HCM Project Manager Job at Wakefern Food Corp., Edison, NJ

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  • Wakefern Food Corp.
  • Edison, NJ

Job Description

Wakefern Food Corp. is a member-owned retail cooperative founded in 1946 that operates 354 stores in nine Northeastern states under five distinct banners, including ShopRite, Price Rice Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Dearborn Market in New Jersey, as well as the recent addition of Manhattan-based Gourmet Garage stores. T

The Human Capital Management (HCM) Project Manager will direct a highly professional technical team responsible for the company’s HCM related systems, solutions, and platforms, including those that handle time and attendance, payroll, and learning management enterprise wide.

This role will manage all aspects of these HCM related systems, including requirements gathering, identifying potential solutions to meet those requirements, implementation planning and execution, unit testing, quality assurance testing, and ongoing support, including enhancements and upgrades.

There is total responsibility for acquiring and directing the needed resources (both internal and external) to ensure that the resulting systems will accurately meet all defined objectives and result in tangible and intangible benefits to the business (i.e. reduced manpower and operating costs, more relevant and timely information, and improved end user experience).

Essential Functions

  • Plan, organize, administrate, and control activities of the teams assigned to major systems projects
  • Evaluate, recommend, and review system designs that are complex, requiring professional, technical knowledge and skills, and a sound understanding of Wakefern Food Corporation’s organization and operations
  • Provide direction to up to 25 IT associates who are either direct or indirect reports
  • Provide status reports of projects, making sure work is accomplished within proposed schedules and budgets
  • Enforce the use of departmental standards and procedures, making recommendations to revise said standards and procedures as corporate requirements change and technological advancements are incorporated into the IT structure
  • Determine staffing requirements to ensure defined objectives of major projects are met on time and on budget
  • Direct and participate in the technical review of software and hardware as required
  • Direct the implementation of selected software and hardware as required
  • Plan and administrate the technical/professional and managerial development of all supervised associates by:
  • Actively contributing to the establishment of a managerial and technical/professional development program
  • Recommending qualified supervised personnel for various technical/professional and managerial programs, courses, seminars, etc.
  • Preparing and executing yearly performance reviews
  • Interviewing and hiring qualified candidates for open positions
  • Providing opportunities for the necessary training to ensure the success of both associates and their teams
  • Direct project presentations and review seminars for user management, the corporate IT staff, and ad-hoc groups, as well as conduct same for upper management, as required
  • Establish budgetary requirements to meet major project assignments
  • Establish and maintain appropriate working relationships with other IT staff members, operating personnel, customer, and vendor representatives in order to carry out all necessary functions of this position

Qualifications

  • Must have a college degree, technical schooling, or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years of related experience
  • 5-10 years of IT project management experience
  • Previous supervisory experience preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively plan, organize, and manage projects, as well as administrate and motivate subordinates, as recognized by superiors, while functioning within the IT organization
  • Strong working experience in another business discipline or in programming is desirable
  • Expert working knowledge of system analysis techniques and procedures
  • Expert working knowledge of the systems development process, its organization and control, (i.e., establishment of project plans and staffing requirements, cost evaluation and control, overall coordination with Tech staff members, end users, vendors, etc.), and of at least one operating area
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to coordinate with team members and management with the ability to explain technical issues to different audiences
  • Thorough working knowledge of operating and staff functions outside direct experience area

Working Conditions & Physical Demands

  • This position requires in-person office presence at least 4 days per week

Job Tags

Work experience placement, Work at office,

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