Project and Portfolio Process Lead

Purpose:
Job ID: 6303

Posting Title: Project and Portfolio Process Lead

Work Location: Illinois-Deerfield

Regular/Part-Time: Full-Time Regular

Revelant Required Experience: 5 years

Education: Bachelors Degree

Travel Required:

Job Description:
The Walgreen Company is the leading U.S. drugstore in sales, store growth and technology use. The company’s strategy is to become the nation’s most convenient healthcare provider. Sales for fiscal 2005 topped $42 billion produced by more than 5,000 stores located in 44 states and Puerto Rico. Walgreens Health Services (WHS) is the managed care subsidiary of Walgreen Co. Formed in 1991, WHS is a multifaceted healthcare company offering a range of products and services. Our integrated approach to pharmacy services includes: Home Care Services, Pharmacy Benefit Management, Mail Service, and Specialty Pharmacy. Walgreens Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes individuals of diverse talents and backgrounds. WHS promotes and supports a drug-free and smoke-free workplace.

Responsibilities:
Reports to the PMO Director
Possesses deep functional knowledge of the Project & Portfolio Management software
Administers WHS IT policies and procedures in conjunction with tool usage
Assist with the project selection process, ensuring candidate projects comply with the portfolio submission process and keep the archives of submission details.
Participates in the research, development, and standardization of Project Management processes and procedures.
Provides PMO software administration support. This includes creating/updating user records, managing user rights, maintaining department calendars, creating dashboards, running routine reports, etc.
Train users on the effective utilization of the PMO system.
React and respond to a number of daily, unplanned interruptions as well as provide ongoing project/program/portfolio support.
Research, resolve, escalate and track PMO software-related issues.
Design and implement business workflows.
Demonstrate superior written and verbal communication abilities in the execution of presentations and documentation of project reports, updates and evaluations.
Works with Financial Manager to establish and monitor achievement of project metrics during the life of IT-related projects and programs.
Assist Project Managers with the development, control and closure of project schedules, budgets and resource plans during life of their projects.



Qualifications:
Proven change management and business process engineering skills related to the development and successful implementation of project management and/or ERP software solutions
Experience with PPM software required (Mercury ITG, Niku, Clarity, Changepoint, PlanView, Primavera, Business Engine)
Proven management of policy/process development including curriculum development
Thorough understanding of the design and roll out process of a training program
Minimum 5 years experience in managing people who are responsible for meeting project goals
Ability to effectively (concisely and with accuracy) communicate problems, issues, risks, solutions, etc. both via written and oral methods to various levels of stakeholders and leadership.
Ability to understand IT methodologies (RUP, Waterfall and combination of both) and implement PM methodology in use within organization
Experience working within the “C” level of an organization
Ability to deliver completed projects to a schedule and manage to a budget/financial management
Experience in an outsourcing/offshoring management environment a plus
Experience in Operations Management a plus
Experience in Enterprise of IT Portfolio Management a plus
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