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Tempur Sealy International

IT Program Manager

Tempur Sealy International, Lexington, Kentucky, us, 40598


Description

Tempur Sealyis committed to improving the sleep of more people, every night, all around the world. As a leading designer, manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of bedding products worldwide, we know how crucial a good night of sleep is to overall health and wellness. Utilizing over a century of knowledge and industry-leading innovation, we deliver award-winning products that provide breakthrough sleep solutions to consumers in over 100 countries. Our highly recognized brands include Tempur-Pedic®, Sealy® and Stearns Foster®. We hire people who have a passion for helping others find their best night’s sleep. No matter what stage of your career, you can build your future at Tempur Sealy!

OUR COMPANY OFFERS GREAT BENEFITS, INCLUDING:

Generous Paid Time OffCompetitive Medical, Dental other wellness programsDisability and Life Company PaidRetirement Plan OptionsGenerous Employee Purchase DiscountsPay Range: $100,000 - $142,000

Job Summary: Tempur Sealyis currently seeking an exceptional candidate to be an integral member of the IT Program Management Office (PMO) at Tempur Sealy. This ITProgram Managercandidate will work closely with IT and business leadership to oversee large, enterprise-wide programs that support key corporate business initiatives.

As a member of the PMO, this individual will manage team members through successful collaboration, coordination, and communication across all levels in the organization using TSI standard project management processes. This opportunity requires expert knowledge and experience in large scale technology programs and a proven ability to lead diverse implementation teams.

Essential Duties, Responsibilities, and Key Results Area:

Provide Expert Program Management including:

Defining large scale project/program objectives and ensuring alignment with TSI enterprise business and IT strategies.Initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling, and closing enterprise level projects and programs while adhering to TSI PMO standard project management methodologies including developing project charters, scope, resource, requirements, risk, issue, schedule, budget, procurement, communication, and quality management plans.Informing management on project and program objectives and progress; escalating issues for prompt remediation.Ensuring clear processes and procedures are defined and executed during the life of the project or program.Enabling crisp communication using standard tools and reporting rhythms including issues, risks, gaps, decisions, status, and critical upcoming events and formal stage gate reporting.Leading cross-functional project teams including business and IT resources across multiple functional areas in a matrixed organization.Making effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress with the project/program.Facilitating and coordinating test plans, training plans and organizational change management initiatives.Overseeing external vendor relationships where necessary.Facilitating reengineering business processes, modifications to organizational roles and responsibilities, and replacing legacy technologies as appropriate.Managing business and technology resources responsible for the implementation including data quality efforts for master data.Serving as stakeholder advocate and ensuring balanced decisions are made throughout the project that consider return on investment, risk mitigation, data integrity, employee satisfaction, and sustainability.Other primary duties and responsibilities include the following; however, Management reserves the right to assign or reassign other appropriate duties to this job at any time. This document excludes the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties.

Requirements

Ideal Candidate Possesses These Attributes:

Qualifications:

Proven experience managing and overseeing large-scale, enterprise-wide programs and projectsAbility to closely manage enterprise level program and project schedules, budgets, scope, and resourcesAdept in industry standard project management methodologies; adheres firmly to standard processesPrevious successful ERP implementation experience or support of an ERP implementation desired; Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferredSuperb communication and collaboration skills including the ability to articulate complex ideas in easy to understand business terms and the ability to foster collaboration among team members and business stakeholdersStrong leadership, presentation skills, and ability to effectively and efficiently lead meetings for all levels of stakeholdersAdept at situational leadershipExcellent analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to describe the big picture and details alikeDemonstrated ability to plan ahead and forecast activities, days, weeks, and months in advance.Self-starter with the ability to take initiative/pro-actively solve problemsExpert in process definition and process improvement initiativesUnderstanding of current industry trends and general business knowledgeGeneral proficiency in reading and interpreting technical documentationBachelor's degree from a four-year college or universityFunctional:

Superior organization, management, and self-management skillsStrong verbal and written communication skills including the ability to effectively and efficiently communicate with remote teamsExcellent relationship building and people skillsProven negotiation and influencing skillsProcess-oriented; able to establish and execute well-defined processes with clear owners and handoffs and able to communicate and consistently engage these processes within the business and the project teamProblem solver able to approach solutions with an enterprise viewPro-active, independent, task-oriented self-starter, ready to own tasks and present solutionsAdept in impact analysis, trade-offs, critical thinking and decision makingDemonstrated leader as well as team player able to work effectively with people with different view or ideasLeverages functional/technical expertise to get resultsDemonstrated ability to think cross functionally and influence change within a multi-departmental environmentDisplays a sense of urgency, focuses on priority tasks firstAbility to facilitate effective brainstormingShows a strong sense of purposePersistent, task driven, goal orientedTraining/Certifications:

PMP Certification preferredProficiency in, but not limited to, Microsoft Office (Excel, Power Point, Word), Microsoft ProjectExperience with Teams, Azure DevOps, SharePoint, Visio

Tempur Sealy is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type based upon race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.