Manager Project

Purolator Inc.; Mississauga; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Purolator Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to lead key initiatives within the organization. Responsibilities include overseeing projects from planning to execution, collaborating with senior executives, and refining project management methodologies. This role requires strong leadership, communication skills, and extensive project management experience, ideal for a mid-senior level candidate looking to make a significant impact in logistics.

Qualifications

• Post Secondary Education in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or equivalent.
• Formal Project Management Training / Experience, preferably PMP certified.
• Extensive work experience managing people and projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end planning and execution of projects.
• Interact with senior executives and project sponsors.
• Establish and maintain productive relationships across departments.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project Management

Resource Coordination

Problem Solving

Education

Post Secondary Education in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or Economics

PMP Certification (preferred)

Job description

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Description

Job Description

This role will be supporting the portfolio leads by taking a leadership role in the end-to-end planning and execution of projects ensuring effective utilization of required organizational resources, conformity to company policies and strategies, meeting appropriate best practices, contributing to, and acting as the subject matter expert of the Project Management Office methodologies

Responsibilities

• Participate with internal customers to identify business and functional streams of work and processes requiring change or improvement through disciplined project management cadence.
• Extensive interaction with senior executives and project sponsors.
• Obtains approvals from Project Sponsor regarding the integrated project plan and change requests to potential changes in scope, quality, cost, schedule, baselines.
• Direct and have overall responsibility for the completion of projects or programs involving many departments, according to general work plans, often in a matrix management structure.
• Responsible for establishing specific objectives, determining appropriate methods and procedures, establishing deadlines, identifying new priorities, and taking necessary action.
• Takes a leadership role in ensuring projects effectively utilize required organizational resources, conform to company business and strategies, and meet appropriate best practices.
• Contribute to the further refinement of Project Management methodology via the PMO.
• Takes a leadership role in promoting effective communication of project status, risks, issues, and successes in conjunction with key project managers and senior management.
• Develops and communicates an integrated perspective of project timelines, interdependencies, and resource requirements.
• Monitors actual results of projects relative to budgets and implementation plans.
• Establishes and maintains effective, productive relationships with key management and their user groups across the organization
  
  

Education and Experience

Education

• Post Secondary Education in the field of Engineering,
• Computer Science, Business, Economics, or equivalent. Formal Project Management Training / Experience, preferably PMI certified PMP or working towards PMP Certification
  
  

Experience

• Extensive work experience including the management of people and projects.
• Proven record of successful delivery of complex infrastructure and process improvement projects.
  
  

Skills

• Able to manage conflicting priorities with tight deadlines.
• Well-developed communication skills (written & verbal) appropriate to various management, project team, and general business area requirements.
• Proven experience in coordinating and managing resources across business disciplines.
  
  

POSTING DETAILS

Location: 530 - Corporate

Working Conditions: Office Environment; On the Road

Reports to: Senior Manager Technology Projects

Purolator is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, Aboriginal/Indigenous status or any other factors considered discriminatory. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, we will work with you to meet your needs.

We recognize that our employees and their families are key stakeholders. We will only be successful as a business if we provide our employees with a safe and healthy workplace and we have the right people in the right roles with the support they need to succeed. We hire for attitude and train for skills. To learn more about us and our values, go to www.purolator.com.

At Purolator, every day is an opportunity for our employees to connect with one another and with our customers to help make a positive impact in the communities where we live, work and play.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  Freight and Package Transportation

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