Kubota Tractor Corporation · 7 hours ago
Information Technology Project Manager
Kubota Tractor Corporation is seeking an Information Technology Project Manager responsible for end-to-end project management across various departments. The role involves project definition, execution, communication of status, and managing a team to ensure excellence in project delivery.
Responsibilities
Identify and partner with key business users from dealers, divisions and home office to derive needs that will enhance operations and systems
Develop and maintain project plans that consider strategic goals, priorities, milestones, time estimates, task sequencing and critical paths while at the same time determining what tasks can be performed concurrently
Ensures the timely and quality development of all deliverables for projects
Must be able to thoroughly assess projects eliminating or minimizing scope creep
Create a consistent methodology to track and maintain future enhancements as additional requirements are added unexpectedly to a project
Measure project performance, risk, issues and dependencies using appropriate tools and techniques and can report and escalate to management as needed
Proven ability to work on multiple projects in parallel
Records important decisions made in meetings and manages communication for delivery
Support and or direct processes related to OpEx and CapEx, IT vendors, RFPs, equipment allocations, leases, contractor agreements/invoices in support of business requirements
Coordinates vendor approval process, contracts and controls by working with Contract Management Office
Help other IT team members with project load to ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget and to the required standard of Kubota
Manages and distributes correspondence and reports for management to enhance department efficiency
Creates presentations and reports for senior management
Accepts, interprets and implements project direction from Manager or Director in a timely, professional manner
Help Quality Control PMO policies and procedures
Provide feedback and recommendations for improvements on PMO and IS toolset usage
Conducts administrative work such as purchase orders, calendar facilitation, invoices and auditing expense reports within the department, as needed for projects
The position will be asked to perform other projects and duties as assigned by the Director and/or Kubota Management
Qualification
Required
Applicants must live within the Dallas/Ft. Worth metropolitan area
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time
This position is 4 days in office. (Grapevine, TX)
In lieu of a degree at least 5 years' experience in a Technical/IT or SAP/ finance/supply chain/logistics/warehouse systems with proven project delivery required
With a degree at least 3 years of experience in a Technical/IT or SAP/ finance/supply chain/logistics/warehouse systems with proven project delivery required
Exposure to Agile and Waterfall methodologies of project execution
Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to a non-technical audience
Must be customer service oriented and able to interact professionally with contractors, other Kubota entities, and corporate management
Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SmartSheets and G Suite
Experience in strategic planning and execution
Experienced in leadership, management and negotiation skills with the ability to be assertive before project tasks and go-live dates are late
Proven ability to be effective in a mission-driven environment
Able to document complex requirements in a uniform and logical format that is easily understood by both business and technical groups
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Computer Science or Engineering at an accredited university preferred
PMI Certification and/or Six Sigma training is preferred
Experience managing projects executed with major IT consulting companies/vendors (preferred)
Have a strong knowledge of IT products and services and educated and experienced in industry best practices specific to project management, PMI's standards (preferred)
Company
Kubota Tractor Corporation
At Kubota Tractor Corporation, we engineer solutions that empower those who shape our world.
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