It Architect, Pmo - Portfolio Management

At Saputo, our best comes from our people. We’re a talented and caring team with a longstanding history of excellence. Since our first days delivering cheese on a bicycle, we’ve grown into a leading global dairy processor by staying true to the culture that defines us. Each of our employees is committed to uphold our tradition of care, quality, and passion through food, and together, we foster an environment where we can all make contributions that matter–from our manufacturing plants to our office locations and everywhere in-between.

Overview Of The Role

Reporting to the Director of IT PMO, as a Portfolio Manager, you will be responsible for governing the planning and delivery of all projects under one or more IT project portfolios, supporting and coaching the project leads managing the project execution and ensuring adherence to PMO methods and tools.

How you will make contributions that matter:

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Accounting or other related field or equivalent work experience;
• Strong analytical, organizational and multi-tasking skills;
• Cascade and ensure adoption of PMO Continuous improvements across portfolio projects
• Support IT Leadership and IT Business Partners in the annual IT project planning process and ensure adherence to PMO process
• Improve project management knowledge in the IT organization through training and coaching
• Ability to operate in complex, fast pace project environment with interdependencies spanning multiple work-streams, teams, business divisions, geographies, time zones, & languages;
• Integrate the Portfolio Roadmap into the global PMO Roadmap understanding dependencies
• 7-10 years of experience delivering IT project and strong understanding of Project Management methodology and processes
• Ensure proper approval paths are followed for all Deliverable acceptance and key decisions
• Strong communication and inter-personal skills; ability to provide updates to Director and senior VP levels; adept at building relationships with internal teams and external partner;
• Ensure adoption of PMO methods, tools and processes across all projects under the portfolio
• Ability to collaborate at all levels of the Program. Demonstrated ability of being a self-starter;
• Coordinate efforts to solve for resource needs with IT managers and project leads
• Support the IT Lead in the prioritization and scheduling of IT projects
• Oversee Portfolio financials with support of the project controller
• Experience working with global teams;
• Strong knowledge of IT program financials and accounting;
• Proficient in MS Office (i.e. Word, PowerPoint, MS Project and Excel) and Sharepoint. Quantitative focus, advanced Excel analytic capability; Power BI an asset.
• Coordinate timely creation of Portfolio Report and perform quality reviews
• Perform quality reviews of detailed project plans prepared by project managers
• Ability to adapt and adjust quickly to changing priorities.
• Govern the overall portfolio execution by monitoring the project health, supporting risk and issue resolution, and confirming Deliverable quality is met

We support and care for our employees and their families by providing:

• Purchase option of company stocks
• Advantageous corporate agreements
• Competitive salaries
• Saputo products at a discounted price
• Assistance program for employees and their families
• Full range of group insurance benefits
• Health and wellness program in the workplace
• Group RRSP
• Group retirement pension plan with employer contribution

We support employment equity. Saputo strives to embed diversity and inclusion in its operations and invites candidates from all horizons to join its family.

Our story began in Canada in 1954, when the Saputo family's hard work and dedication created a thriving dairy business. More than 65 years later, our roots in this country remain strong with our Corporate Headquarters in Montréal. Today, we are a leading cheese manufacturer and fluid milk and cream processor in Canada with well-loved brands, such as Saputo, Alexis de Portneuf, Armstrong, Baxter, Dairyland, Joyya, Milk2Go, Milk2Go Sport, Neilson, Nutrilait, Scotsburn* and Woolwich Goat Dairy. Thanks to our national footprint, we're proud to bring our best to our customers and consumers, and have plenty of opportunities for our employees to grow in their own way. And we do it while also striving to build a healthier future for our people and the communities where we operate, guided by our values and the Saputo Promise. To learn more about Saputo in Canada, please click here. (http://saputo.com/en/our-products/canada-sector)

Join the Saputo Dairy Products Canada team to make your contributions matter every day!

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