Senior Project Manager – Tampa, FL

With over $2B in revenue, 80+ manufacturing facilities across 6 continents and over 9,000 employees worldwide, Signode is a leading manufacturer of a broad spectrum of transit packaging consumables, tools, software, and equipment that optimize end-of-line packaging operations and protect products in transit. Signode brings this extensive product portfolio together under hundreds of trusted brands to offer complete transit packaging solutions to its customers.

We produce strap, stretch and protective packaging. We also manufacture packaging tools and equipment used to apply the bulk packaging materials. These commercial packaging products are used to pack, bundle, unitize, protect and secure goods during warehousing and transit. Our company is a materials, processes and automation technology that have revolutionized the sector.

Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, we are proud to be the Transit Packaging Division of Crown Holdings, Inc. We are excited to go to market as Signode and to share the portfolio of products, services and capabilities that make us the world’s premier end-of-line packaging company.

Benefits:

Signode offers a comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees, which includes health, dental, vision, 401k, paid time off, life insurance, wellness perks, and more. Benefits begin the month following the hire date.

Salary:

$134,500 - $164,000 + 15% Bonus Target

Summary:

The role of the Senior Project Manager is to plan, execute, and finalize projects meeting scope, timing, and budget objectives. This position includes coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants to deliver projects according to plan. The Senior Project Manager will create and maintain all project management artifacts. This role necessitates a combination of project methodology expertise, leadership acumen, and business insight to ensure the successful execution of project objectives. The Senior Project Manager will report directly to the PMO Manager, who could have a functional reporting relationship with the leader within a given IT discipline.

Essential Functions:

• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, finance, and operations, to ensure seamless integration and alignment with business goals
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and transparent fashion
• Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools
• Track project milestones and deliverables
• Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas
• Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout the project life cycle
• Conduct project postmortems and create a recommendations report to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements
• Ensure adherence to project management best practices and methodologies, including agile and waterfall
• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals
• Draft and submit budget proposals and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary
• Where required, negotiate with other department managers for the acquisition of required personnel from within the company
• Determine and assess the need for additional staff and/or consultants and make the appropriate recruitments, if necessary, during the project cycle
• Direct and manage project development from beginning to end
• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans
• Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise project team members and contractors and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work
• Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project
• Perform Enterprise or Organizational Change Management tasks to drive user adoption

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, MIS, Computer Technology, or a related field or equivalent experience
• PMI PMP, PRINCE2, or similar project management certification is preferred
• Training or certification on IIBA BABOK a plus
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) training and certification are a plus
• Technical certifications in the following areas are a plus: Microsoft O365, SharePoint, Power Automate, PowerApps, Power BI, D365 CE, D365 ERP, etc.

Experience:

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in the information technology field
• Minimum of 3 years experience in a project management role
• Proven experience as a Project Manager
• Demonstrated experience in personnel management
• Experience in a global multi-site manufacturing company is a plus
• Experience with Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies
• Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential

Functional Success Drivers: These competencies are what we require for an individual to be successful in this role.

• Communication (Oral & Written)
• Organization / Planning
• Change Management
• Track Record
• Tenacity
• Negotiation Skills

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities.

The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate.

Signode Industrial Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.