Sr. Project Manager to manage and end to end Infor ERP implementation - 4 year contract!

Our client requires a Sr. Project Manager to manage a 4 year end to end Infor ERP implementation on behalf of our manufacturing client in Vaughn. They will be migrating from their current ERP Baan to Infor LN.

Must Haves:

• Strong PMBOK/PMI knowledge.
• Experience leading an end to end ERP implementation as a Project or Program Manager.
• 10+ years of PM experience
• Vendor management experience
• Ability to travel internationally in years 3 and 4 of the project

Nice to Haves:

• Experience leading an Infor ERP implementation
• Experience in the manufacturing industry
• Agile methodology experience

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Manages the project during the planning, analysis, design, development, implementation and operations start up by ensuring that resources are made available and that the project is developed and is fully operational within previously agreed time, cost and performance parameters;
• Formulates statements of problems; establishes procedures for the development and implementation of significant, new or modified project elements to solve these problems, and obtains approval thereof;
• Defines and documents the objectives for the project; determines budgetary requirements, the composition, roles and responsibilities and terms of reference for the project team;
• Reports progress of the project on an ongoing basis and at scheduled points in the life cycle;
• Is responsible for ushering the project through a formalized phase and/or gating process;
• Meets in conference with stakeholders and other project managers and states problems in a form capable of being solved;
• Prepares plans, charts, tables and diagrams to assist in analyzing or displaying problems; works with a variety of project management tools;
• Tracks projects and initiatives, reviews progress and endorses scope, time or cost changes, allocates funding to section projects and ensures expenditures are tracked to meet project plans; 
• Ensures project deliverables meet requirements and comply to quality standards;
• Develops accurate project forecasting, budgeting and financial management for each project;
• Develops fulsome project charters, project plans and schedules, that enable controlling and monitoring of the project with timely risk and issue identification;
• Secures project acceptance sign-off.