Project Manager Professional, IT in Newtownabbey

The IT Project Manager Professional will lead the successful delivery of a wide range of IT projects, working closely with a team of highly skilled professionals. The role holds full accountability for the performance, delivery, and outcomes of all assigned projects. This position frequently involves managing multiple projects concurrently within a broader programme environment. The role requires proven experience in leading implementations of Oracle EBS, Oracle SaaS solutions, Salesforce, or other Software as a Service platforms, alongside a strong understanding of Lead to Cash and Integrated Business Planning processes.

General Responsibilities

• Meet with clients to take detailed ordering briefs and clarify specific requirements of each project.
• Define project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Develop comprehensive project plans and manage all implementation processes including resource allocation, progress tracking, monitoring change control process, testing, documentation, training, and status reports.
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Ensure resource availability and allocation.
• Track project performance, specifically to analyse the successful completion of short- and long-term goals.
• Make adjustments to project constraints based on financial analysis.
• Regularly communicate and present project schedules and statuses.
• Report and escalate to management as needed.
• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders.
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks.

Experience / Qualifications

• A university degree required (i.e. Bachelor’s degree) or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Business ethics - Ability to practice and behave consistently and effectively in areas of business practice and conflicts of interest.
• Communication - Ability to communicate effectively by getting the right message across to the right people at the right time on a regular basis.
• Customer Orientation - Ability to meet customers’ expectations by identifying and anticipating customers’ needs and integrating these into work; ability to develop new added value for customers and act with the customer in mind.
• Result orientation - Ability to take steps personally to ensure that mutual goals and performance targets are met within the appropriate timeframe.
• Teamwork - Ability to work with others and work synergistically with fellow team members.
• Planning and Organising - Ability to plan, prioritize and organize work and schedules in all areas to meet requirements.
• Problem solving - Ability to reach logical conclusions to situations by appropriately analysing the situation.
• Time Management - Ability to assess your ability to manage your time, and the effectiveness of your team to reach department objectives.
• Conflict management - Ability to recognize and work towards a mutually agreeable solution when confronted with conflict.
• Decision making - Ability to think through possibilities and make sound decisions with appropriate degree of risk; knows when he/she has enough data to make an informed decision.
• Resilience - Ability to work under pressure and prioritize.
• Strategic thinking - Ability to turn strategy into action, to see the big picture and use this ability productively.
• Managing objectives - Ability to decide what needs to be accomplished and design a plan to achieve the desired results.
• Team Management - Ability to delegate, motivate, mentor, develop and manage team to achieve objectives.
• Budget Management - Ability to project and present annual operation Expense and Capital budget in departmental budget process.

Job Specific Responsibilities Include:

• Plan, direct and coordinate all IT projects related to Commercial Excellence aspects within schedule and budget.
• Manage the entire project life-cycle stages include; Intake, Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Controlling, Hypercare & Operations hand off, and Administrative close.
• Ensure proper documentation and approvals are in place within each stage of our PMLC (Project Management Lifecycle).
• Maintain project plans to ensure all stakeholders are informed of program status, performance, risks and issues.
• Interact with all stakeholders to maintain a high-level of effective communications and resolve problems and issues as they arise.
• Support the Source Selection process, BOM cost analysis and impact during the intake phase of a given project.
• Coordinate resource allocation and define RASCI roles for all assigned projects.
• Assign work and ensure tasks are completed on-time to meet milestone deadlines.
• Track and measure performance at each phase of the PMLC process.
• Schedule steering committee meetings with Senior leadership, prepare status reports.
• Effectively communicate risks and mitigation plan to support.
• Support process development and/or improvement.

Essential Criteria:

• Degree in Business Administration, IT or related work.
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience managing projects across many functional areas in similar industry.
• Program Management Professional (PMP) or similar preferred.
• Demonstrated Commercial Excellence or Lead to Cash experience.
• Automotive or Aero Defence industry experience preferred.
• Core Competencies - Planning, risk management, budgeting, stakeholder management, governance.

Additional Details:

• Experience working with MS Project and Oracle ERP is a plus.
• Travel disposition – <5>

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. Sensata is committed to the provision of training, development and promotion opportunities. A comprehensive Induction programme is also available to all our new employees.

Please note that all successful candidates must undergo a medical examination which includes a drugs test.

SmarterTogether: Collaborating at Sensata means working with some of the world’s most talented people in an enriching environment that is constantly pushing towards the next best thing. Employees work across functions, countries and cultures gaining new perspectives through mutual respect and open communication.