Program Manager
Christensen Farms
- Sleepy Eye, MN
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Project Planning and Strategy:
- Co-Development with SI comprehensive project plans, timelines, and strategies for ERP initiatives, in alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
- Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria in collaboration with CF Project Team and SI.
- Conduct thorough risk assessments and mitigation planning to anticipate and address potential challenges throughout the project lifecycle.
- Team Leadership and Management:
- Lead cross-functional teams involved in ERP projects, including dedicated staff consultants, business analysts, developer, SME's and external consultants.
- Provide clear direction, guidance, and support to team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
- Establish and maintain effective communication channels to ensure transparency, accountability, and alignment across all project stakeholders.
- Oversee vendor relationships and performance to ensure adherence to project timelines, quality standards, and budgetary constraints.
- Implementation and Integration:
- Drive the implementation and deployment of all three systems under this program, modules, and functionalities according to our business requirements.
- Coordinate integration efforts with existing systems, applications, and databases.
- Monitor project progress and milestones and adjusting as necessary to maintain project momentum and meet deadlines.
- Change Management:
- Support the OCM Team Leader with change management strategies to facilitate user adoption of the new systems and processes, minimizing resistance and maximizing acceptance.
- Support workshops, creating training, and end user training.
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, information technology, or equivalent work experience.
- 5 years experience as a Program Manager leading larger-scale ERP implementations, preferably in a complex organizational environment.
- Strong understanding of ERP concepts, methodologies, and best practices, with expertise in Oracle Fusion.
- Expertise and experience with Project Management methodology based upon project management principles, including experience implementing and facilitating complex decision-making structures among multiple executive stakeholders with varied interests and priorities.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies and ERP-specific tools.
- Proven experience in change management, organizational development, and user adoption strategies.
- PMP, PMI-ACP, or similar project management certification is highly desirable.
- Enterprise Project Manager