West Pharma HR Project Specialist 

United States, Pennsylvania, West Whiteland Township 

77068153

The HR Project Specialist has responsibility for supporting the delivery and execution of West’s HR Projects.

Portfolio Management

• Drive transparency of project workloads, commitments and expectations by managing reporting and dashboards out of the West Project Management system.
• Champion of the HR PMO processes and the agile methodology.
• Support departments with the setup and maintenance of projects within the West Project Management system.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, business partners, resource managers, and other senior level executives.

Project Management

• Manage smaller projects as assigned by the HR PMO.
• Maintain the project related data and documents within the West Project Management System.
• Define, drive and manage change management and communications activities that support assigned projects.

Harmonization

• Work closely with HR leaders and stakeholders to standardize HR processes globally.
• Drive harmonization of different approaches across global locations
• Develop strategies to ensure consistency and efficiency in HR operations.

Training and Support

• Develop training materials and provide support to teams during process implementation.
• Ensure that team members understand and adhere to new processes.

Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years experience in Project Management, preferably in HR operations.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a global, multicultural environment.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues across the company from SME to Management teams
• Self-motivated and dynamic individual who is able to challenge and influence others, develop and maintain collaborative working relations across HR and other functions at West
• Familiarity with HRIS (Human Resources Information System) platforms.
• Project management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Proven experience in managing projects related to HR process improvement.
• Familiarity with Agile or other project management methodologies.
• Experience coordinating and leading cross-functional project teams.
• Ability to comply with the company’s safety and quality policy at all times.

• Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time

• Sedentary - exerting up to 10lbs/4kgs of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to life, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met
• Must be able to communicate effectively with written and oral skills, make quick decisions, interpret data, read & write, speak in front of groups, express & exchange ideas, understand direction and adhere to procedures
• Organizational skills will enable planning, prioritization & achievement of goals especially of importance for the successful execution of related activities
• Position operates in a professional office environment. May stand or sit for extended periods of time
• Read and interpret data, information and documents
• Must maintain the ability to work well with others in a variety of situations
• Must be able to multi-task, work under time constraints, problem solve, and prioritize
• Ability to make independent and sound judgments
• Observe and interpret situations, analyze and solve problems
• Able to routinely use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines