Project Manager

Summary

Join Longbow Advantage, a warehousing strategy company, as a Project Manager leading projects focused on JDA-WMS. You will oversee project charters, plans, and metrics, facilitate meetings, collaborate with stakeholders, and govern company policies. Responsibilities include resolving project issues, providing status updates, supporting SOW generation, and contributing to project management best practices. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor's degree, 5+ years of project leadership experience in supply chain environments, and project management best practice knowledge. Longbow Advantage offers a supportive work environment, work-life balance, competitive salary, paid time off, excellent health and dental benefits, RRSP/401k matching, and work-from-home opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer/Software Engineering, Supply Chain, Management or related degree
• 5+ years of leading projects in complex, supply chain environments
• Proven experience working as a Project Manager or similar capacity
• Knowledgeable in project management best practices
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and coordinate task to meet multiple deadlines
• Outgoing and comfortable building cross-functional relationships
• Able & willing to travel up to 50%
• Adhere to all Longbow Policies and Procedures

Responsibilities

• Oversee, validate and govern project charters, team structures, project plans, metrics, and ROI
• Facilitate project status meetings, ensuring team accountability and adherence to timelines
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to design, develop, and implement new business solutions
• Govern LBA policies, procedures, methodologies, standards and project quality to achieve customer satisfaction
• Guide customers through change management processes and training
• Identify Key Performance Indicators, develop baseline measurements, establish ongoing measurement processes, measure and present quantifiable results
• Resolve project issues related to budget, timeline, scope, or technology; escalate when necessary
• Provide regular project status updates to the VP of Services and key stakeholders
• Support in generating Statements of Work (SOW) and customer proposals
• Participate in team resource planning and budget forecasting
• Contribute to the ongoing development of project management, implementation, and solution templates and best practices
• Record and Report and billable time to customer
• Provide mentoring for project resources in preparation for advancement
• Motivate the LBA and client teams throughout the implementation lifecycle to drive the best possible solution

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge in Blue Yonder JDA/Red Prairie or other Supply Chain Software systems is highly preferred. (WMS, WFM, TMS)

Benefits

• Supportive work environment
• Work/life balance
• Competitive Salary
• 4-weeks of paid vacation
• 6 paid sick days, 2 paid personal days per year
• Excellent health and dental benefits, eligible as of your first day!
• Group RRSP/401k Matching
• Work from Home