Mid to Senior Project Manager Full Time

A leading software company specialising in Manahattan Associate Warehouse Management Software Sales, Implementation and Support Partners is looking for a Mid to Senior Project Manager to join their team in Johannesburg, GP. 

Responsibilities: 

• Participate in the development of project plans to determine scope, budget, and timeframes to ensure quality and successful project execution

• Produce detailed work plans with appropriate timelines and budgets, matching resources against project priorities

• Execute in support of business strategy and objectives

• Coordinate and manage the delivery of multiple, large-scale, complex projects to successful completion in accordance with scope, budget (including Earned Value Analysis), timeframe, and service level agreements

• Resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies, and critical path deliverables; escalate to programme and management as required

• Track and report on project/programme status and performance

• Monitor adherence to budget, project deliverables, dependencies, and timeframes

• Identify and manage project risks; devise suitable mitigation and minimisation plans to ensure successful and on-time project delivery

• Document project management processes including minutes of meetings, progress reports, and appropriate information collection and storage

• Contribute to process improvement initiatives to improve project delivery

• Lead project teams and promote a culture of performance excellence, employee engagement, innovation, and transformation

• Ensure utilisation of project management toolsets available within SCJ, including:

  • Mavenlink: Creation and monitoring of projects (scheduling, resource allocation, progress monitoring, tasks, weekly stand-up meetings, status reports)

  • Mavenlink Task Scheduler & Resource Planner: Monitoring of time spent by the project team

  • Budget Tracking: Maintaining detailed project budget tracking including Earned Value Reporting

  • Project Plan: Maintaining and updating the detailed project plan against the approved project baseline

• Provide assistance to SCJ management and sales teams when required or requested

• Contribute to long-term project delivery strategies that allow SCJ to consistently improve services and offerings

• Maintain good stakeholder relations by ensuring all stakeholders are updated regularly and provided with a professional service

• Complete timesheets accurately and timely in accordance with tasks completed

• Timesheet Submissions: Ensure all timesheets are reviewed and accurate prior to final submission to management on or before the weekly due date

• Internal Systems Compliance: Ensure all internal SCJ systems are utilised in the most appropriate manner

• Provide good customer service by answering queries and questions from customers timeously

• Consider, assist, and recommend initiatives that can improve the way SCJ operates internally or within its customer base

• Identify, develop, and drive initiatives to bring in additional revenue opportunities for the SCJ team

• Be an enthusiastic self-starter constantly looking for ways to improve your skillsets in relation to improving our customers’ and internal team’s experience and delivery

• Pro-actively support and mentor project team members

• Review and provide input to assist in improving the deliverables of fellow team members where required
  

Requirements: 

• Minimum: NQF 6 qualification (preferably in Engineering, IT, Commerce, or Business)

• Preferred: NQF 7 qualification (preferably in Engineering, IT, Commerce, or Business)

• Recognised Project Management qualification such as:

  • CAPM / PMP

  • Prince 2

  • Tertiary Project Management qualification

Technical Skills

• Experience in the use of:

  • MS Project

  • MS Visio

  • MS Office

Industry Experience

• Experience in ERP / Warehouse Management Systems implementations

• Experience in a consulting business environment

• Strong understanding of:

  • Utilisation

  • Billable and non-billable hours

Contact Hire Resolve for your next career-changing move.
Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
Apply for this role today, contact Gaby Turner at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn. You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: hireresolve.us or email us your CV: itcareers@hireresolve.za.com
 
We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.