IT Program Manager - Specialty

About the Role: We are looking for a skilled IT Program Manager to join our Specialty team. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing critical large scale IT programs for Specialty. As we seek to replace our aging systems, this includes SAP short term and MES, PLM in the next 2-3 years. Initiatives in outer years will be determined by the business-aligned technology roadmap and innovative technologies. As the Specialty businesses evolve, we're thrilled to expand our IT team and embark on a journey of growth and innovation. The future is bright for Specialty as we aim to elevate our businesses, product lines, and brands. We're looking for dynamic individuals who thrive in a startup environment, embrace agility, and are passionate about leveraging technology to solve business challenges. If you enjoy collaborating with business leaders and other IT teams, this is the place for you.

This position will be located at one of our facilities in Elkton, Maryland, with the possibility of a hybrid remote work arrangement, depending upon the responsibilities of the role and business needs.

Pay and Benefits:

• $130,000 - $180,000 per year
• Roles above $150k are eligible for the variable pay program each fiscal year, based on defined business performance metrics.
• Factors considered in extending an offer within this pay range include (but not limited to) education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits effective on Day 1 of employment! We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive benefits. More details are available at www.gore.com/careers/benefits

Responsibilities:

Stakeholder Management

• Work with stakeholders to identify, define, scope, and prioritize Specialty's program objectives and deliverables
• Partner with sponsors and champions to understand success criteria and value realization measures

Program Management

• Responsible for coordinating across IT, various businesses, and the transformation office for successful deployment of major technology programs
• Responsible to define and coordinate Specialty's engagement in major cross-business technology deployment programs
• Identify and manage project interdependencies
• Coordinate governance activities on behalf of Specialty (risk, issue identification & resolution, KDDs, milestone tracking & status escalation)
• Monitor and communicate program status, accomplishments, and needs both within and outside the project teams to ensure project success
• Ensure projects within the program are completed on time, within cost and agreed upon scope & deliverables. Monitor, resolve and/or escalate critical path issues.
• Manage the program's budget (as appropriate)
• Support development of effective project teams and monitor resources across the program
• Drive use of common PM/ PgM tools and PM/ PgM functional excellence in alignment with enterprise tools across the program
• Ensure effective documentation of and access to project and program learnings

Organizational Change Management

• Partner with enterprise Program Change Manager(s) as appropriate, to develop Specialty change management plans that support program adoption and sustainment
• Define and drive Specialty business readiness activities'
• Define and drive a Specialty communications strategy to support awareness, knowledge transfer and readiness across all levels of Specialty

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as an IT project manager
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as an IT program manager with a large scale SAP implementation
• Demonstrated experience leading global and cross-functional project teams
• Experience working with IT and/or service vendors, maintaining vendor relationships, and working with vendor support organizations to meet customer needs
• Proficient understanding of SAP value streams in the area of Order to Cash (OTC), Forecast to Plan (FTP), Plan to Make (PTM), and/or Logistics Warehouse Mgt (LWM)
• Strong understanding of IT systems and project management methodologies
• Solid understanding of IT financials, forecasts, expense and capital
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate and present technical information to non-technical audience
• Ability to travel 10%

Desired Qualifications:

• PMP, PMI, or Scrum Master certification
• Prior experience working in an Enterprise/ IT PMO environment
• Experience engaging with a global program rollout exceeding 18 months or $25M in costs
• Experience applying lean tools (e.g.: Value Steam Mapping, 5 Whys, Root Cause Analysis) to identify wastes and propose technology-enabled process improvements
• Experience with organizational change management methodologies (e.g.: PROSCI)
• Experience in a regulated industry (e.g: GxP, ISO)
• Proficient understanding of SAP in 2 or more workstreams: Order to Cash (OTC), Forecast to Plan (FTP), Plan to Make (PTM), and/or Logistics Warehouse Mgt (LWM)

Hybrid Working Arrangements are permitted for Associates in the continental United States (US) and Canada, with appropriate approval and compliance with Gore's hybrid working policies, from the country in which they are employed.

What We Offer: Our success is based on the capability and creativity of our Associates, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards program that supports your everyday and helps you build your tomorrow.

We provide benefits that offer choice and flexibility and promote overall well-being. And in keeping with our belief that every Associate should share in the collective success of the enterprise; we provide a distinctive Associate Stock Ownership Plan in each country as well as potential opportunities for "profit-sharing". Learn more at gore.com/careers/benefits

We believe in the strength of a diverse and inclusive workplace. With diverse perspectives, ideas and experiences, we uncover new possibilities and make a greater impact in the world. We are proud of Associates for building on our rich history of innovation, upholding our values and supporting an inclusive work environment where we treat each other and our external partners with fairness, dignity and respect.

Gore is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, pregnancy status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a covered veteran, gender identity and expression, and any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening. Gore will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, e.g., arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws.

Gore requires all applicants to be eligible to work within the U.S. Gore generally will not sponsor visas unless otherwise noted on the position description.

Our Talent Acquisition Team welcomes your questions at gore.com/careers/contact