Senior Project Specialist

J.D. Irving, Limited; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supply chain solutions provider is seeking a Senior Project Specialist to lead and deliver critical supply chain projects. This role requires 5+ years of project management experience, ideally in industrial or manufacturing environments. You will be responsible for managing multiple projects, coaching team members, and ensuring the adoption of best practices across the organization. The ideal candidate has strong relationships management skills and relevant education in Engineering or Business.

Qualifications

• 5+ years project management experience in industrial or manufacturing environments.
• Accreditation in Procurement/Supply Chain is an asset.
• Experience managing multiple initiatives simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Lead, plan, develop, and execute supply chain initiatives.
• Standardize best practices across the supply chain.
• Apply change management practices to ensure successful project adoption.

Skills

Project management

Supply chain processes

Stakeholder management

Education

Post-secondary education in Engineering or Business

Tools

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Green Belt or Black Belt

Job description

The Senior project Specialist will lead and actively deliver a portfolio of supply chain projects that critical to meeting 1-3 year objectives. The role aligns best practices across supply chain to ensure consistency and efficiencies across departments. The Senior Project Specialist leads a project group that is typically cross functional in nature They also coach Associate & Intermediate SCI project team members.

Qualifications

• Completed post-secondary education in relevant field of study (eg. Engineering or business)
• 5+ Years project management experience in industrial, mechanical, manufacturing or shipbuilding environment.
• Green Belt, Black Belt or PMP considered an asset
• Procurement / Supply Chain accreditation: SCMP, MCIPS or ISM would be considered an asset
• Experience managing multiple initiatives at once

Responsibilities

Support Supply Chain Strategic Portfolio:

• Leads, plans, develops, and executes supply chain initiatives.
• Discovers and standardizes best practices across the supply chain.
• Apply project management best practices to supply chain initiatives/projects.
• Lead diverse array of projects impacting the end-to-end supply chain.
  

Stakeholder Management:

• Develop and grow relationships across the organization to enable project planning and execution.
• Work closely with leaders and stakeholders to develop and implement strategic plans.
• Actively seek and action feedback and roadblocks throughout project lifecycle.

Lead Change:

• Apply change management practices to ensure overall adoption of initiatives and newly implemented practices.
  

Document and Update Supply Chain Documents:

• Contribute to updates of supply chain policies, processes, work instructions and standardize across programs (where applicable)