Project Leader

Position Summary:

Join the Vehicle Supply team as an integral part of our department. The Vehicle Supply Project Leader will focus on process improvement and project leadership for our group.

The Project Leader will work closely with business teams to understand their current process and pain points they wish to eliminate. Through Six Sigma methodology requirements will be developed to improve the process. The Project Leader will need to keep the projects on track and inspire both the IT team and business team for the best possible deliverable. Projects will vary from large IT implementations to new process improvement opportunities through other channels. They must be comfortable to challenge the status quo, limitations, and suggestions in a professional manner. The Project Leader will work to create these new processes and improvements, test, pilot, and implement a proper deploy strategy.

Major Responsibilities:

• Lead multiple projects

• Facilitate meetings

• Develop project requirements and design mock ups

• Present to business leadership and various constituent groups

• Provide training (in-person, Web-Ex with Conference Call, and create training modules)

• Organize and communicate project status

• Develop and implement strategies for testing, pilots, and deploys

• Rapidly adapt and respond to change in priorities

• Research possible solutions, 3rd party options, etc.

• Accountable for all testing

• Work in Agile Team

• Use JIRA to communicate and organize open items

• Other projects as assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required

• Experience leading multiple projects from initiation to close required

• Ability to creatively envision, prepare, and present project requirements

• Experience conducting training (in-person, Web-Ex with Conference Call, and creating training modules using software like Camtasia) required

• Experience using software like Axure for design mock ups preferred

• Organized with ability to Multi-task

• Hard-working and willingness to learn

• Ability to drive progress

• Excellent leadership, presentation, and communication skills

• Ability to create and communicate recommendations for improvement

• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification preferred

• Professionalism a must (communication, attendance, conduct, etc.)

• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job

• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.

Physical Requirements:

-The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

-The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.

-While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.

-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer

About Penske Truck Leasing

Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P., headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania, is a partnership of Penske Corporation, Penske Automotive Group and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. A leading global transportation services provider, Penske operates a premier fleet of vehicles and serves its customers from locations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Penske’s product lines include full-service truck leasing, contract maintenance, commercial and consumer truck rentals, used truck sales, transportation and warehousing management and supply chain management solutions. Visit www.GoPenske.com to learn more.

Job Category: Other Corporate

Job Function: Project Management

Job Family: General Administration

Address: 100 Kachel Boulevard

Primary Location: US-PA-Reading

Employer: Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.

Req ID: 2314710