s Corp. IT compliance and the project deadlines.
• Drive the stakeholder communication for project status and follow-up to update project timeline, monitoring, and tracking progress.
• Understand and capture various technical discussions of the key FAP elements and processes including EDI interface and mapping, External data connections, various SAP functions- PTP, RTR, Financial Accounting, Vendor Setup, Treasury, and Tax.
• Provide regular project updates to the management team via Jira updates, Smartsheet and/or Teams updates, and meeting presentations as needed.
• Work closely with finance and BTS teams to track project financials and update in applicable corporate systems.

Requirements

• BS/BA degree in IT/Logistics/Finance/Engineering/Business Management, or other related field of study
• 5+ years of experience in Logistics, Financial Controls, FAP, SAP, and Project Management
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, effective facilitation, and collaboration with a cross-functional team
• Project Management experience with Advanced Project Manager tool (SmartSheets, MS Project, Jira, etc) skills for effective communication, monitoring, and tracking
• In-depth knowledge of the process and documentation of EDI, SAP-PTP, RTR, and FAP processes
• Advanced MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) skills for analysis, reporting, and data management
• High competence, confidence, and credibility for interaction with senior management
• Demonstrate a high level of independence, anticipate program scope and deliverable changes, and effectively communicate issues with management.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in Change Management

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Employer-based 401k contributions