ERP Project Manager

Job Responsibility:

ERP Project Manager

Please note that you must be able to work in the office a minimum of 3 days per week. Job Title : ERP Project Manager,

The ERP Project Manager position is responsible for planning, coordinating, monitoring and implementing highly complex IT ERP Projects to meet organizational goals. Additional responsibilities include overseeing and providing guidance to the personnel responsible for the organization's portfolio of projects. In addition, maintain the efficiency of important aspects of the project management process such as planning, scheduling, and budget and risk assessment.

Performance Expectations

• Assistance in establishing yearly IT budgets.
• Directs personnel and their activities, reviews and evaluates their work.
• Management of the relationship with the various stakeholders; interacts with customers, suppliers, business units, etc.
• Supervision of project teams including Junior, Intermediate and Senior Business Analysts and Application Administrators; which includes providing mentorship, motivation, and follow-up as necessary.
• Performs complex or extensive scope business analysis work including work flow analysis, business information standards and models.
• Responsible for project budgets.
• Defines scope and objectives.
• Prepares functional process charts to evaluate business operations.
• Advises on screen layouts.
• Plans, designs or modifies practical manual and automated business procedures.
• Assists with the design of business processes and documentation.
• Prepares detailed specifications for business applications.
• Skilled in business process re-design and re-engineering.
• Perform a primary role in the planning, design, development, and deployment of new business applications and enhancements to existing business applications.
• Meet with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define business requirements and systems goals, and identify and resolve business systems issues.
• Perform cost-benefit and return on investment analyses for proposed systems to aid management in making implementation decisions.
• Work with QA team to coordinate and perform in-depth tests, including end-user reviews, for modified and new systems.
• Conduct research on hardware and software products to justify recommendations and to support purchasing efforts.
• Provide orientation and training to end users for all modified and new systems.
• Completes project and system support documentation to specifications.
• Meet with clients and information technology experts to clarify expectations and designs.
• Consult and synthesize information from a variety of technical documents to develop software applications.
• Attend meetings with clients and their representatives to collect information to clarify project specifications, make recommendations and reach agreement in defining system needs.
Monitor and adjust costs as needed to ensure that projects stay within budgets.

Credentials

• Post-Secondary Education in the field of Computer Science, Information Science, Management Information Systems, or Business Administration.
• PMI PMP Certification is preferred.
• Minimum five years of previous related experience.
• Knowledge of business applications such as IFS and other ERP systems.
Ability to troubleshoot systems, by logically testing one component at a time when encountering problems or 'bugs' in new software applications or errors while developing.

Desired Characteristics

• Ability to work independently when designing, writing, testing or troubleshooting software applications.
Attend professional conferences or seminars offered through professional associations as needed.

What Linamar Has To Offer

• Opportunities for career advancement.
• Community based outreach supporting both local and global initiatives and charities.
• Social committees and sports teams.
Discounts for local vendors and events, including auto supplier discounts.

About Us

Linamar Corporation is a Canadian diversified global manufacturing company of highly engineered products across global industries & markets. From the entrepreneurial seeds planted by our dynamic founder, to the support provided along the way, all Linamar employees are poised for success in this fast-paced and rapidly growing environment. With access to the tools you need to succeed, you will make an impact along with other motivated and engaged people.

Linamar is committed to promoting accessible recruitment as outlined in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Linamar will attempt to accommodate persons with a disability in an appropriate and effective manner throughout all stages of the recruitment process. Accommodations will be provided upon request.

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