Project Manager; Procurement (Remote)

Overview

Connection has a fantastic opportunity through our Technical Staffing division for an Agile Project Manager. This is a contract opportunity with a potential for a permanent opportunity for the right candidate; working for an outstanding company in the healthcare industry. Our client is seeking an experienced Agile Project Manager to support a high-visibility Procurement organization responsible for driving more than 80 strategic internal initiatives. This role is ideal for a seasoned project management professional who excels at managing multiple priorities, working independently, and delivering successful outcomes in a fast-paced environment. While technology project management experience is not required, candidates with procurement, sourcing, purchasing, vendor management, or supply chain experience are highly desired. What We Do We calm the confusion of IT by guiding the connection between people and technology. If a customer is looking for a better way to manage their warehouse inventory, equip their workforce, or secure their data, we make it happen. All it takes is finding the right combination of tech hardware, software, cloud solutions, and support services. That’s what we do. We’re the IT Department’s IT Department. Who We Are Our team is made stronger by a multitude of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. It’s what makes Connection unique—what drives us to innovate and create technology solutions that stand apart from the crowd. We’d love for you to be a part of that fabric, to share your ideas and experiences with a team that thrives on fresh thinking, creativity, and helping others. Why You Should Join Us You’ll find supportive teammates and a rewarding career at Connection—plus great benefits. We take pride in supporting employees with a total rewards package that provides financial, emotional, and physical resources for you and your family. Our compensation, 401k plans, medical insurance, and other benefits are progressive and competitive. We value the importance of our employees’ emotional wellbeing. To support employees, we provide free therapy visits, mental health coaching and tools, and meditation resources. You’ll also enjoy a generous paid time off package that includes not only vacation and sick time, but also Wellness and Volunteer Time Off days. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple procurement and business-focused initiatives simultaneously using Agile project management methodologies.
• Drive project planning, execution, scheduling, risk management, and stakeholder communications across a large portfolio of projects.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and project reviews.
• Partner with procurement leadership and cross-functional business teams to ensure project goals and deliverables are achieved.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, status reports, dashboards, and executive presentations.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, and obstacles while proactively developing mitigation plans.
• Coordinate priorities and resources across numerous concurrent initiatives.
• Provide regular project updates and executive-level reporting to leadership stakeholders.
• Utilize project management tools to track milestones, deliverables, budgets, and project health.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of Project Management experience leading complex business initiatives.
• Proven experience serving as an Agile Project Manager.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Experience utilizing a variety of project management methodologies and project management tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Procurement, sourcing, purchasing, vendor management, contract management, or supply chain project experience.
• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.
• Experience supporting enterprise business transformation or operational improvement initiatives. Because of the possibility for fraudulent job postings on many popular job boards, please be advised that Connection will never offer a position of employment without a complete interview process and communication with a “live person". Apply To This Job

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