IT Project Manager

kmwcareers; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kimball Midwest, a national distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation products, is seeking an IT Project Manager for our Columbus, OH location.

As a Kimball Midwest associate, you’ll lead planning, execution, and control of IT projects, manage budgets and schedules, and coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver expected outcomes. The role is on-site in Ohio with a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration or a business-related field
• 5+ years project management experience or PMI certification (PMI-PMP)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, SharePoint, and Dynamics software
• Experience in Agile Methodologies

Responsibilities

• Leads the planning, implementation, tracking, budget, and communication surrounding projects
• Oversees all aspects of the project life cycle, ensuring that all elements of the project are properly coordinated
• Facilitates the definition of project scope, goals/milestones, and deliverables
• Develops project plans by defining project tasks and resource requirements
• Assembles and coordinates project staff
• Manages project budget and understands the components of running a fiscally successful project
• Manages project resource allocation
• Develops, manages, and controls the project schedule to ensure timely completion of the project
• Coordinates project processes and ensures adherence to deadlines and standards
• Identifies stakeholders and develops engagement strategies throughout the project lifecycle
• Monitors and reports progress to stakeholders and presents solutions for issues

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Communication

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

PMI-PMP certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

SharePoint

Dynamics

Job description

Kimball Midwest, a national distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation products, is searching for an IT Project Manager for our Columbus, OH location.

As a Kimball Midwest associate, you’ll be part of a company built on long-term growth and strong values. From $1 million in sales in 1983 to over $500 million today, our success has been driven by our people. Despite our growth, we have stayed true to our family-owned and operated roots—where employees are recognized as individuals and our culture remains a top priority.

Responsibilities

• Leads the planning, implementation, tracking, budget, and communication surrounding projects
• Oversees all aspects of the project life cycle, ensuring that all elements of the project are properly coordinated including the project charter, project management plan, managing project work, performing integrated change control, and closing the project
• Facilitates the definition of project scope, goals/milestones, and deliverables
• Develops project plans by defining project tasks and resource requirements
• Assembles and coordinates project staff
• Manages project budget and understands the components of running a fiscally successful project
• Manages project resource allocation
• Develops, manages, and controls the project schedule to ensure timely completion of the project
• Coordinates project processes, including:
  • Assists in enforcement of project deadlines and schedules
  • Communicates and applies project standards
  • Manages resources in accordance with project schedule
  • Consistently delivers high-quality services following the two-customer philosophy
  • Tracks project deliverables using appropriate tools, including creating and updating document libraries and lists used for tracking project and process related documents withing
  • Identifies the people, groups, or organizations that should impact or be impacted by the project, analyzes their expectations and impact, and develops appropriate management strategies for engaging stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle
  • Constantly monitors and reports on progress of the projection to all stakeholders
  • Presents reports defining project progress, problems, and solutions
  • Implements and manages project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs
  • Completes project evaluations and assessment of results based on project objectives
  • Assists in identifying continuous improvement opportunities that are consistent with company strategies

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration or a business-related field or equivalent experience
• 5+ years project management experience orPMI certification (PMI-PMP)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, SharePoint, and Dynamics software
• Experience in Agile Methodologies

Additional Information

This position is on-site, Monday through Friday, and you must currently be living in Ohio to be considered for the role.

We offer a benefits package that includes health, dental and vision insurance, company sponsored life, optional life and disability insurance, Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts, a 401(k) plus match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (PTO), a Dress for your Day dress code and paid holidays.

Kimball Midwest is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a program of recruitment of females, minority group members, individuals with disabilities, qualifying veterans and any other classification that is protected by federal, state, or local law.

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