Senior Project Manager

Körber AG - Parsippany, NJ

Full-time - Mid Level

Parsippany, NJ

Publishing Industries

About the position

Entrepreneurial spirit is our joint DNA. We develop future technologies and support talents to deploy their skills and reach their full potential. We combine our strong heritage with our understanding for local specifics and a global mindset to bring people together and create valuable solutions for our customers. We aim for being the first to do the right thing at the right time. Join the home for entrepreneurs! Your role in our team: Together with the HOD you will support the team in controlling and monitoring revenue realization for all projects according to budget and forecast. You will participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for your team and the entire organization. You will work across departmental and regional boundaries to share and gain knowledge to meet product delivery demands. You will lead others in the creation and execution of project plans and revise as appropriate including project staffing, resource management, and budgeting. You will interface with clients and relevant staff on assigned projects and promote positive relationships, handle escalations and ensure customer satisfaction. You will be comfortable interacting with the C-level management of Körber Pharma Software and our customers. You will support the hiring process and train others in your area of expertise. You will manage national and international projects in a regulated industry that span one or multiple lines of business through the full project life cycle. You will be responsible for risk identification, reporting, and management. You will constantly monitor and identify ways to develop and advance the knowledge, skills and processes for subject matter expertise. You will execute project-related control tasks in close contact with the control team. You will advise customers in project management & implementing business requirements. You will provide leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones. You will work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence. You will procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes. You will monitor and analyze your team's workload to identify inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement. You will support the sales team in identifying and creating business opportunities for up-selling to existing customers and winning new customer projects. You will perform additional duties as required by your area of expertise.

Responsibilities

• Support the team in controlling and monitoring revenue realization for all projects according to budget and forecast.
• Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities.
• Work across departmental and regional boundaries to share and gain knowledge to meet product delivery demands.
• Lead others in the creation and execution of project plans and revise as appropriate including project staffing, resource management, and budgeting.
• Interface with clients and relevant staff on assigned projects and promote positive relationships, handle escalations and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Support the hiring process and train others in your area of expertise.
• Manage national and international projects in a regulated industry through the full project life cycle.
• Responsible for risk identification, reporting, and management.
• Monitor and identify ways to develop and advance the knowledge, skills and processes for subject matter expertise.
• Execute project-related control tasks in close contact with the control team.
• Advise customers in project management & implementing business requirements.
• Provide leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals.
• Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence.
• Procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes.
• Monitor and analyze your team's workload to identify inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement.
• Support the sales team in identifying and creating business opportunities for up-selling to existing customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in a science or computer science; an MBA or Master of Science degree is preferred.
• Knowledge of MES / ERP systems general architecture and a broad understanding of its business functions.
• Self-motivated, energetic, and enthusiastic personality.
• Strong analytical skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Preferred certifications and experience that align with your area of expertise (PMP certification as an example).
• Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across, and down multiple business and technology organizations.
• Experience leading, motivating, and managing various project and program teams.
• Strong experience presenting to executive sponsors and demonstrated communication skills.
• Comfortable influencing and gaining buy-in from executive sponsors, team members, stakeholders, and peers.
• Flexible with proven ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines.
• Possess interpersonal skills to influence and spur change, facilitate and enhance performance within a cross-functional environment.
• Demonstrate decisiveness in resolving problems, making decisions and prioritizing.

Benefits

• Work in a modern work environment with open culture towards improvements and new ideas.
• Part of a global operating company with a wide customer basis and a growing business.
• Profit from international cooperation within group-expert network to implement corporate wide concepts.
• Work in a team focusing on customer requirements.
• Attractive compensation package including health, dental, vision insurance and retirement plan.