Program Manager
Job Type
Contract Full-Time
Contract Full-Time
Job Description
BCTG’s direct Life Sciences Client has an immediate need for a Manufacturing Program Manager to assist with driving strategy and executing high priority enterprise level initiatives. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills with 12-15+ years of SAP Portfolio, Program and Project Management experience leading large scale initiatives.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
- Lead large, complex and cross-functional programs while providing strategic direction to stakeholders, peers, and direct reports
- Design, develop, and manage program/project plans in a complex dynamic environment, revising needs to meet changing requirements
- Delivering outcomes on-time and within budget
- Work closely with stakeholders across programs to ensure projects delivered in legacy environment are incorporated in to the new landscape
- Leverage problem solving and influencing skills to ensure project plans deliver on intent and risks are appropriately mitigated
- Build relationships and collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure great delivery
- Demonstrate a proven track record of excellent program/project management and change management, bringing the ability to quickly put structure in place to manage work in a dynamic complex environment.
- Manage and lead a team of external project managers:
- SAP/ERP
- Warehouse Management
- Quality Systems
- Manufacturing Systems
- Lab Systems
Required Skills & Experience:
- 12-15+ years of SAP Portfolio, Program and Project Management experience
- Experience with different project delivery methodologies (agile, waterfall, etc.) and the ability to apply the right approach to the right situation
- Experience leading multiple SAP implementations and upgrades
- Understanding of customer challenges, navigating from problem to resolution, communicating effectively both verbally and in writing
- Ability to deliver, support and enhance enterprise-wide business solutions
- Experience leading operational and organizational change
- Ability to drive creation and facilitation of senior level governance meetings
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills
- Excellent problem solving and influencing skills
- PMP Preferred