Project Planner

SummaryThe purpose of this position is to plan project activities by creating and maintaining Project timelines and tracking matrices. This position is responsible for aligning and kicking off the team on the base plan of each project won, schedule and run weekly meetings to report status to management with highlighting on critical issues, activities trending late and bringing attention to upcoming activities.Duties and Responsibilities(these are the positions essential duties and is not an all inclusive list)Participate in Level One Meetings with the Program Manager to review timing of the project in order to create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) based timeline.Work closely with Project Manager and other departments to ensure critical changes that affect the project timeline are adjusted on the project timeline.Create various reports to portray the actual status of aPresent and explain plans, reports, and findings to management.Ensure project teams are continuously updating the timelines and tracking progress in different toolsCreate and run reports for communication purposes to the Project Teams for the One Line Meeting.Manage and execute initiatives that drives efficiencies in project execution through different phasesQualifications (Education, Training, Certification, Licenses, Experience)* Associates Degree in Information Technology; Bachelor degree preferred.* 0-2 yrs experience working in a manufacturing environment.Knowledge , Skills & AbilitiesDemonstrated experience working with MS ProjectProficient in Excel, specially Pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, IF statements, and data cleaning toolsAutomate tasks and create functional reports like Data Validation, conditional formatting, and optionally macros/VBAProficiency in Power Query for data transformation, dynamic arrays, and building complex, automated dashboards is preferredBasic knowledge of Project/Program Management PreferredTime management skillsAbility to effectively communicate, including active listening skillsAnalytical skillsAbility to work in a fast paced work environmentAbility to work in a team based environment