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The Junior Project Manager will coordinate and manage a high volume of meetings and workshops for global project teams, serve as liaison among project managers, business leaders, vendors and team members, support planning, scheduling, documentation, risk tracking, PMO governance, financial activities and resource logistics using tools such as Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Project, Jira and Smartsheet.
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Job Description
Coordinate and manage a high volume of meetings and workshops across global project teams using Microsoft Outlook and Teams. Proactively schedule project meetings up to four weeks in advance and manage calendar conflicts across stakeholder groups. Serve as a key liaison between project managers, business leaders, vendors, and project team members. Support project planning, scheduling, documentation, and status reporting activities. Assist with risk, issue, action item, and dependency tracking across project workstreams. Support PMO governance activities, including project documentation, reporting, and executive communications. Assist with onboarding and offboarding project resources, coordinating vendor access, and supporting project logistics. Maintain project schedules and dashboards using project management tools including Microsoft Project, Jira, Smartsheet, and related platforms. Support project financial activities including purchase order tracking, invoicing coordination, budget updates, and forecasting activities. Partner with project leadership to reduce administrative burden and improve execution efficiency.
Skills and Requirements
3+ years of Project Coordinator, PMO Analyst, Project Management, or related experience. Experience supporting large-scale IT, ERP transformation projects. Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. Strong meeting coordination and calendar management experience across multiple stakeholder groups. Experience with project management tools such as: Azure DevOps (ADO), Microsoft calendar and excel. Experience with managing high volume access request. Experience with managing SAP reporting and leadership reporting experience. Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail. Exceptional verbal and written communication abilities. Ability to thrive in a high-volume, fast-paced environment, dynamically changing environments. Experience supporting SAP S/4HANA programs. Experience supporting with ERP transformations, or enterprise technology initiatives. Deployment support would be great. Familiarity with Azure DevOps or resource allocation tools. Experience with Power BI reporting and dashboard creation.
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].
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