About Merit

For over 20 years, Merit Solutions has been helping manufacturing organizations refine their business expectations and outcomes and use that vision to deploy industry tailored software and services to support their long-term success.  Merit works with, and builds solutions on, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the Azure platform, as well as using industry standard application development tools. The combination of industry experts and industry specific functionality provides our customers their best, last business solution.  

Opportunity

Are you passionate about using your experience to help companies grow and transform their businesses? Are you excited about Microsoft technology and the potential it has to change the way manufacturing companies meet their business objectives? Moreover, are you ready to join a team that cares about its clients, each other and the vision of being a part of improving companies through technology? 

Come join the Merit team!

We have an immediate opening for a Project Manager. The Project Manager is accountable for leading and delivering ERP or Manufacturing application implementation projects through all phases. You will be responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals.

Key Responsibilities 

• Ensure that Microsoft D365 projects are delivered on-time, within scope and budget
• Ability to assess customers’ environmental context and business processes and effectively communicate situational analysis and recommendations both orally and in written form;
• Drive the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders while ensuring technical and solution feasibility;
• Effectively manage relationships with the customer and all stakeholders that ensure customer lifecycle success;
• Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress including plan project tasks, sequences, time estimates and costs; manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs;
• Ensure optimized resource availability and allocation both full-time employees and contractors;
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation and make sure that project deliverables are in place and meeting quality requirements;
• Perform risk and issue management to mitigate project risks;
• Measure project performance and make appropriate adjustments to deliver project goals and objectives;
• Broad understanding of Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Sales business processes and systems;
• Keep an eye of latest strategies, tools and terminologies used in project management worldwide so that he may also make adopt them to increase productivity;
• Other duties as assigned.

Professional/Personal Skill Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in Project implementation, 1 year of experience implementing large ERP projects / 1 full project implementation is a plus
• Strong relationship skills; able to develop "trusted advisor" status with business clients and cross-functional teams
• Strong communication skills, clear and concise written skills, excellent oral communications and precise listening skills. Demonstrated experience in negotiations and influencing skills at a senior level.  
• High energy and enthusiasm to effectively manage the project teams and service delivery functions.
• B.A. or B.S. in Computer Science, Business Management, Finance, Engineering or other related fields
• A willingness to travel up to 50% of the time.

We look forward to receiving your resume.

Merit Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members.