Job Title

 

Senior Consultant – IT Performance Improvement

Job Location

 

 Westport, CT

Permanent or Contract

 (and duration)

 Permanent or Consult-to-Perm  

Salary Range

 

 $80K - $100K (depending on experience)

Amount of Travel

 

 50% National and International (depending on assignments)

 

Opportunity Snapshot

 

You'll enjoy a good deal of autonomy in this role, driving projects with the objective of doing what you do best: turning IT systems and programs around. This position offers you the opportunity to expand your experience and expertise, as you will be immersed in a diverse array of challenges in multiple companies and settings -- much more so than the typical corporate environment. You'll join a successful team of industry-leading consultants who enjoy achieving results together.

In this newly reconfigured role, you will have both leadership and hands-on responsibilities, as you will oversee entire multiple-project client engagements and act as manager for some of those projects. This will include selecting and implementing ERP systems, assessing IT functions and infrastructure and recommending improvements, managing client expectations, and more. You'll also be rewarded for independently building relationships with client officials and turning leads into consulting engagements. You can expect to travel up to 50% of the time.

Integrated Management Services Inc. creates value in organizations through technology. Our target clients are middle market companies in the consumer products and retail areas, with a focus on multi level marketing organizations. Our primary practice areas are IT Improvement, Systems Integration, and Business Process Improvement.

Required Skills/Education and/or Certifications         

·         10+ years of IT experience, including experience in consumer products companies

·         Demonstrated success developing and implementing a comprehensive plan for improving the overall performance of an IT program

·         Experience with Oracle is preferred, particularly Oracle 11i E-Business

·         Excellent leadership and motivational skills

·         PMO certification and consulting experience are plusses

What's in It for You?

Autonomy -- we'll grant you a great deal of independence both to plan and execute engagements and projects, and to build relationships with clients and turn leads into additional consulting engagements.

Career Development -- each new project will provide you with the opportunity to take on unique challenges and work with the latest products and technologies.

Broad Exposure -- you'll have both strategic and tactical input on all aspects of IT, including infrastructure, applications development, maintenance, security, and more.

Excellent Compensation -- in addition to a competitive base, we'll reward your business development efforts with a potential bonus/commission. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package.

More About Your Role

If you're a good fit for this position, you already know much of what this job entails. However, to be sure we're providing a complete picture, here are some details.

Reporting to our Senior Vice President, you'll act as both client manager and project manager. You can expect to be overseeing two to three engagements at any given time, each of which will involve two to three projects. We operate in a matrix structure. In addition to providing direction to diverse project team members, you may be a "practice leader" for a standing group of professionals with a particular expertise.

In a nutshell, you will direct the planning and execution of engagements and projects that typically (although not exclusively) involve consumer product companies. Your activities will include:

  • Selecting and implementing ERP systems (your first engagement, at least, will involve Oracle 11i E-Business).
  • Assessing IT functions and developing recommendations for cost/performance improvements.
  • Reviewing infrastructure (hardware, networks, and telecommunications) and recommending options to improve performance and/or reduce costs.
  • Evaluating the functionality provided by application software in conjunction with business requirements, and identifying areas where systems should be improved or replaced.
  • Evaluating the standard operating procedures and workflows of the organization and identifying process improvement opportunities.
  • Developing best IT practices: PMO, PM, DRP, Change Control, Risk Management, Issue Resolution, etc.
  • Managing troubled projects.
  • Managing IT organizations for an interim period.

You will travel to your engagements, typically for three to six weeks but sometimes up to four months. We'll leave your scheduling to you, assuming you and your teams are achieving results.

Keys to Success

To excel in this role you will have consummate communication skills; typically you will be interacting with executive level client personnel, but you'll need to be effective in working at all levels within the client organization. In addition, you'll need excellent leadership skills, including the ability to influence and motivate those over whom you have no direct authority. You'll also need the kind of sharp and bright professional demeanor that immediately conveys credibility to clients. If this sounds like the right mix of challenge and opportunity for you, and you meet the minimum qualifications, we want to hear from you!

 

Who We Are

 

Since 1988, IMS (Integrated Management Services Inc.) has specialized in fast growth companies and companies under new management. Our industry leading professionals work with businesses that need significant improvements in IT capabilities or a complete IT turnaround domestically and/or worldwide. The IMS team has extensive executive level experience in Fortune 500 companies in diverse industries.

IMS' core capabilities focus on direct sales, consumer goods, business services industries and multi-channel markets. Additionally we work with the private equity community performing due diligence and assisting in complete IT turnarounds. We partner with companies at the executive level to ensure processes, IT strategy and implemented solutions are business driven and aligned with critical business objectives. IMS is based out of California and the New York tri-state area; however, we conduct business worldwide. For more information, please visit www.imsconsult.net.

Contact        

recruit@imsconsult.net


 

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