IT Project Manager - will work 2 days onsite per week in Princeton NJ

Akkodis is seeking an IT Project Manager for a 6 month contract job opportunity with a direct client located in the Princeton NJ area. Candidates must already be local to the NJ area to work 2 days (Tuesday & Thursday) per week onsite from the start . As an IT Project Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end business process cycles (OTC, PTP, WM, TM, POD, etc.) with various distribution systems and platforms (Web, ERP, Warehouse Management, Transportation Management, Final Mile Delivery, etc.). Also requires Pharma, Enterprise IT/Commercial experience - SAP/Ariba, Finance, Workday, Veeva, Digital Analytics, Ingenius, Omni channel - Commercial experience.

Rate Range: $85.00/hr

IT Project Manager - job responsibilities include:

• Master the end-to-end business process cycles (OTC, PTP, WM, TM, POD, etc.)
• Enterprise IT/Commercial experience - SAP/Ariba, Finance, Workday, Veeva, Digital Analytics, Ingenius, Omni channel - Commercial experience
• Become fluent with the entire IT landscape (core systems, secondary systems, interfaces, etc.)
• Review business requirements and understand business rationale and the end goal
• Compare multiple vendor solutions against the business requirements and prepare analysis
• Present analysis to executive leadership and deliver recommendations for decision making
• Build detailed budgets and manage project expenses within the approved limits
• Develop project timelines, meet the defined milestones and ensure on-time deliveries
• Identify resource requirements and manage the assets bandwidth
• Deliver weekly status reporting for each project and report to project stakeholders
• Mitigate risks and provide alternative solutions and/or workarounds when needed
• Manage the communication and training requirements for project deployments
• Build and oversee the execution of comprehensive cutover plans during Go Lives
• Manage post Go Live Hypercare and expedite resolution during production outages
• Assist the Business Analysts (BAs) in delivering change requests
• Improve the change request process to increase the delivery capacity
• Provide project management training, tools and materials to BAs to assist with enterprise initiatives

Required skills and experience for the IT Project Manager includes:

• 10+ years of proven experience managing IT projects with PMP preferred
• Bachelor's degree in a related field (Information Systems, Supply Chain, Operations Management, etc.) and MBA preferred
• Experience with various distribution systems and platforms (Web, ERP, Warehouse Management, Transportation Management, Final Mile Delivery, etc.)
• Enterprise IT/Commercial experience - SAP/Ariba, Finance, Workday, Veeva, Digital Analytics, Ingenius, Omni channel - Commercial experience
• Fluent in distribution practices and processes both upstream (Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Invoicing, etc.) and downstream (Receiving, Selection, Inventory Control, etc.)
• Interpersonal skills that nurture the development of relationships, teamwork and cross-functional collaboration
• Outstanding communication skills with ability to articulate the explanation of complex systems and processes
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills with a desire for accuracy and data integrity
• Excellent project management and time management with capability of multi-tasking competing priorities at times
• Dynamic and agile with ability to quickly shift focus and attention based on the severity of the situation at hand

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Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs.

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