Project Manager

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Accelerating the digital sustainable supply chain, Logility helps companies seize new opportunities, sense and respond to changing market dynamics, and more profitably manage their complex global businesses. The Logility® Digital Supply Chain Platform leverages an innovative blend of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics to automate planning, accelerate cycle times, increase precision, improve operating performance, break down business silos and deliver greater visibility. Logility's SaaS-based platform transforms sales and operations planning (SandOP) and integrated business planning (IBP) processes; demand, inventory, and replenishment planning; global sourcing; quality and compliance management; product life cycle management; supply and inventory optimization; manufacturing planning and scheduling; retail merchandise planning, assortment, and allocation. Logility clients include Big Lots, Husqvarna Group, Parker Hannifin, Sonoco Products, and Red Wing Shoe Company. Logility is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMSWA). To learn how Logility can help you make smarter decisions faster, visit www.logility.com.

Job Description:

As our next Project Manager at Logility, you will be accountable for planning and executing successful projects including scope, budget, schedule, and resources through the application of best practices. You will have the ability to drive value realization with our clients with your expertise in project management as it is applied in enterprise software implementation. You will demonstrate your ability to lead a project through a proven project management methodology and the ability to effectively design and manage a project plan using a selected project management platform. You will engage clients in change management processes in order to increase software user adoption and client success while demonstrating the ability to manage both client and Logility resources. You have domain expertise within the supply chain and create a relationship with clients as a trusted advisor. As the Project Manager, effective communication with client executives, both directly and through the project steering committee, will be extremely important. Effective decision making, taking prompt action, organization, and planning will also be imperative for your success in this role.

Other responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Efficiently control scope, budgets, time, and resources through planning in the project management toolset to assure timely client value realization
• Builds collaborative relationships with Client that increases the value the Logility brings to their business and expands future opportunities
• Manages multiple, concurrent, complex platform implementations
• Leads project team in identification and resolution of client project risks and issues, through mitigation and escalation as appropriate
• Consistently align with Logility Engagement Manager and the Client Project Manager to update project plans and dashboards
• Report forward-looking status to clients
• Assist Engagement Managers and Solution Architects to collect and track project Value Added Metrics in project plans and project dashboards
• Provides regular project communication and status reporting including Dashboard and resource budget consumption
• Validate and produce appropriate baseline project plans and templates
• Influence indirectly managed resources to execute their tasks so that we can complete projects on time & budget
• Ability to anticipate and mitigate risks associated with a project so that we can ensure the best possible time to value for our clients
• Lead, collaborate, and/or support internal project execution to the same level of performance as client work
• Works with appropriate parties to plan project resource requirements
• Communicate lessons learnt increasing institutional knowledge
• Ensures project team adheres to Logility policies, methodologies, and quality standards
• Collaborates with Engagement Manager to resolve all project issues including budget, timeline, accounts receivable, scope changes, software functionality and technology
• Ensures project execution and documentation supports client satisfaction inquiries

Requirements:

• 5-years supply chain project management experience
• College degree
• Project Management Certification desired
• Travel requirements up to 30%
• 5-years experience managing projects in a supply chain or CPG environment.
• Knowledgeable of supply chain planning system functionality and technology.
• Project management certification is a plus.
• Smartsheet experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in software consulting and/or implementation of projects.
• Knowledgeable of project management best practices.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint), Communication tools (Teams), and project planning tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience presenting and interfacing with executives.
• Skilled at leading and coordinating across diverse teams to achieve desired outcomes.

Capable of facilitating status meetings, conflict resolutions, change request management, and steering committees