IT Project Manager

Job Title: IT Project Manager

Department: Information Technology

Location: Turlock, CA

Full/Part-Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular

FLSA Status: Salary (Exempt)
Shift: Day

Salary Range: $140,000 to $160,000 per year.

SUMMARY
Reporting to the Vice President of Information Technology, the IT Project Manager leads technology projects across the Company. The first priority is the SAP ERP implementation: serving as a internal project manager, coordinating teams from our operating companies and our implementation partner, and keeping scope, schedule, and budget on track through go-live. As SAP allows, this role will also build the IT project management office (PMO) and take on other IT projects. This is a hands-on role for an experienced self-starter who can work independently and as part of a team.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Serve as a internal project manager for the SAP ERP implementation, coordinating business teams from our operating companies, IT, and the implementation partner.
Build and maintain the integrated project plan, combining the partners plan with a internal workstreams and keeping both on schedule.
Hold the implementation partner to its contract: review deliverables, change orders, staffing, and invoices.
Lead internal readiness for go-live: data cleanup and migration, testing, training, and cutover planning.
Manage project budgets and forecasts, and report variances promptly to the VP of IT.
Track and resolve risks, issues, and decisions, and run change control so scope, cost, and schedule dont drift.
Run project governance: status reports, steering committee updates, and clear escalation paths, with decisions, owners, and due dates documented.
Build practical PMO standards for planning, reporting, and risk management as SAP workload allows.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage other strategic IT projects as assigned
Perform related duties and/or special projects as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
Skills & Competencies:

Project and program management across complex, multi-team initiatives
Budget, schedule, and resource management
Vendor and contract management, including holding outside partners to their deliverables
Clear written and verbal communication with executives, business leaders, technical teams, and end users
Risk management and practical problem solving
Working knowledge of project management and collaboration tools (such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or Azure DevOps)
Ability to:

Drive accountability and results without positional authority
Work independently with limited direction, including as the only project manager, and work well as part of a team
Bring structure to ambiguous situations without creating unnecessary bureaucracy
Manage several workstreams, priorities, and deadlines at once
Build working relationships across companies, functions, and locations
Experience and Training Guidelines:
Required

Bachelors degree in business, information technology, project management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
7+ years of project management experience, including 3+ years leading enterprise-scale or ERP projects
Full-lifecycle ERP implementation experience (any platform), including work with an outside implementation partner
Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, risks, and executive reporting
Preferred

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
SAP ERP experience, ideally S/4HANA, and familiarity with SAP Activate methodology
Experience establishing or operating within a PMO
Familiarity with Lean principles or other continuous improvement methods
Experience in agribusiness, food processing, manufacturing, or a multi-entity, privately held company
SPECIAL DEMANDS
Physical requirements

Primarily sedentary office work, with extended periods at a computer
Working conditions

On-site in Turlock, CA, with flexibility for some work from home
Occasional travel to different locations in California, Texas, and Ohio
Occasional evening or weekend work around major go-live and cutover periods
Note: Job descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Our company is an equal opportunity employer committed to non-discriminatory employment practices abiding by the regulations as outlined by the EEOC. This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.