Senior Project Manager

A snapshot of what you would do:

The Senior Project Manager position is in our apexportal Solutions group, which implements and supports APEX software for our clients. Our apexportal Solutions leverage the latest in cognitive computing and our massive proprietary database of scored supplier records to recover and prevent overpayments, improve processes, ensure compliant supplier relationships, and optimize working capital. Estimated international travel for the role will be ~25-30%

Specific Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate deep understanding of clients' business challenges.
• Lead implementation projects, ensuring delivery of high quality software solutions within constraints of time and budget.
• Maintain ongoing relationships with installed clients, oversees support projects for those clients. Working mostly in USA Eastern hours.
• Identify opportunities and secures new and incremental business on assigned accounts.
• Plan and support new business development for assigned accounts.
• Participate in achieving department sales quota through upselling of software and services to installed clients.
• Create and manage contracts and SOWs.

Required Skills:

• Knowledge of supplier onboarding, dynamic discounting, supply chain financing, and e-invoicing solutions required
• Software implementation experience
• Good understanding of Accounts Payable & procurement principles, including Accounts Payable best practices
• Ability to interact credibly with technical & LOB professionals as well as senior executives through the CIO, CEO level
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to build rapport with team members and clients
• Excellent customer communication skills with the ability to be an active listener
• Strong communication internally and externally
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills
• Professional demeanor / presence
• Ability and willingness to travel ~25-30%.

Education Levels/Credentials (Degree types and Emphasis):

• Bachelor's degree in any subject
• IOFM Certification/PMP Certification or combination of certifications and experience

Skills and Abilities and Other Characteristics:

• A passionate commitment to customer satisfaction
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including ability to communicate effectively with both business and technical personnel, both inside the APEX organization and within client organizations, at both peer and senior levels.
• Ability to build rapport with team members and clients
• Ability to interact credibly with technical & business professionals as well as senior executives through the CIO, CEO level
• Strong influencing, problem-solving, and negotiation skills
• Professional demeanor / presence

Physical Work Environment:

• Work from our corporate headquarters in Greensboro, NC
• 20% travel to client sites, or additional as needed, usually within continental United Status

About Us:

APEX Analytix is the leading provider of trusted supplier data; supplier portal software; controls, audit and analytics software; and AP recovery audit services. We protect over $5 trillion in spend and prevent or recover over $3 billion in overpayments annually, and our client portals actively support over 4 million suppliers. Our software and audit services are built on our SmartVM® database of over 20 million supplier records with contacts, scored for accuracy and age, based on integration with over 650 external data sources and over 10 million communications with suppliers each year. APEX Archimedes™, an advanced cognitive technology and innovation system, supported by IBM Watson®, is integrated into APEX Analytix software and services to harness the power of the future through smarter recoveries, controls, analytics, working capital and supplier data. We serve over 250 Fortune 500/Forbes Global 2000 clients around the world and are fluent in languages covering 98 percent of global trade.

Our Culture:

At APEX Analytix, our culture drives everything! We live our culture of performance, respect, candor and fun-in that order. Performance is measured by delivering value to our clients, generating goodwill, trust and partnership. Sincere respect for each other, our diverse backgrounds and our well-being are our cornerstones. We value open and honest relationships with each other, our clients and our communities. And, life is too short to not have fun! We look for team players who possess the qualities of being humble, hungry and smart. We recruit candidates who will strive for accountability in performance and career growth, serving our clients in long-term respectful relationships, and working in a diverse and caring environment.

The Perks:

We owe our growing success to our team of bright, passionate, and innovative individuals. We truly value our associates and strive to provide the highest quality benefits program, offering competitive compensation packages with tailored bonus plans and generous benefits. Our benefits include health and insurance plans (medical, dental, optical, life insurance, disability insurance, FSA, HSA employee assistance program, supplemental insurance options and pre-paid legal), a generous paid time off plan, 401k plan, flexible work schedules, wellness programs (company fitness and weight loss challenges, financial wellness software tool, and gym membership stipend), associate and customer referral bonus programs, and paid community hours. And here at APEX Analytix, you won't get lost in the shuffle. Our focus on internal training, growth and development results in annually filling over a quarter of our open positions with internal promotions! With resources such as a strong Mentor Program, Internal Training Portal, plus Education, Tuition, and Certification Assistance, we provide tools for our associates to grow and develop. If you are looking for a place to shine, come join the team!