IT Project Manager - PLM

THE ROLE

At Great Dane, we rely on makers and we’re calling on them to join our expanding team, the time has never been better to Embrace Your Great and work in an environment with the highest safety standards in the industry.  

The Position: The Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) program will enable Great Dane's product lifecycle ecosystem by connecting people, processes, and technologies through a transparent and seamless experience that creates value for our customers, while empowering our employee's growth.  The program will define PLM outcomes and implement a new enterprise application to enhance the PLM capabilities at Great Dane. The IT Project Manager is responsible for delivering the PLM application outcomes with the highest possible return as quickly as possible. This leader will plan, manage, and deliver projects that span across multiple business teams following an agile execution approach partnering with systems integrators and a software vendor.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Delivery of the PLM outcomes as defined by sponsor and program manager.
• Plan and track to these PLM outcomes.
• Manage all aspects of project engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks, and issues.
• Manage multiple projects within a program that spans multiple business teams.
• Full project life cycle ownership from definition by the program sponsor and managers to planning to deployment to operations support.
• Following a planned cadence, manage and communicate appropriate level of status to executive level including sponsor and program managers as well as key stakeholders and teams. Include milestones, deliverables, and dependencies.  
• Provide leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project outcomes, adhering to their responsibilities and project deliverables/milestones.
• Resource coordination with functional teams, systems integrator, and software vendor
• Manage the day-to-day project activities and chairs project management team meetings.
• Including management and reporting of decisions, actions, issues, assumptions, risks, and changes to increase probability of a successful and on-time project delivery of outcomes.
• Manage vendor's SOW (Statement of Works) and track progress.
• Create and manage project plans and schedules.
• Align Vendors schedules to overall project schedule aligned to the program.
• Budget responsibility for external spend and internal hours that are planned, tracked, and reviewed with program managers and resource managers.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives as it relates to improving the IT Strategic Delivery process and playbook.
• As subject matter expert of delivering IT projects, coach and mentor project teams as needed to increase IT Strategic Delivery maturity.
• Other duties as assigned.

Your skills and abilities (required qualifications)

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in appropriate field or equivalent work experience
• Experience:
  • 10+ years of enterprise level project management experience, including tracking and planning projects.
  • Implemented new enterprise level business solutions.
  • Implemented new solutions across multiple functional teams.
  • Implemented Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) application a plus.
  • Implemented a PLM solution delivering an agile approach.
  • Delivering applications following an agile/scrum delivery approach a plus.
  • PMP certification a plus
• Skills:
  • Outstanding organizational and time-management skills.
  • Proven ability to demonstrate a drive for results and accountability of business needs.
  • Proficiency with MS Project (or other project management platform), Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint with experience presenting to stakeholders and/or Senior Leadership.
  • Proven ability to work in an ambiguous environment and collaborate across multiple areas to achieve a common business objective.
  • Interpersonal skills to influence and spur change, facilitate, and enhance performance within a cross-functional environment.
  • Demonstrate decisiveness in problem resolution, decision-making, and identifying priorities.
  • Proven track record of being a strong team player with a results-oriented, outcome driven attitude.
  • Proactive mentality with strong skills in following up and following through with action items and dependencies.
  • Be self-motivated, self-aware, self-disciplined, and self-improving.
• Travel: As needed; up to 50%
  • Frequent travel destinations: Brazil IN
  • Other plant locations as needed in future.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Office and plant environment.
• Keyboarding, lifting, standing, bending, walking.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ABOUT GREAT DANE

With a history dating back to 1900, Great Dane has established itself as a transportation solutions leader of today – delivering innovative products and exceptional services that help our customers and employees succeed. We not only engineer durable and high-quality trailers and truck bodies; we foster relationships that last a lifetime.

WHY WORK FOR US?

Great Dane is a leading manufacturer of dry-freight vans, refrigerated trailers, and flatbeds with 10 manufacturing facilities and 20 service centers throughout the United States. With a legacy like ours comes a dedication to the hard-working individuals that make Great Dane what it is today. Our jobs are waiting to be filled by driven, challenge-focused & enthusiastic people like you.

Our culture is comprised of “Champions” and offers a rewarding workplace rooted in core values of safety, leadership, integrity, quality, and passion. Every employee has opportunities to learn, grow, succeed and be engaged in a collaborative environment.

BENEFITS OVERVIEW

• Competitive compensation
• Benefits, including but not limited to dental, vision, and medical with employer contributions
• Retirement programs, including a Pension Plan and 401(k) Plan with employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid holidays and vacation
• And more!

Great Dane is an Equal Opportunity Employer