Project Analyst - Libertyville

We Make Life More Rewarding and Dignified 

Location: ​Libertyville​
Department: ​Operations 

Summary:

The Project Analyst will support an enterprise-wide ERP system reimplementation program by managing the project life cycle, maintaining documentation, and controlling financials. The position helps oversee planning, contracting, budgeting, and vendor coordination and conducts feasibility analysis. The Project Analyst will use strategic insight and analytical skills to oversee progress by tracking of KPIs, evaluate and recommend priorities, allocate resources and initiate coordinating activities, and to provide recommendations for improvement of project management processes. Hollister Incorporated is operating in a hybrid-working environment.
 

Responsibilities

Part of the project team throughout the project life cycle

• Prepare, review, and maintain project documentation and reports
• Control and maintain project contracts and financials
• Support the Senior project manager in efficiently identifying, documenting, and owning project issues ensuring they are appropriately resolved
• Create and maintain project documentation
• Ensure time reporting is completed by project team members on a timely basis
• Maintain documentation library for SAP S/4HANA implementation program. This includes management and changes for templates, meeting documents, and project deliverables including status reporting, training materials, schedules, etc
• Work with stakeholders to help define KPIs, goals and objectives
• Provide data-driven guidance to project team

Participate in project planning, contracting, budgeting, and overall strategy

• Support senior project manager in planning resources, budget and schedules effectively, for each stage of the project
• Evaluate project progress continually, ensuring project is on track with schedule, budget and scope
• Coordinate and facilitate vendor requests for proposals, statement of works and other vendor contractual elements to ensure project success

Completes feasibility analysis for proposed projects changes

• Analyze project data to identify trends and patterns including examining financial data, timelines, milestones and deliverables
• Assess the viability of a project change
• Evaluate project results and prepare a recommendation based on the assessment
• Support analysis between gate deliverables and complete monthly project status reports to ensure consistency

Monitor project progress

• Update dashboards regularly
• Track timelines
• Analyze project data and produce insights to optimize performance
• Propose relevant actions to improve project progress and performance
• Identify and escalate problems and shortfalls
• Troubleshoot issues that arise during the project and suggest ways to resolve them
• Monitor progress and alert project team in due time regarding potential missed targets
• Ensure that the project meets deadlines within budget and to the highest quality standards

Essential Functions of the Role

• Strategic thinking to understand the business environment and to align project plans with business objectives
• Ability to anticipate and address potential issues, identify opportunities and make informed decisions to ensure project success
• Ability to connect with multiple suppliers and Hollister Associates across functions and geographies
• Read technical, analytical and project related documentation
• Strong proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel and Word, Microsoft Project, Planview
• Mobility and able to travel

Work Experience Requirements

• Number of Overall Years Necessary: 2-5
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience managing projects is required
• Experience in coordinating or administering larger projects is preferred 

Education Requirements

• Bachelor in Project Management or equivalent related field of study preferred

Specialized Skills/Technical Knowledge

• Strong critical thinking
• Analytical
• Organizational skills and detail orientation
• Good understanding of statistic
• Problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills
• Knowledge of all phases of the project management life cycle
• Experience working globally with ability to work within multi-cultural teams.
• Experience in working as a project manager
• Knowledge of project management methodologies and processes

Local Specifications (English and Local Language)

• English

About Hollister Incorporated
Hollister Incorporated is an independent, employee-owned company that develops, manufactures and markets healthcare products worldwide. The company spearheads the advancement of innovative products for ostomy care, continence care and critical care, and also creates educational support materials for patients and healthcare professionals. Headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois, Hollister has manufacturing and distribution centers on three continents and sells in nearly 80 countries. Hollister is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Firm of John Dickinson Schneider, Inc., and is guided both by its Mission to make life more rewarding and dignified for people who use our products and services, as well as its Vision to grow and prosper as an independent, employee-owned company, and in the process, to become better human beings.

Our Total Rewards package in aggregate is above market and includes competitive pay, generous paid time off programs, peer-to-peer recognition, health and life insurance, wellness programs and incentives, generous retirement savings, and a unique Benefit of Employee Share Ownership Program (BESOP). 

EOE Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Job Req ID: 33771