Project Manager

Vaco
$50.00 - $60.00 / hr
United States, New Jersey, Iselin
Jan 28, 2025
The Project Manager will be responsible for delivering a range of projects. Projects to be delivered within agreed timescales and budgets, ensuring smooth and successful implementation and start-up. The Project Manager will collaborate with a range of business functions as required orchestrating activities to deliver the necessary scope, whilst managing risks and issues. This person must have 3PL logistics experience, and EDI integration experience as well. This person will be working on integrating new customer's system into our system through EDI or API connections. They would also manage the roll out of new systems or system changes with in our WMS. Project Management: * Ensure projects are correctly scoped and defined, with clear objectives, appropriate workstreams and activities. * Create project plans in accordance with the required project activity and workstreams, ensuring that project teams are resourced correctly. * Manage projects to cost, quality and time, adhering to the Yusen project management methodology and implement the agreed framework and governance into each project. * Coordinate internal workstreams/resources and third-party vendors in line with defined project deliverables. * Apply problem solving skills to resolve any roadblocks that arise, escalating in a timely manner any issues that may affect delivery. * Conduct rigorous assessment of project risks, monitor and control until project closure/handover, highlighting any deviances or issues as appropriate in a timely manner. * Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment and handoff to support. * Report on project success criteria results. * Perform post project reviews and improvement plans. * Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence. * Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues. * Communicating across leadership. * Understand interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs. Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. EEO Notice Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law. Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. 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