Administrative Staff
Classification Title:
Administrative Staff
Position Title:
ERP Project Manager
Position Number:
A00602
Pay Grade Level:
AD 01
Salary:
Competitive based on education and experience
Department:
Information Technology Services
Posting Number:
S 121301276
Full or Part Time:
Full Time
Number of Months:
12
Position End Date:
06/30/2026
FTE:
1
Work Schedule:
Exempt, salaried. Monday through Friday forty hours per week. May include some weekends and/or holidays as needed for project deadlines or emergency situations.
This is a project based position. The initial hiring appointment is projected to last 20 to 24 months when the position will then be evaluated for extension.
Basic Function:
The ERP Project Manager at Denison University will spearhead the comprehensive implementation of a new Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) over a 2-year period. Responsibilities include defining project scope and objectives, establishing timelines, assigning tasks, monitoring progress, and developing comprehensive change management, communication, and training strategies.
This role demands strong change management skills and the ability to lead across all levels of the organization. The Project Manager acts as the pivotal liaison between Denison and the implementation partner, ensuring seamless collaboration and effective execution. They excel at system-oriented thinking, with a strength in communicating vision and value and the ability to manage people, process, and deadlines for successful project execution.
Essential Job Functions:
Strategic Vision and Direction: Clearly articulate the project’s vision, maintain a consistent focus on its purpose and direction. Collaborate closely with campus and functional leaders to align the project with Denison’s mission and understand its complexities. Continuously gauge the needs and expectations of faculty, staff, and students, ensuring their interests are addressed.
Team Leadership and Culture: Foster a team-based, mission-driven environment, emphasizing trust, open communication, and creative thinking. Manage the relationship with the ERP vendor and coordinate closely with the implementation partner’s project manager. Serve as Denison’s cross-functional project manager, utilizing materials and templates from the implementation partner to guide the process. Champion a cohesive team effort through effective leadership and escalate risks to culture, collaboration, and communication quickly.
Efficiency and Scope Control: Define and prioritize project tasks to ensure high-quality, timely, and in-budget completion. Regularly monitor and control the project scope, minimizing unnecessary effort and costs. Manage resources effectively, including budget, team members, and equipment.
Time Management and Scheduling: Oversee the project schedule, focusing on key milestones and the critical path. Ensure on-time delivery through diligent scheduling, monitoring, alignment across project teams, and adjustments to the project plan. Facilitate meetings and document outcomes as necessary.
Risk Management: Proactively identify potential project risks, assess their impact, and devise strategies to mitigate or manage them. Provide expertise in managing various project phases, including overseeing the issues and decisions log. Lead the response to issues as they arise, assembling and guiding the relevant teams to resolve challenges efficiently, and escalating when needed.
Stakeholder Communication: Regularly communicate project progress to the teams (internal and implementation partners) and stakeholders through scheduled reports and updates. Manage all stakeholder interactions, ensuring clear and consistent communication throughout the project lifecycle.Tailor communications to different campus constituencies, overseeing the creation and distribution of emails, blog posts, and in-person outreach.
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Physical Demands:
None.
Contact(s):
Michelle Brandbenburg
Contact Email:
Open Date:
02/14/2024
Open Until Filled:
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Please provide as one of the required documents, contact information for three (3) work related references including name, address, phone number and email address. We prefer current or former supervisors for your references. In your cover letter, please address how your background and experience has prepared you for this position at Denison University.
Additional Information:
Position open until filled.
Must have a valid driver’s license and be insurable by the College.
Final candidate must provide documentation of educational degrees.
Denison University Background Check Statement:
The final candidate will undergo a background check as a conditional offer of employment. Must also provide proof of degrees, certifications and education received.
Denison University EEO Statement :
Denison University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.To achieve our mission as a liberal arts college, we continually strive to attract and hire candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences and identities. Denison fosters a campus community that recognizes the value of all persons regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender expression and identity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background. For additional information and resources about diversity at Denison, please see our commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and antiracism (IDEA) at Denison Forward.
If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at (740)587-6299 or by email at [email protected].
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