IT Project Coordinator (Japanese/English Bilingual Preferred)

Information Technology San Diego, California San Marcos, California Torrance, California Los Angeles, California


Description

Position at Sumitomo Electric U.S.A. Holdings, Inc.

Sumitomo Electric U.S.A. Holdings, Inc. (SEUHO), a Sumitomo Electric Group company, is looking for an IT Project Coordinator who is responsible for assisting management in task and schedule management, as well as coordinating between SEI and staff at other SEI group companies on IT projects and activities.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
  • Coordinate with SEI and SEI Group companies to implement new IT systems
    • Communicate and build good relationships with staff at different group companies and SEUHO-IS
    • Understand goals and metrics for new IT systems/services and use available resources to meet them
    • Measure whether systems/services are meeting goals and metrics and make changes to these systems/services as necessary
    • Create necessary documents in order to implement and meet business requirements from group companies and business partners
  • Coordinate IT projects
    • Coordinate with SEUHO-IS staff members and other stakeholders to identify and define project requirements, scope and objectives
    • Use internal resources and third parties/vendors to execute on project plans and complete projects on time and under budget
    • Create and maintain comprehensive project proposals, schedules, documentation and reports
    • Monitor and track project progress, and handle risks and issues to the project
    • Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques
    • Report project status, risks and issues to stakeholders in timely manner
    • Work with stakeholders to reduce risk and resolve issues to the project
  • Design & planning for business flow
    • Gather requirements from local SEI Group company
    • Coordinate with SEI and SEUHO employees to understand how to apply those requirements to a shared environment across multiple companies
    • Evaluate potentials solutions that fit the gathered requirements
    • Create operational processes that meet the requirements of all parties
    • Evaluate the benefits and risks of the new operation
    • Work with SEI and SEUHO employees as well as outside vendors to implement new operations
Qualifications
    • Accuracy, attention to detail, and the ability to multi-task
    • Must have well-developed communication skills in English, with Japanese business language skills preferred
    • Effectively present information and respond to questions from users and business partners
    • Organizational and time management skills sufficient to independently establish priorities and coordinate and complete competing projects within set timeframes
    • Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
    • Raise issues proactively and in a timely manner
    • Work well independently as well as part of a team
    • Must have excellent leadership skills with demonstrated abilities to resolve diverse problems
    • Must understand the importance of structure, organization, resource management and to complete critical tasks in a timely manner
    • Must have ability to apply knowledge and common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
    • Must have ability to deal with problems involving several variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
    • Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university, preferably in computer science or a related field and 7-10 years of related experience
    • 3-5 years managing large IT projects
    • 5+ years of experience with implementing and managing ERP systems
The base salary range for this position is $70,000 to $80,000 annually.
Compensation may vary depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, competencies and location. Base pay is one part of the total compensation and benefits package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives.
About Sumitomo Electric Group
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. is a recognized global technology leader with over 280,000 employees working at around 400 group companies in 40 countries.  Building on more than 120 years of innovation, today Sumitomo Electric is engaged in diversified business activities that support people’s daily lives and industries in five business segments: automotive, infocommunications, electronics, environment & energy, and industrial materials.  To learn more about Sumitomo Electric, please visit https://sumitomoelectric.com.  You can watch videos from our past interns and corporate profile from our YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/SumitomoElectric/).  Follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/sumitomo-electric). 
SEUHO is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.