ERP Project Manager

The Project Manager will be key to allowing us to initiate and deliver strategic ERP transformation projects across 11 countries in Asia. The role is key to providing the ‘bridge’ between the programme and business operations, to ensure that the projects are managed and delivered appropriately, and that transformation is accepted/embedded into the business.

The Project Manager is responsible for ensuring that the outcomes caused by projects, result in the business operations being changed and benefits secured in a co-ordinated manner across the organisation whilst at the same time maintaining business continuity (i.e. business as usual) within agreed tolerances.

The Project Manager has responsibility to ensure the coordination and completion of projects on time within budget and within scope. Oversee all aspects of projects. Set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor and summarise progress of projects.

This role will need to prepare reports for upper management regarding the status of projects and work directly with partners and internal business teams to ensure deliverables fall within the applicable scope and budget.

The Project Manager, is a driver of change within the organisation, acting as a change ambassador and encouraging people to innovate and think differently.

Skills

• A shaper and driver of transformation/change in organisations, through people, processes and technology change and optimisation.

• An outstanding communicator, negotiator, influencer, resolver of conflict, and a highly accomplished stakeholder manager, that can work in a high collaboration, multi-cultural and diverse (technical and non-technical) environment.

• Able to develop strategies to reduce resistance to change in the business.

• A resilient individual that can work at pace and work through levels of ambiguity.

• Strong working knowledge of project management methodologies and governance.

• Encourages effective teamwork through collaboration, enabling the sharing of skills, experience, and ideas.

• Excellent organisational skills, clear verbal, and written communication skills

• Strong planning, organising, time and workload management skills, with the ability to delegate work where appropriate.

• The ability to work under direction or independently, be self-motivated and able to work under pressure.

• Demonstrates a sense of urgency – understands the impact on the project if there is a delay.

• Fluency in MS office products not least PowerPoint and Project

Knowledge

• Knowledge of information systems project management processes and wider organisation units of information systems is required.

• Knowledge of delivering strategic transformation projects, preferably with experience of delivering ERP and/or BI projects.

• An understanding of how the company is organised as a business, what the business functions do at a high level.

• Knowledge of different training and communication techniques as well as a working knowledge of HR guidelines.

• Knowledge of process analysis methodologies e.g., Lean and Six Sigma

• Knowledge of analysis techniques e.g., Gap analysis, requirements analysis, MoSCoW, SIPOC, Process constraint analysis

Experience:

• Extensive Transformational Change Management and Business Improvement experience, with a demonstrable track record of delivering significant change within complex, fast paced, transformational projects.

• Significant breadth of leadership and management experience in the Retail industry or within a similar fast paced environment.

• Significant matrix management experience and proven talent for building, motivating, and developing successful teams.

• Experience of end-to-end complex programme delivery, and experience of various project delivery methodologies.

Qualifications: Experience of Prince 2, Six Sigma or similar.