Sr. Project Manager, Operational Process Excellence

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Ingram Micro is the business behind the world’s brands reaching nearly 90 percent of the world’s population. Our market reach, diverse solutions portfolio, and digital platform Ingram Micro Xvantage™ set us apart. We have approximately 27,000 associates committed to serving our more than 161,000 customers and 1,500 vendor partners worldwide. Learn more at www.ingrammicro.com.

Ingram Micro has earned Great Place to Work Certification™ for 2022-2023 in the United States! This prestigious recognition reflects our commitment to our people and our culture.

Come join our team where you’ll make technology happen in surprising ways. Let’s shape tomorrow - it’ll be a fun journey!

Target Salary: $125k + 10% annual target bonus

Position Summary:

This is a project management role, dedicated to the implementation of operational excellence initiatives, such as site start-ups and closedowns, network wide IT, and transformational projects that span a broad spectrum of multifunctional aspects of the business. This role includes process improvement initiatives, network redesign and systems deployment.

The role is accountable for the creation and maintenance of a critical path, completed with milestones, targets and identification of responsible parties. With the complete ownership of the tasks and assignments, delegating as needed to other subject matter experts. The Program Manager will ensure stakeholder and shareholder buy-in and facilitate regular communication to convey progress, inhibitors, or roadblocks to the successful completion of the project.

Our ideal candidate is a seasoned program/project leading professional with a strong background in operations. PMP certified must and AGILE a nice to have. The new hire will be mentored by senior leadership and will have the ability to work with every department within our company. The Ideal candidate will be an extension of the executive sponsor and needs to be able to navigate complex matrix organizations.

This is a hybrid role and can be based either at our headquarters in Irvine, CA, or at our office in Moore, SC.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for delivering new capabilities that drive business results on one or more medium to large sized, moderately to highly complex supply chain projects and/or programs from initialization through project close.

• Effectively partners and influences in order to deliver scalable, optimized solutions.

• Leads project and/or program activities following defined methodology and reports on status to ensure that assigned projects are completed on time, within approved budget, and provides desired business value.

• Assigns and supervises multiple, concurrent tasks and properly assesses priorities of assigned activities and ensures integration of all dependent projects.

• Responsible for timely and effective project communications including stakeholder and sponsor interactions, meeting management, and reporting.

• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory agencies and company policies and procedures.

• Manages project change control process with business sponsor ensuring any requested changes to scope are reviewed to assess impact on schedule, cost and resources.

• Develops project or program strategies and enterprise level project plans and ensures that they align to the business strategy.

• Accountable for project financials, including baselines, forecasting, reporting, and reconciliation.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Decision Making

• Full accountability to drive desired behaviors and outcomes aligned with project charter.

• Recommends solution approach to projects and/or programs.

• Makes decisions and recommendations on policy changes, resource requirements, project schedules, solution options, and project budgets.

Span of Control

• May be assigned to lead others and/or third parties.

• Can operate in or with a matrixed environment.

• Assigns and monitors tasks for project resources.

• Responsible for managing and reporting on project team’s performance.

Skills/Knowledge

• PMP and/or AGILE certification

• Hoshin Kanri (Strategy Deployment)

• Ability to work autonomously or collaboratively and apply problem solving, critical thinking skills

• Very strong organizational, presentation, and business

• MS Visio, Project, and Teams

• Great leadership, effective communication, persuasion and negotiation skills

• Excellent ability to multi-task and alter direct