Lead medium to large strategic projects with cross-functional project teams including members from IT, Transportation, Merchandising, Marketing, Pricing, Operations, Finance
Partner with project sponsors and business leaders to manage execution of project plan throughout entire lifecycle stages of project
Effectively lead a project team of varying skills in a diverse environment with changing demands
Create, maintain, and manage to relevant project documents including business case, project charter, scope statement, project plan, communication plan, risk management plan, etc.
Develop and execute change management plan as required by project across all relevant business areas
Ensure project team and project deliverables consider the customer experience and needs of Care and Sales organization
Create and manage program communication and status reporting to support transparency to senior leadership
Effectively lead and facilitate project meetings with project team, SMEs, and sponsors, across all levels of the organization including senior leaders
Develop presentation materials to effectively communicate with business leaders and cross-functional work groups
Lead development of business requirements across project team
Lead user acceptance testing including test plans, use cases, scripts, execution and issue resolution
Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to drive issue resolution
Manage competing resources and priorities across project team members
Understand and demonstrate Essendant’s Core Values
Performs other duties as assignedSkills/Knowledge Required
Demonstrated successful results in managing and delivered complex IT and business projects
Expert in project planning and stakeholder management practices
Broad experience interfacing and presenting to all levels of the organization and influencing senior leadership
Experience with influencing project team members in a matrix environment
Ability to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintain them over time
Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, including the ability to collaborate with all levels of senior management, management and customers
Working knowledge of program management principles and disciplines using leading methodologies (Agile, Waterfall)
Ability to work in a deadline-driven, multi-task environment with multiple stakeholders and agendas
Excellent planning, organizational and time management skills
Experience leading teams
Self-directed with minimal guidance
Expert MS Office (PowerPoint, MS Project, Word), Strong skills in MS Excel
Education and Experience
Minimum 5+ years’ experience managing medium to large complex business and IT projects in a large enterprise environment
Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related discipline preferred
