Job Description

Job Responsibilities:

Manage the IT components of Veritiv’s ERP project.
Lead the planning and implementation of projects in the Information Technology sector.
Facilitate the definition of project mission, goals, tasks, and resource requirements.
Independently manage project scope, schedule, resources, status reporting, communication, costs, issues, risk mitigation, integration, and implementation.
Effectively communicate project status to stakeholders, and appropriately escalate issues to management attention.
Develop and maintain detailed project plans to monitor and track progress.
Coordinate internal resources and third parties for flawless execution of projects.
Ensure all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and budget, and at the required level of quality.
Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs.
Follow the Veritiv project management guidelines, practices, and procedures.  Interprets business/customer needs and demands and translates into executable solutions for IT to implement
Works with financial leadership on annual IT budgets and forecasts
Helps evaluate IT project objectives and analyzes new business initiatives
Facilitates ideation through a defined innovation process and engages the “appropriate” stakeholders to support with assessment, prioritization and development of innovative technologies

Qualifications / Knowledge & Experience: 

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent relevant work experience

Experience

Recent experience managing a large scale ERP implementation.
8+ years experience in the information technology sector.
5 to 10 years project management experience in the information technology sector.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Information Systems, other related field, or equivalent work experience.
Agile/SCRUM or Project Management Institute PMP Certification

Technical Skills

Strong IT ERP Project Management experience

Business Skills

Experience managing large scale ERP migrations.

Soft / Behavior Skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and proven ability to work effectively with all organizational levels
Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed organizational structure

Ability to listen, and build rapport and credibility as a strategic partner vertically within the business unit, as well as with leadership and functional teams
Ability to map joint organizational vision and long-term thinking, imagination, and idea generation
Ability to effectively drive business, culture, and technology change in a dynamic and complex operating environment
Strong leadership, business, technical, analytical, problem solving and verbal and written communication skills
Proven track record of successful team leadership and development
Ability to balance what is “right” with what is “realistic”
Ability to stay focused on identified priorities
Ability to make decisions in situations of ambiguity and the absence of complete facts
Ability to work and team with a multitude of different people to balance demands
Ability to deal efficiently with escalations and difficult situations/people under pressure
Ability to interface with all levels of clients and senior management
Effective at communicating complex concepts to IT and business organizations in a manner that is easy to understand
Customer-oriented approach in managing communications and issues
Ability to motivate staff to work effectively and deliver results in challenging and complex environments
Highly organized and able to manage time effectively
Flexible and adaptive to changing business environment and stakeholder priorities
Excellent listening skills in order to successfully interpret business needs

Veritiv Core Competencies

Instills Trust
Collaboration / Communication
Organization and Planning
Action Oriented
Customer Focus
Delivers Results
Optimizes Work Processes

Working Conditions/Physical Requirement :

Office environment