What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager - PMO position at Career Opportunities at Merz?
About Us
Founded in 1908, Merz is a successful, family-owned specialty healthcare company with a rich history. As a leading global aesthetics business, our award-winning portfolio of injectables, devices, and skincare products empowers healthcare professionals to enhance confidence through aesthetic medicine. Our purpose is to fuel confidence by helping people look better, feel better, and live better. We believe you do not have to choose between living life and making a living. Live your best life with Merz Aesthetics.
Brief Overview
The primary goal of the Project Manager is to lead and ensure specific projects related to operational excellence, within Merz strategic areas of focus, Aesthetics and Neuroscience, are implemented efficiently, successfully and within the agreed terms of the project. This requires solid project management skills and a knowledge of PM fundamentals, ensuring that timelines are established, and deliverables are met, collecting data to analyze performance, and reporting on progress. If the project is not being implemented to satisfaction, the project manager must be able to identify issues in a timely manner and work with leadership to correct or elevate as appropriate.
What you will do
- Project Planning and Administration - Develops and maintains documentation, related to operational excellence, inclusive of, but not limited to, agendas, decisions/actions, design control documents, design history files, plans, presentations to governing committees, project charters, status reports, and timelines for assigned projects
- Project Budget Management - Manages operational project budgets, including quarterly forecasting and monthly accruals for invoicing, payments and budget tracking
- Project/Portfolio Presentations - Develops charts, reports, analysis, KPIs, metrics, etc
- Collaboration and Teamwork - Collaborates with multiple departments and leads cross-functional teams to pinpoint root cause issues, and then implements solutions to resolve systemic problems
- Vendor Relationship Management - For selected projects, negotiates effectively, manages vendors and works diligently to ensure all project deliverables are met in accordance with MNA quality standards, timelines, resources and budget requirements.
- Project Lifecycle Management - Effectively supports the planning and tracking of multiple projects, resource planning and allocation, and task delegation to accomplish project goals and objectives, ensuring timely resolution of issues, using escalation as necessary, and communicating effectively.
- Process Improvements - Identifies opportunities for improvement and develops impactful business plans/strategies for implementation, along with measures of success for each proposed improvement
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Business, Life Sciences, Information Technology, or related concentration
- 5 years project management experience
- IT Project Management Experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- SAP and Salesforce project experience
- PMP
Technical & Functional Skills:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Project and other PM tools
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, etc.) and Excel
- Change Management Experience
- Strong presentation Skills
- Systems integrations experience
