Senior Project Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee a variety of complex projects from initiation through planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.

• Establish project scope, requirements, objectives, timelines, and success metrics in collaboration with sponsors and stakeholders.

• Create and manage project plans, schedules, resource needs, communication strategies, and risk mitigation approaches.

• Handle project risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and change requests effectively.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams across business, operations, technology, and vendor sectors.

• Propel project execution, address challenges, and ensure projects remain on schedule and within budget while achieving desired business outcomes.

• Facilitate communication with stakeholders and provide updates to frontline teams and executive leadership.

• Assist in organizational change management for project rollouts.

• Engage in vendor evaluations and planning for implementations.

• Document lessons learned and foster continuous improvement along with best practices in project management.

• Guide and mentor less experienced members of the project team.

• Contribute to enhancing project management capabilities across the organization.

• Perform additional duties as required.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or a comparable combination of education and experience.

• Over 7 years of project management experience leading large-scale, cross-functional projects.

• Proven track record in successfully delivering business and technology initiatives from concept to implementation.

• Experience managing multiple simultaneous projects within a matrixed organization.

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is required.

• A Master’s degree (MBA or related field) is preferred.

• Over 10 years of project management experience is preferred.

• Familiarity with enterprise software implementations, process improvement efforts, and organizational change management is preferred.

• Experience working with global teams and suppliers across different time zones is preferred.

• Lean Six Sigma (Yellow or Green Belt), Agile, ITIL, or Change Management certifications are preferred.

• Proficient in project planning and execution, scope/schedule/budget management, risk and issue management, stakeholder/vendor management, resource planning, change management, facilitation, and presentation.

• Experience with Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Visio, and Power BI is preferred.

• Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Sysco benefits information is available at SyscoBenefits.com.

• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.