Senior IT Project Manager

About the role

Come join the Tillamook Team, one of the fastest-growing dairy brands in the US, where we Play to Win to create over 200 dairy products in 7 different categories: cheese, ice cream, yogurt, sour cream, butter, cream cheese and frozen meals. Our Uncompromising Quality has led us to become the #1 Cheddar, #2 Cream Cheese and #3 Family Size Ice Cream brand, but we’re not stopping there. We’re loading up for our best years to come and want you to join us. As a farmer-owned cooperative since 1909, we know that being Good Stewards for our stakeholders and doing a little extra always pays off. We’re looking for team members with a One Team and Genuine Care mindset who are inspired to share the delight of the Tillamook brand with each other and others every day.

Responsibilities

• Leads the planning and implementation of multiple IT projects
• Engage with stakeholders to define project scope, goals, requirements, and deliverables
• Establish and promote project management concepts, methodologies, and best practices
• Assemble and manage cross-functional project team. Direct and supervise vendors, consultants, and team members when leading projects
• Develop strong relationships and communications with direct stakeholders and other business leaders throughout project lifecycles to achieve company goals and objectives
• Develop project plans, establish, and meet target dates and schedules
• Negotiate difficult situations skillfully with both internal and external groups at various levels of the organization
• Periodically review key projects to confirm status, recommend corrective actions, and facilitate decision-making as needed
• Conduct lessons-learned reviews of key projects
• Ensure management and key stakeholders are well informed of project progress, status, and issues on a timely basis
• Identify key risks and issues as well as mitigation alternatives and plans
• Ensure project documentation is complete, accurate, and stored appropriately
• Learn quickly and work effectively in a collaborative team environment
• Conduct research, evaluate metrics, and proactively make recommendations to improve the company’s project delivery and success rate
• Attendance at multi-day off-site training sessions, weekend and evening work, and response to after‑hours emergency calls, may be required
• Deliver results in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment that requires the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with employees, supervisors, and the public
• Demonstrate strategic and intellectually curious thinking with focus on team outcomes
• Strong sense of personal accountability regarding decision‑making to predict challenges and seek to proactively head‑off obstacles
• Collaborate in a team environment while exercising independent judgment and initiative
• Communicate effectively. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office 365 applications including Outlook for email communications, Word for document and proposal development, Excel for financial reporting/modeling, Project for work breakdown structure development and PowerPoint for presentation development