TITLE: IT Project Manager

JOB TYPE: Full-Time

LOCATION: Geneseo, IL

Come Grow with Us!

Are you passionate about leading teams and driving the successful completion of projects, and thrive on the challenges that come with managing complex tasks? We are looking for an IT Project Manager to support our rapidly growing business.

What You’ll Do

Wyffels Hybrids invites you join our family as the IT Project Manager playing a crucial role in shaping and executing the organization’s IT projects related to technology modernization efforts and other on-going initiatives, such as multi-year Enterprise Resource Planning implementation using Dynamics 365 F and SC.

Why Wyffels Hybrids?

We are an independent U.S. Farm Family-Owned Company driven by our core values of Passion, Perseverance, Integrity, Empowerment, and Respect. We offer competitive pay, attractive benefits, and an unparalleled culture that focuses on relationships that foster both individual and organizational success.

People who choose to work at Wyffels are a different breed; they buy into the Wyffels culture of doing 100 Little Things just a little bit better and those little things add up to a big advantage for our farmer customers. Our people believe that true success happens when we are all pulling the rope in the same direction. That success is highlighted by our triple digit growth over the last decade and being the #1 Independent Seed Brand in the Central Corn Belt. We play to win on product, performance, service, and doing things our way – the Wyffels Way.

Job Description Highlights

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  Project Planning and Scheduling:
  • Collaborates with Steering Committee and IT to identify define project scopes, objectives, and deliverables.
  • Creates project plans and timelines.
  • Builds and allocates resources available to complete timelines based on budgets or time constraints.
• Stakeholder Management:
  • Acts as a connection between vendors, team members, and management to ensure clear communication.
  • Tracks and analyzes user account licenses between all vendors to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Risk Management:
  • Identifies potential risk and develops mitigation strategies.
  • Develops clear understanding of IT initiatives to anticipate challenges.
  • Assesses impact of risk and on the company, identifying the short term and long-term impact.
• Team Leadership and Coordination:
  • Schedules meetings regarding all IT related projects across clients, vendors, and internal employees.
  • Delivers and monitors data to steering committee and IT director of timelines, shortfalls, testing requirements of projects.
  • Provides guidance, motivation, support, and leadership to project teams to optimize performance and to meet deadlines.
  • Works to resolve conflicts of interest within a positive team environment.
  • Creates necessary documentation and evaluation of closure of projects such as lessons learned, client acceptance, and opportunities of future improvement.
• Change Management:
  • Facilitates change management practices set by steering committee, IT department, and other change management personnel.
  • Assesses impacts of change, obtain and track approvals, adjust plans accordingly all to minimize disruptions and help employees manage change.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as computer science, information technology, engineering, or business administration.
• Demonstrated experience in project management, including roles such as project coordinator or team leader.
• Experience managing projects, preferably IT, that are of high value and had unique challenges and requirements of technology-driven initiatives.
• Certifications are not mandatory, but PMP is a plus.
• Strong understanding of information technology concepts, systems and tools related to an IT team such as software development methodologies, networking, cyber security practices and types of programming languages.
• Proficiency in in Microsoft platforms and concepts: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, outlook, and Teams.
• Ability to continuous learn in areas of Dynamics 365, Visio, Gnatt charts, and project management software.

• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong, positive relationships and influence broadly across stakeholder groups.