Senior Project Manager - IT

WHO WE ARE

We're a global team of over 25,000 engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and sustaining service experts who partner with customers to bring their products to life through inspired innovation and world-class customer service.

From surgical devices and health monitors to warehouse robotics and space products, we partner with our customers to help create the products that build a better world.

Whether you're looking to start, make a change or advance your career, find your path at Plexus Corp. and make an impact.

WHY WE LOVE IT

Engaging and challenging projects that fulfill and develop you. People that inspire and empower you to realize your full potential. Leadership and development programs to support your career goals.

We believe that our people create our best Plexus. At Plexus, we value the ideas generated by our collective uniqueness and recognize that the diverse backgrounds, life experiences and perspectives of our team members enable us to create the innovative products that build a better world. Because of this, we encourage people of all backgrounds to apply to our positions, and will look at candidates holistically, balancing work, education and additional experiences.

HOW YOU WILL DO IT

Purpose Statement: The Sr IT project manager's primary purpose is to maximize the value returned from large sized projects. This position focuses on gathering the correct resources to accomplish the project by the targeted deadline while resolving conflicts and balancing available skill sets between projects that may be competing for like and limited resources.

Key Job Accountabilities:

• Communicate project progress, changes and status to customers and team members in a timely manner to ensure schedule and customer expectations are met and/or exceeded.
• Actively support Plexus lean culture by leading continuous improvement initiatives; work to eliminate waste and optimize IT processes.
• Indirectly manage and coordinate activities of project personnel across geographical boundaries to ensure project progresses on schedule and within budget.
• Manage all projects in accordance with Plexus Project Management Office (PMO) methodology. Create and maintain a project plan thatoutlines the tasks, milestones, dates, status and resource allocation, risk/mitigation plan, communication plan and training plan. Manage project scope, schedule and cost to deliver maximum value to Plexus.
• Ensure that the IT PMO is kept abreast on emerging technologies, methods, and best practices.
• Perform program management as required; this includes planning and monitoring progression of milestones, coordinating interdependencies, and ensuring deliverables are aligned across projects in the program.

Additional Accountabilities:

• As a senior project manager, mentor and support other projects managers and actively pursue ongoing enhancements to the PMO process.
• Facilitate customer and team meetings to ensure schedule, budget and customer expectations are met. Effectively plans project deliverables, goals and milestones.
• Create strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning.
• As a Senior Project Manager, mentor and support other projects managers and actively pursue ongoing enhancements to the PMO process overall.
• Efficiently identifies and solves project issues.
• Manages conflicts within the project team. Performs team assessments and evaluations.
• Instills and reinforces the Plexus culture and fosters positive change as part of daily activities within the project teams.
• Strong organizational, time management, presentation and customer service skills.
• Utilizes the Project Life Cycle (PLC) Methodology.
• Ensures that technical and project documentation is created/maintained as necessary.
• Minimal travel may be required to meet the needs of the business (estimated <5%).
• Additional duties as assigned.

Education/Experience Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required; an MBA/MA degree is preferred.
• Seven (7) or more years of related experience is preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.

An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key job accountabilities may be considered.

Other Qualifications:

• Advanced Decision making, Problem Solving Skills.
• Advanced Verbal and Written Communication Skills.
• Good interpersonal, communication and leadership skills; ability to motivate people and manage resources effectively and work with business partners to achieve goals in aggressive timelines. Must possess ability to mentor and lead.
• Business acumen, knowledge and professionalism; understand how a business operates with the ability to develop and articulate the value proposition of a new process or program.
• A problem solver; can quickly assess a situation from multiple dimensions, understand and integrate competing needs and develop creative solutions.
• Strong builder of teams and trusted relationships.
• Well developed and proven expertise in project management skills
• Must be self-motivated with the ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• General office equipment and materials.

Work Environment:

• The work setting should consist of an office environment with suitable lighting, comfortable temperatures, and a low noise level.

This document does not represent a contract of employment and is not intended to capture every possible assignment the incumbent could be asked to perform.

Some offers of employment are contingent upon successfully passing a drug screen and upon completion of a confidentiality agreement.

Our Values and How We Lead behaviors guide our processes. Plexus does not make employment decisions based on race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and encourage all to apply today!

Globally, our policy is to recruit people from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, our company does not typically undertake sponsorship, including for H-1B, TN, and other nonimmigrant visas. Additionally, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. persons." "U.S. persons" are generally defined as U.S. citizens, nationals, lawful permanent residents (or, green card holders), individuals granted asylum, and individuals admitted as refugees.