E-commerce IT Project Manager - Bethlehem, United States - Scandinavian Tobacco Group

Scandinavian Tobacco Group

Verified Company

Bethlehem, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

May 17, 2024- Bethlehem, US, 18015
e-Commerce IT Project Manager:

Company Overview
While our roots are in direct marketing, we have a strong eCommerce and growing brick and mortar retail presence.

We have three (3) Retail locations in Pennsylvania, five (5) in Texas, two (2) in Florida and soon to be more.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Bethlehem Shared Services, LLC is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to help manage multiple concurrent ongoing IT projects using a combination of waterfall and agile methodologies.

You will be working closely with your colleagues to ensure that all project requirements, resource plans, regular communication, timelines, and budgets are established and on track.

Responsibilities include being instrumental in documenting project objectives and deliverables, preparing status reports, problem solving, and establishing effective project communication plans as well as the proper execution of said plans.

WHAT WILL YOU BE RESPONSIBLE FOR?

Ensure successful delivery of IT projects and/or crossfunctional project initiatives.
Facilitate and ensure the Scrum process is followed, including daily standup meetings, sprint planning sessions, sprint reviews and demos, backlog grooming and retrospectives.
Actively work with the teams and offshore resources daily to manage work assignments and deliverables (daily scrum)
Ensure an ontime delivery of projects and clearly communicate project status, issues and progress using project collaboration tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, JIRA)
Help guide team through project impediments ensuring blockers are removed and clearly communicated to all groups.
Create project management methodology and enforce project standards.
Manage IT project plans and team resource planning.
Plan and identify resource needs throughout the life of a project
Leads prioritization review with Executive Management (Biweekly)
Maintain Top 5 status of ticket and estimated deliverables dates (Stakeholder Reporting)
Weekly communication and status updates to stakeholders (PMO deck)
Weekly review of Top 5 department tickets and requirements

RELEASE MANAGEMENT:

Schedule the release readiness reviews before deployment and milestone reviews after each release.
Create plans for the implementation and deployment as per the release schedule.
Identify the risks that can delay the release and manage them, such that the scope scheduled, and quality of the release is not affected.
Make improvements in the methodologies used for configuration management and development of software that helps to find ways to use in configuration management.

COMMUNICATIONS:

Communicates consistently with stakeholders to understand expectations and business strategy as well as to provide project status and communicating risks and mitigation plans.
Facilitates team meetings effectively including scheduling, agenda, and minutes.
Leads sprint planning and prioritization.
Holds regular backlog grooming with the development team.
Holds scheduled status meetings with project team.
Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.
Prepare and circulate weekly executive overviews.

WHAT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WILL BE REQUIRED?

Bachelor's degree or equivalent business experience
5+ years of project management experience at an ecommerce retailer
Demonstrated understanding of project management principles and techniques
Knowledge of traditional project management principles (burndown techniques, retrospective formats, handling bugs, user stories, continuous Integration, continuous testing).
Demonstrable experience successfully leading varied and diverse teams.
Demonstrable experience managing multiple smaller initiatives simultaneously.
Experience in retail industry and eCommerce sites.

PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

Excellent communication and collaboration skills both verbal and written (English).
Strong skills in Excel, Power Point, MS Office, Confluence and JIRA
Demonstrated eCommerce & ERP system experience.
Team management skills
Comfortable working under tight deadlines
Capable of operating independently with situational awareness to escalate as necessary.

WHAT IS ON OFFER?
As a colleague at Scandinavian Tobacco Group, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package as a generous benefits package.

Comprehensive Health Care, Vision & Dental Plan
Flexible Spending Account
Disability Plans
Basic & Supplemental Life Insurance
Additional Supplemental Benefits
Paid Vacation, Paid Time Off (PTO) days, Holidays
401(k) Retirement Saving Plan including a generous Company match

OUR HIRING PROCESS

Recruiter Screen
Hiring Manager Interview
Behavioral Assessment
Leadership Interview

ABOUT SCANDINAVIAN TOBACCO GROUP
At Scandinavian Tobacco Group, we always encourage you to craft the career that makes you more. We have a rich heritage that dates back 250 years a