POSITION DESCRIPTION  KOHLER CO.  Position Title: Systems Project Manager  Department: Project Management Office  Division: Corporate Information Technology  Date Prepared: November 2014  BASIC OBJECTIVE :   Specific Job Content:   - This specific job requires the project management of $1 million plus IT systems implementations. Most of Kohler Co. IT's implementations are based on SAP and require the project manager to have experience in leading implementations that are business process focused and have team sizes of 50 plus (inclusive of business and IT resources).   - The Project Leader must have leadership skills to manage upwardly to senior executives as well as motivate core team members. Demonstrated usage of a project methodology is a significant plus, whether it is CMM, PMI, etc.   - This position requires up to 35% international and US domestic travel per year, depending on project location and project timeline.   General Objective : May be responsible for the performance management and direct supervision of others.  - Lead project teams on complex, multi-functional projects, often international, and handle more than one significant project at a time.   - Direct, design and implement computer systems to increase business effectiveness, solve problems, and create new opportunities to achieve business goals. Prepare systems and program specifications, test criteria, project control and management reporting. Develop and monitor policies, procedures, and standards documents. Provide on-call support for systems. Oversee the writing and execution of scripts to control the execution of systems.   - Prepare project status material and capable of presenting to upper management. Work with user management and user project leader to determine systems objectives and solutions. This role has the latitude for independent actions and decisions. Kohler Co.'s PMO does measure project performance and requires project oversight. Provide updates to Change Management team. Act as a mentor. Direct, schedule, motivate and coordinate the activities of IT staff, users and vendor personnel.  SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES :  Functional Skills :  1. Project management leadership related to planning and executing project processes that support meeting the project deliverables. This includes activities related to requirements gathering, master data preparation, issue management and resolution, status management, resource planning, testing, training, change management, and go-live cutover and support.  2. Provide spirited, positive leadership in the design and implementation of systems projects. Challenge obsolete practices, question accepted truths, and eliminate non-value added processes. Develop practical systems scope that enhances the business function. Control the project scope, resources and quality within budget and schedule to meet objectives.   3. Provide analysis, counsel and direction to management and personnel of operating units to analyze problems and develop solutions, as well as assure efficient operation of existing systems. Maintain an understanding of business processes and the implications of computer systems on these processes.  4. Direct, schedule, coordinate and evaluate the efforts of information technology, user and vendor personnel assigned to a specific systems project. May directly supervise and be accountable for a small team.  5. Prepare and conduct project review meetings and management presentations including general design review, project scheduling, test plan, system and program tactics and methods, system controls, procedures, systems documentation, and system implementation plan.  6. Prepare and publish systems project status reports. Comply with systems development methodology, standards, procedures, guidelines, priorities and schedules.  7. Develop high-level system specifications. Assist in developing system documentation. Advise on user procedures. Assist in the preparation of general test plan. Coordinate system tests.  8. Participate in educational programs and professional societies involving supervisory skills, computing technology and systems methodologies. Seek ways to expand business knowledge.  9. Conduct educational programs involving company personnel relating to project management and computing technology.  10. Perform other related duties as assigned.  Competency Requirements:  1. Team Work  - Acts as an integral part of a respective team.  - Potentially assigned as a mentor to another team member (Systems Analyst) for project leader work.  - Contributes ideas being respectful and understanding of individual experience and knowledge as compared to others  - Willingly takes direction from a variety of other team members  - Supports the team through the meeting of commitments on assignments.  - Takes lead role for minor and major project work within functional team  - Fosters effective relationships within the assigned team, enhancing overall team collaboration and communication.  2. Professional Competence  - Seeks out information from other team members and alternative sources regarding industry trends relevant to functional assignments  - Has achieved management recommended technical and industry training and certifications while still pursuing the enhancement of professional credentials.  - Detail oriented to work and analysis.  - A high quality of work in support of team initiatives.  - Exhibits strong, diverse technical systems skills and a strong knowledge of CIT processes, and strong project management skills.  - Exhibits a solid knowledge of business processes for an assigned functional team and a strong willingness to expand this knowledge.  3. Focus on the End Customer  - During the performance of assigned tasks, watch for any missed opportunities in the defined business process, making adjustments as required. Communicates scope changes with other team members.  - Challenge questionable business process changes with the business unit when experience raises questions/doubts. Keep team and program management informed of these situations.  - Provides feedback to team and program management regarding customer relationships.  4. Initiative/Taking Responsibility  - Takes ownership of assigned tasks, working to complete them on time with targeted results towards end objectives.  - Willingly accepts joint ownership for tasks within a project where assigned in lead role.  - Learns from assigned tasks and through mistakes made, keeping a positive attitude throughout.  - Exhibits strong initiative and strong analytical thinking.  - Ability to achieve goals despite obstacles through innovative thinking.  5. Communication  - Uses speaking and writing skills to effectively convey information, express opinions and motivate others to act.  - Listens actively.  - Tailors presentations to the needs of the audience.  - Demonstrates mastery of information and is persuasive.  - Willingly shares information with team members and user management.  6. Builds Trust  - Successfully establishes and maintains the partnership with others.  - Thoughtful consideration of others ideas and concerns (empathetic thinking).  - Sought after for team membership and leadership.  - Develops and maintains networks of decision-makers and key influencers.  7. Set High Standards of Performance  - Has achieved a level of contribution that includes a mastery of the 2 skills relating to:  1. Multiple process knowledge.  2. Multiple functional expertise for either technology or business.  - Capable of leading systems projects with a proven track record to match/demonstrate as much.  8. Drive Continuous Improvement  - Develop practical systems scope that enhances the business function.  - When developing project scope, challenge obsolete practices, question accepted truths, and eliminate non-value added processes.  RELATIONSHIPS AND CONTACTS  Supervisor Relationships:  1. Reports to a Manager - Project Management Office  2. When working on systems projects, direction and technical guidance are given to higher, equal, and lower level classifications within information systems and user organizations.  Organization Relationships:  1. Frequent contact with management personnel in business units for whom systems are being implemented.  2. Frequent contact with all levels of personnel in departments for whom systems have been installed.  3. Frequent contact with other Corporate Information Technology departments.   External Business Relationships  1. Frequent contact with vendors of computing hardware and software.  2. Contact with other companies to research and evaluate computing technologies in use for Kohler Co. potential application.  EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:  1. Bachelor degree in Information Technology, Business, Supply Chain or related field required.  2. 7+ years of IT experience.  3. Significant depth of expertise and track record of accomplishments in project management in one or more IT functional areas.  4. Project Management certification a plus, but not required. Emphasis is on demonstrated use of CMM, PMI, etc.

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