Provides advanced project management leadership and contributes to the strategic execution of PMO practices. Serves as an expert and often project leader with significant impact to the success of the function. Responsible for providing oversight and guidance to project teams, from charter development and business alignment, through defining, scoping, establishing technical and business requirements, identifying and vetting solutions, planning, executing, and ensuring the successful completion of key strategic business and IT initiatives., including the organization's SAP portfolios (S4 and ECC). Collaborates cross-functionally to ensure efficient and effective management of a company-wide SAP S/4 transformation project and existing ECC system.
Key Responsibilities
1. Leads complex, enterprise-wide, cross-functional projects and programs within IT and business areas. Develops comprehensive project plans, including timelines, resource allocation, and key milestones ensuring alignment between business goals and the SAP S4Hana implementation strategy.
2. Mentors, coaches, and develops peers, providing guidance, training, and performance feedback to elevate overall PMO capability and maturity.
3. Provides strategic expertise for technology and system selection, contributing seasoned insight into solution evaluation, implementation planning, and organizational impact.
4. Oversees vendor partnerships, contracts, and project financials, ensuring delivery performance, budget adherence, and alignment with technology, business, and organizational goals.
5. Proactively identifies, analyzes, escalates, and resolves project risks, issues, and dependencies, propelling timely decision-making to protect project scope, timelines, and outcomes.
6. Maintains comprehensive project documentation, including progress reports, dashboards, and status updates.
7. Delivers concise and comprehensive communication tailored to partners at all levels-executive, business, technical, and external.
8. Directs the implementation of complex business and IT initiatives, including infrastructure modernization, application development, cloud solutions, and system integrations.
9. Manages critical testing phases, go-live activities, and post-go-live stabilization, bug fixes, and training.
10. Continuously monitors emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices, recommending and implementing improvements that enhance delivery effectiveness and organizational readiness.
11. Conducts post-implementation reviews and de continuous improvement, ensuring lessons learned are captured, communicated, and integrated into PMO processes and future projects.
12. Provides support and assistance to PMO leadership related to projects, initiatives, and tasks.
Minimum Qualifications (Educations & Experience)
1. Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent (i.e., Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, etc.)
2. 8+ years of relevant IT/technical project management experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role
3. Project Management Professional Certification from a recognized organization (i.e., PMI)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Butterball Core Competencies
Caring about people, valuing contributions, and empowering to succeed is the Butterball Way. We recognize the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to Butterball and seek to create an environment where everyone can thrive. Everyone has a seat at the table and is expected to embody our core competencies:
- Safety First: We put safety first. The health, safety, and well-being of our people, products, and turkeys is everyone's responsibility and everyone's jobs.
- Integrity: We trust each other to do the right thing. We act with integrity and gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, respect, and authenticity.
- Stewardship: We take care of what matters. We are accountable to our commitments and take responsibility for the well-being of our teams, our quality, our customers, our business, our brand, and our communities. We are always answerable for our actions and those we lead.
- Enthusiastic Attitudes: We create a climate where everyone feels they belong and can be engaged, every day. Where our people are enthusiastic and motivated to do their best and work together to make great things happen.
- Continuous Improvement: We are committed to continuous improvement. We challenge ourselves and our company to constantly learn, develop, grow, improve, and innovate.
Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
1. Ample experience supporting and leading business projects in various areas
2. Excellent understanding of project management methodologies and their effective use for achieving successful project outcomes
3. Advanced project management and collaboration skills with the proven ability to lead cross-functional project teams to deliver enterprise-wide technical projects on-time and on-budget
4. Deep understanding of SAP S4Hana modules, functionalities, and architecture
5. Proficient knowledge of IT infrastructure, software development lifecycle, and technical architectures
6. Ample experience leading complex technology projects which require the integration of technology systems to enable business process improvement and transformation
7. Proficient in documenting technical processes through easily comprehensible formats, encompassing diagrams, graphics, flowcharts, swim lanes, or equivalent visual aids
8. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the proven ability to convey information to technical and non-technical team members
9. Proficient with Microsoft Suites (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, MS Project, etc.), Smartsheet, and/or related project management tools
10. Highly skilled at team leadership, problem-solving, data analysis, troubleshooting, prioritization, and time-management skills
11. Strong judgment and technical acumen with the ability to navigate intricate technical landscapes
12. Experience and success using AI related to project management tools and processes
13. Thorough understanding of change management principles and techniques, especially in large-scale SAP S4 transformations
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
1. Familiarity with process enhancement and quality improvement methodologies, such as ITIL processes, Six Sigma, and/or Lean
2. 5+ years of IT systems technical experience
3. 5+ years of experience supporting and leading business projects in various areas
4. PRINCE2 (projects in controlled environments) and ITIL (information technology infrastructure library).
5. Demonstrated success overseeing process review and optimization projects (e.g. value stream mapping)
6. Experience in a manufacturing environment with hands-on knowledge of manufacturing software systems such as ERP, MES, etc.
7. Experience of both Waterfall and Agile project management methodologies
8. 8+ years guiding SAP projects of varying complexity and managing them from start to completion
9. Hands-on experience with SAP S4Hana implementations
Physical Demands
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, keyboard, and occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Working Conditions & Travel Requirements
• Work will be performed in a variety of conditions. Primarily work is remote or in a climate-controlled office environment(s); and occasionally in a manufacturing plant environment with varying conditions, such as cold areas, wet areas, warm areas, chemicals, and other site conditions. This position requires the individual to wear and work in personal protective equipment while in the manufacturing environment. For remote work, the employee must have a dedicated workspace to safely setup and use assigned IT equipment, preferably free from distractions. The employee is responsible for ensuring adequate internet service is available when working remotely (the recommended minimum speed is 20mb download and 5mb upload).
• The noise level of the office environment is usually moderate; the noise level in the manufacturing environment may exceed 85 DBA and require hearing protection
• Travel may be required up to 15% of the time.
