Project Manager II

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Job Details
Summary:
The IT Project Manager-II is a key member of the team who is responsible for regularly managing projects with team level integration points. This leader manages project schedules, cost and quality proactively making recommendations within the project objectives. Leverages technical knowledge, best practices and organizational dynamics to mitigate issues and risks. Mentors others on project management methodology. Drives toward continuous improvement.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Establishes and manages project plans across the dimensions of schedule, cost, scope, and quality.
• Across multiple projects understands logical dependencies, identifies critical path, communicates and escalates key tasks to team members accordingly.
• Responsible for proactively identifying variances to plan and developing appropriate mitigation plans.
• Formulates corrective actions when project deliverables deviate from the work plan with the assistance of team members.
• Identifies, solicits and documents specific project risk at initiation using various modes and questioning techniques.
• Proactively identifies, documents, and communicates risks throughout the project lifecycle, including gaining project stakeholder agreement.
• Engages extended group of stakeholders in communications as appropriate
• Validates appropriate level of participation and escalates where needed.
• Tailors the level of communication based on the audience working with the project team to synthesize information.
• Communicates escalations clearly by concisely stating the problem and specific impact to the project.
• Recommend deviation from the standard process and gain consensus from stakeholders.
• Records and monitors project actual and forecasted cost against the project budget.
• Understands the financial implications of project decisions and can forecast the impact.
• Actively seeks new skills and concepts and can leverage them to improve project deliverables and outcomes.

Educational & Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, Information Systems or Engineering; or equivalent work experience
• 7 to 10 years of IT work experience, including 7 or more years managing projects
• Knowledge of Agile recommended
• Related certification preferred
• Waterfall and or Agile methodology, values, and procedures
• Leading Large Enterprise level Complex IT projects
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail
• Relevant business software (e.g. Microsoft Office applications, Clarity, MS Project)
• Possesses the ability to balance a willingness to engage with ideas different from their own, encouragement of others to express divergent perspectives, the capability to influence, conflict management, and teamwork.
• Highly adaptable to changing environment.
• Situational awareness of when to listen and when to be assertive.

What Cencora offers
We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora
Full time
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Affiliated Companies
Affiliated Companies: Cencora Patient Services, LLC