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Location

North York, ON | Canada

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Job description

This is a contract position for a Project Manager - Senior for our public sector client.
Work location: Downtown Toronto
Duration: Eight Months
7.25 hours/day
This is a Hybrid role that requires the candidate to be onsite 3 days of the week (This is a mandatory requirement of the role and is non-negotiable outside of exceptional circumstances.)

Advantages
Good compensation working on projects that will make a difference to the people of Ontario.

Responsibilities
The Senior Project Manager is expected to play a pivotal role in the successful execution of the priority ERP project aimed at establishing the new agency. Their responsibilities and expectations encompass the following:

- Leveraging project management principles, the PM will lead the organization in implementing an ERP solution to meet business needs and outcomes
- Manage relationships with business areas, vendors, and the internal IT team for project success
- Create industry-standard project documentation and oversee project team deliverables
- Document business requirements comprehensively and create option analysis to evaluate different approaches and solutions

- Identfication and analysis of all key stakeholders, outlining their roles, responsibilities, and influence in the project
- A detailed timeline and sequence of activities, phases, and milestones required for the successful rollout of the ERP system, ensuring all teams and stakeholders are aligned on the project's trajectory
- Actively drive all deliverables forward by closely collaborating and coordinating with project team members
- Facilitate executive steering committee meetings to build consensus and endorsement
- Oversee business analysis, system design, security, and privacy measures
- Comprehensive identification of potential risks associated with the ERP implementation, accompanied by strategies and actions to mitigate these risks
- Develop and execute a comprehensive testing strategy
- Manage organization-wide communications, change management, and data preparation
- Supervise deployment into the production environment and end-user training
- Document future processes to ensure alignment with the ERP system
- Regular updates on engagements with ERP vendors, ensuring contractual obligations are met, performance benchmarks are achieved, and any emerging issues are addressed promptly
- Establishing a post-implementation support model in collaboration with the Ontario government's Service Centre and partners to ensure ongoing system maintenance and user support
- Manage stakeholder relationships with business areas, vendor, and internal IT team to ensure successful project delivery
- Support and lead executive steering committee project meetings to gain consensus, collaboration, and endorsement

Qualifications
10+ years of robust experience in project management roles, with an emphasis on ERP system implementations, specifically in the public sector and entities similar to Supply Ontario.

Hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and configuring ERP systems. Familiarity with major ERP solutions like SAP, Workday, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, and understanding of key ERP modules pertinent to procurement, inventory management, and supply chain optimization.

Dynamics 365 Experience.

Educational Background: A bachelor's degree in Project Management, Business Administration, Information Technology, or related disciplines.

Relevant professional certifications such as PMP (Project Management Professional), PRINCE2 (Projects IN Controlled Environments), or CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management) would be valuable.

Summary
If interested and qualified for this role, please apply today for immediate consideration!

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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