Supply Chain Project Manager
Company: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Location: Columbus
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
Supply Chain Project Manager
This position will primarily be responsible for managing medium to
large-scale projects involving all types of Supply Chain solutions.
The Supply Chain Project Manager will perform project management
for new locations, implementations, large-scale upgrades of
existing systems, special focus projects requiring multiple
resources and expertise from across the enterprise and any other
Supply Chain related projects which require a high-level of
management and organization to be successful.
Schedule: (Full time, Exempt) Hybrid Role
Location:
255 East Main Street
255 E Main St
Columbus, Ohio 43215
United States
The moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet
our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone
who works here, you want to be part of it. Welcome to Nationwide
Children's Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose.
Here, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into our core
values and practices. We are passionate about building, sustaining
and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment. We are seeking
individuals who live these values and want to share their
experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission.
We're 14,000 strong. And it takes every one of us to improve the
lives of the kids we care for, and the kids around the world we'll
never meet. Kids who live healthier, fuller lives because of the
knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to
deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care
and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most
groundbreaking research. Anywhere.
Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children's badge what they do for a
living. They'll tell you it's More Than a Job. It's a calling. It's
a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly
matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children
everywhere.
Nationwide Children's Hospital. A Place to Be Proud.
Leads project teams to ensure scope, timelines, deliverables,
budgets and quality are meeting and exceeding expectations.
Lead project teams through all phases of life cycle development on
complex large scale projects.
Effectively lead project team through the scope development process
on medium to large scale implementations. Ensuring complete
requirements are developed and addressing the requirements is
incorporated into the overall scope.
Leads multiple medium to large scale projects and project teams
simultaneously.
Demonstrate strong decision making skills and is able to provide
recommendations on and implement policy and process improvement
opportunities.
Develop a project plan in accordance with industry standard and NCH
specific methodologies.
Develop a project plan which details the begin/end dates, tasks,
resources, milestones, and expectations of all project resources
(people, equipment, vendors, systems, dollars, etc.).
Maintain the accuracy of the project plan in conjunction with
vendors, resource managers, and key stakeholders
Create and maintain project documentation as appropriate for every
project assigned.
Provide feedback on assigned team members' performance routinely to
the resource managers.
Contribute to the definition of project goals, alignment of those
goals with organizational goals and ensure success criteria are
defined during project initiation.
Appropriately set and manage customer and team expectations.
Establish meeting agendas in advance of project meetings;
coordinate attendees and their contributions/deliverables for each
meeting; manage meeting times and topics; at the end of each
meeting summarize important decisions made, what action items are
due and by whom, when the next meeting will occur.
Maintain an issues list and manage the deliverables and resolution
of those issues in an effective and timely manner; use judgment in
escalating issues when appropriate.
Develop and maintain risk and decisions logs.
Effectively utilize appropriate tools to communicate project
information to a broad audience.
Ensure system test plans are developed, approved, and
implemented.
Assure effective project hand-off to support teams.
Assure disaster recovery, security, and availability is addressed
as a part of the project.
Manage the vendor(s) relationship; manage vendor work effort to
contract and scope document.
Plans and controls scope for complex, ambiguous or fluid
projects.
Engage appropriate stakeholders to quickly and thoroughly define
and document project scope following Nationwide Children's PMO
methodology.
Applies firm-but-flexible change control to balance necessary
change and scope creep. Does thorough analysis of scope change
impact before bringing forward to project steering team for
recommendation. Documents scope change requests and recommendation
in PMO Scope Change Request and updates Scope documentation when
Scope changes.
Effectively manages project requirements such that final solution
matches not only the written specification, but also the business
need. Installs/manages processes to ensure specific requirements
are met and approved by users where critical to project results and
timetable.
Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks for larger
projects, measures performance to schedule, able to anticipate
schedule issues and risk areas and recommend proactive corrective
action
Develops and maintains a realistic project schedule that captures
all the required work, ensures buy-in from project stakeholders and
ensures required schedule changes are communicated and discussed as
far in advance as possible. Manages critical path. Keeps the plan
up-to-date through the life of the project.
Tracks and communicates progress and the right level of detail for
the audience.
Ensures appropriate formal and informal communication of project
status to the project core team, supporting IT staff, actively
involved business partners, and senior leadership.
Project Quality Management:
In conjunction with the Managers and Directors, manage the external
vendor relationship ensuring optimal performance and project
outcomes.
Develop pre- and post-implementation studies to measure project
achievement of goals and capture lessons learned.
Seeks regular project reviews from peer Project Managers, managers,
and/or directors to ensure quality project delivery.
Establishes process to ensure that projects satisfy defined
requirements.
Is accountable for quality control and quality assurance, as well
as ongoing quality and process improvement for the project.
Works with project team to ensure testing is successfully led and
defined if QA staff are not assigned. Actively includes testing and
correction time into project schedules. Ensures adequate test plans
and scripts are developed and documented.
Ensures project team has appropriate training on test processes and
documentation if needed.
Planning and Budgeting:
Work with customers and managers/directors in the planning and
budgeting of assigned capital and operating projects.
Develops, manages, documents and reports on the entire budget for
their project and is accountable for staying within budget
guidelines for both capital and operating and communicating clearly
and early when there is a risk to budget and developing
options.
Follows NCH Budget tracking guidelines and utilizes NCH budget
templates.
Minimize project change orders that impact project cost and
timeline.
Accountable and responsible for managing the project budget and
making budget decisions and recommendations in partnership with the
responsible manager or director.
Develops project timeline and responsible for ensuring project is
delivered on time.
Works with stakeholders to define overall project scope and ensures
that scope is clearly understood by all project team members and
stakeholders.
Responsible for ensuring overall project scope is met.
Project Management Office Team:
Provide feedback and report project risks to the PMO team.
Provide input to and seek direction from the PMO team on project
prioritization.
Work with PMO to enhance project management techniques and
methods.
Work with Managers and Customers to ensure unified goals are being
met.
Help to ensure adherence to PMO methods across all areas.
Mentor others on the PMO Methodology and Tools.
Administer Supply Chain Project Portfolio of projects and interpret
Top IS Status reports for Senior Level Management.
Information Assurance:
Knowledgeable of and adheres to Nationwide Children's Hospital
policies, processes, procedures, standards, and guidelines
governing privacy, security, and disaster recovery/business
continuity.
Develop, implement, and/or maintain systems following NCH
Information Assurance policies, processes, procedures, and
guidelines and industry standards to address security, privacy, and
disaster recovery/business continuity needs to protect Nationwide
Children's Hospital information and resources at established,
defined levels.
Actively protects sensitive, classified, and confidential
information.
Use and access systems and information only for authorized purposes
and in accordance with security procedures and guidelines to
perform job duties as assigned.
Maintain individual accountability for security controls and
measures (e.g., individual passwords are not shared with other
users).
Report suspected security and/or privacy incidents following
established Nationwide Children's Hospital procedures.
Teamwork, Collaboration, Professionalism, and Leadership:
Set the example and provides leadership when working with other
staff in functional or cross-functional teams to meet goals,
objectives, and responsibilities.
Set the example in establishing and maintaining a professional
demeanor and being accountable for their performance.
Set the example for establishing a team atmosphere within all
Hospital departments by interacting with others in an honest and
straightforward manner, listening to and valuing the opinions and
ideas of others, sharing knowledge, and helping others to
accomplish goals.
Develop and maintain expert level knowledge and skills in technical
and professional areas.
Mentor and train staff members in areas of specialty.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Be an example in representing the NCH, the project team, PMO and
Supply Chain as One Team. Be positive and respectful in all
interactions generating optimism and energy in one another.
Education and Staff Development:
Supports and assists with leading PMO process and methodology
training for all Supply Chain leaders and staff.
Provides general direction and coaching to Project Managers
assigned to their program or project.
Routinely evaluates team member performance on a timely basis and
provides that feedback to the respective manager.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
Education:
Preferred Experience:
Project Management Certification recommended; otherwise,
demonstrated career path and plan for future attainment of
certification.
3 to 7 years of project management experience
Strong skills in use of technology and project management
tools.
Excellent communication skills with all types of employees and
management. With a strong ability to communicate effectively with
executive level management.
Proven experience in leading large-scale Supply Chain project
management.
Proven track record in successful project completion (on-time,
on-budget, goals met).
Knowledge of operating systems, application development, database
management, interface engines.
Proven experience in leading large scale projects through all
phases of the project management development life cycle including
extensive scope development.
Demonstrated ability to lead multiple medium to large scale
projects simultaneously while effectively meeting all deadlines and
budgets.
Demonstrated ability in team development, management, and
consensus-building.
Knowledge of information systems principles, methodologies and
assumptions required.
One to three years previous healthcare experience desirable.
Ability to modify work schedules and practices to meet job
requirements; requires occasional overnight travel.
Minimum Physical Requirement:
Position requires ability to talk, listen and type.
Ability to interact with customers and information systems
personnel.
Sitting - Frequently
Talking on phone/in person - Frequently
Typing on a keyboard - Frequently
Standing/walking - Frequently
Physically Active - Frequently
The above list of duties, responsibilities and job description is
intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed
by people assigned to this classification. It is not to be
construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the people
so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of
any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees
under his/her supervision.
EOE M/F/Disability/Vet
Requisition ID: 2023-43322
External Company Name: Nationwide Children's Hospital
External Company URL:
https://external-nationwidechildrens.icims.com/jobs/intro
Keywords: Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus , Supply Chain Project Manager, Executive , Columbus, Ohio
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