Expeditors - Project Manager - Scrum Master - Core Services (7-12 yrs)

Company Description:

- We take care of our employees, and they take care of our customers!

- Become a member of a global community! The international logistics industry is an integral piece of the global trade puzzle; we make the world go round.

- Global supply chain management is what we do, and at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.

- Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

- As a Fortune 500 company, we employ over 19,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 350+ locations across six continents.

- Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems.

Our Mission:

- We recruit, train, and retain the very best logistics and technical experts the world over.

- We love to promote from within- more than 50 percent of our employees have been at Expeditors for five years or more.

- Our high retention rate is influenced by a unique compensation program for positions that are more than just jobs - they're chances to grow, do what you love and build a career with us!

Job Description:

- A Project Manager in Core Services is responsible for planning and leading all phases of IS Strategic Projects of varying size, scope and complexity.

- These strategic projects support and enhance our mission to provide world class infrastructure to our operations.

- The Project Manager is responsible for providing visibility to management team members within and across all departments, keeping them informed of the project status, resource capacity, roadblocks, and risks.

- The Project Manager will direct the day-to-day activities of Analysts, Developers and other IS personnel for the duration of their involvement in a project.

- A Project Manager will assume responsibility for successfully meeting the business requirements of simultaneous projects and will lead cross functional teams tackling complex problems

Qualifications:

- 7 to 12 years of IT experience with strong knowledge in Supply Chain / Logistics domain

- Knowledge on IT infrastructure will be an added advantage but not mandatory though

- Communication of status and results with technical and non-technical audience

- Excellent time management and follow up skills

- Experience initiating, planning, and managing projects

- Ability to form strong relationships and build a collaborative environment across IS Department

- Experience on SAFe/Agile framework

- Knowledge on Logistics domain and DevOps

- Hands on experience on ADO or similar tools

- Exceptional organization skills

- Ability to resolve open issues and manage risks

- Excellent leadership skills including facilitation, motivation, negotiation, and team building

- PMP certification or any equivalent

- Skilled at working both independently and with cross-functional teams

- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide spectrum of people

- Effective at navigating ambiguity and helping diverse teams drive towards clarity and consensus

Major Responsibilities:

- Schedule and run effective project meetings and training.

- This includes preparation, execution, and follow up (i.e., create agenda, facilitate a focused discussion, create, and publish meeting minutes, create and follow up on action items, and solicit feedback)

- Hold team accountable to deadlines

- Create and maintain project plan

- Protect and raise visibility to other work that is impacting the project plan

- Prepare and communicate regular updates on status to all project stakeholders

- Escalate risks and discuss roadblocks with all project stakeholders

- Coordinate consulting and training with external parties

- Run and review project metrics

- Maintain a high-level understanding of the tasks that each member of the project team is working on.

- Promptly resolve issues and provide visibility to management team on action taken or if help is needed with a proposed solution

- Facilitate task assignment for optimal usage of project resources

- Identify and propose areas for improvement

Behavior Expectations:

- Strong interpersonal skills

- Enthusiastic learner

- Resourceful, self-driven and self-sufficient

- Performs well under deadline constraints

- Manages multiple and competing priorities

- Ability to work both independently and on teams

- Demonstrates attention to detail

- Exercises analytical thinking

- Exhibits strong verbal and written communication

- Customer service-oriented attitude

REPORTING STRUCTURE: Team Manager, Core Services

Additional Information:

Expeditors offers excellent benefits: Paid Vacation, Holiday

Health Plan: Medical Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Training and Education Programs

Unlimited opportunities for career advancement