Senior Information Technology Project Manager in Exeter

The LKQ Europe Senior IT Project Manager takes responsibility for the inception, management and delivery of a complex body of work in the ERP and data migration domain. Responsibilities include designing and developing IT initiatives, tracking project plans and status and initiating interventions where necessary. Sitting within the LKQ IT portfolio office, this position will adopt the LKQ IT project delivery framework and build on the processes where appropriate.

• Planning and designing IT initiatives; proactively monitoring progress, identifying issues and initiating appropriate corrective action
• Defining project governance arrangements in collaboration with the Director of Portfolio Management
• Managing project budgets and working with FP&A to monitor expenditure and costs against delivered and realized benefits
• Defining and executing ERP data migration strategy across implementations
• Leading data profiling, cleansing, transformation, and reconciliation
• Coordinating mock migrations, SIT, and UAT activities
• Supporting cutover readiness and go-live execution
• Working with the IT Portfolio Director to appoint individuals to project teams, ensuring there is allocation of common resources and skills within the projects
• Overseeing the integrity of projects, ensuring that products and services are delivered in accordance with the quality, timescales and budget defined in the project plan and governance arrangements
• Managing stakeholder communications and third-party contributions to the projects
• Managing risks to the projects’ successful outcomes as well as dependencies and interfaces between projects
• Initiating interventions where gaps are identified or issues arise
• Generating and tracking project plans and preparing project steering and status reports
• Acting as an internal quality control check and escalation point for the project of work, as well as serving as an ambassador for the IT team and processes

• Strong organizational, project control and governance skills with proven ability to manage an IT program of work from initiation through to implementation and support
• At least 10 years’ project management experience and a good understanding of methods such as PRINCE2
• Strong IT delivery background with proven experience in ERP implementation and data migration
• Confident manager with the ability to manage multiple pan-European projects as well as internal teams and third parties within a matrix environment
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and able to communicate technical solutions/issues to a non-technical audience
• Able to understand the demands of senior management and set their expectations accordingly
• Self-motivated with an excellent attention to detail and able to motivate others to deliver to the best of their abilities
• Experience of managing application rationalization activity from cradle to grave using waterfall and agile methods
• Prior experience of business change management and ITIL processes
• Proficient in the use of SharePoint, Microsoft Project and Microsoft 365 applications.

If you would like to apply, please send your CV in English.

Why work for LKQ?

• We care about our people: We offer a flexible working environment with office, work from home days, plus European travel. We care about our colleagues wellbeing and have a team of wellbeing champions trained to be the first point of contact for anyone who is struggling.
• Inclusivity is a journey, not a destination: We value and promote inclusion, diversity and belonging and are dedicated to creating an inspiring workplace that’s free from discrimination, intolerance or harassment. We encourage an environment where everyone’s voice is heard and valued.
• We have an open feedback culture: We actively encourage our colleagues to tell us how they feel about our organization as part of our annual engagement survey. We know we’re not perfect, but we’re focused on continuous improvement based on colleague feedback.
• We’ll support you to be the best version of yourself: We encourage curiosity and diverse perspectives, it’s what enables us to be innovators. We create opportunities for everyone to learn and grow and are committed to the professional and personal development of all colleagues.
• We’re driving forward a sustainable future: From putting resources back into the communities where we work and fundraising for charities, both local and global, to actively reducing our carbon footprint, we mean business when it comes to having a positive environmental impact on our planet.