Project Manager

Anu Resources Unlimited, Inc.

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or the equivalent in experience. Competencies Required Client requires a drive for Achievement and Effort, Adaptability/Flexibility, Leadership, Attention to Detail, Analytical Thinking, Teamwork, Dependability, Initiative, Integrity, Persistence, Stress Tolerance.

" Experience 3+ years of related experience in managing technology projects " Excellent communication (Oral/Written) / interpersonal skills " Experience managing projects with Cisco Voice, network solutions, wireless, and Data Center is preferred, but not required. " " Strong interpersonal and presentation skills including client-facing consulting skills " Ability to travel when needed. Less than 5%. " Ability to manage and coordinate projects efficiently " Self-motivated and desire to succeed " Understands basic revenue models, P/L, and cost-to-completion projections and makes decisions accordingly. " Understands our pricing model and billing procedures. " Assures project documents are completed and signed.

Location: Columbus, Ohio

Opening: Immediate

Company Description:

A successful technology solutions provider that provisions hardware, software, services and support for customers throughout Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin and Illinois.

Partnerships with a team of industry leaders including Cisco, Lenel, Tandberg, Liebert, Dell, EMC, NetApp and VMware. As a Cisco Gold Certified Partner, Client has  achieved some of the highest partner certifications, and focuses on strategic industry solutions that are critical to our customers' success.

Although certifications and leading technology solutions are important, the key to cleint’s success is it’s constant focus on customer satisfaction. As a result of thier customer focus, Client has achieved Cisco's Customer Satisfaction Excellence Award for 8 consecutive years.

This is a customer facing position supporting client’s account executives and customers. Client employs more than 70 certified engineers, including engineers for unified communications, routing and switching, physical security, unified computing systems, storage, virtualization, media solutions, video, wireless LAN/WAN, network security, UPS systems and emergency response systems. Requires experience managing Voice projects.

Job Description:

"           Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.

"           Reviews deliverables prepared by team before passing to client.

"           Effectively applies our methodology and enforces project standards.

"           Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.

"           Tracks and reports team hours and expenses on a weekly basis.

"           Determines appropriate revenue recognition, ensures timely and accurate invoicing, and monitors receivables for project.

"           Follows up with clients, when necessary, regarding unpaid invoices.

"           Analyze project profitability, revenue, margins, bill rates and utilization.

"           Manages day-to-day client interaction, sets and manages client expectations.

"           Develops lasting relationships with client personnel that foster client ties.

"           Communicates effectively with clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions.

"           Continually seeks opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships.

"           Builds a knowledge base of each client's business, organization and objectives

"           Facilitates team and client meetings effectively.

"           Holds regular status meetings with project team.

"           Keeps project team well informed of changes within the scope or project.

"           Effectively communicates relevant project information to superiors.

"           Delivers engaging, informative, well-organized presentations.

"           Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion.

"           Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully Coordinates all project activities with business owners/stakeholders and other support, technical infrastructure, and application teams

"           Manages relationships and coordinates work between vendors, customers, sub-contractors, and engineering teams throughout various locations

"           Manages the completion and distribution of all deliverables to customers, by tracking the delivery status and installation schedules, in accordance with required timeframes

"           Assures that the expected service levels are met and that all Statement of Work deliverables meet quality standards

"           Oversees change management on the overall project scope, according to a predefined change process, to meet project goals

"           Creates and maintains project implementation plans, risk mitigation plans, design documents, project budget, status reports, and all other project management-related documentation. This includes updating all internal systems to ensure all documented information aligns with the current project status

Client takes great pride in our employees. Client is a strong believer that it is the people that make the difference in what they do, how they do it and ultimately their success. They are strongly committed to hiring, training and advancing the best individuals interested and available based on job-related qualifications.