- Responsible for ensuring that projects are following the agreed project lifecycle, that they have a budget that is being tracked and managed and that the project stages gates are passed within the agreed timeframe and scope.
- Work with business process managers and supplier teams to define the scope, tasks, deliverables, and resource requirements for successful delivery at each stage of the project.
- Manage the engagement and contribution of subject matter experts from the operational business at each stage of the project to ensure its success.
- In agreement with the Lead IT Project Manager define the appropriate project controls, artefacts, and processes to ensure delivery of the project within the agreed time, cost and quality parameters.
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules and budgets using standard project management tools.
- Identify and manage appropriate resources required to complete projects.
- Ensure efficient change control methods and processes are in place and utilised.
- Prepare project status reporting and communicate the project status to all stakeholders, including the steering committee and project stage gate reviews.
- Monitor project risk factors, escalate issues and provide quality assurance for all deliverables across the portfolio
- Manage third party companies to ensure agreed deliverables are met
- Ensure documentation is completed through the build of the project and the project is transitioned to BAU successfully.
- Expertise and experience in implementing cloud-based business critical applications.
- Exceptional technical project management skills and the ability to apply different methodologies as required.Â
- Experience across a range of SaaS based platforms, with industry experience in Manufacturing/FMCG (or similar).
- Experience in Vendor management and the ability to manage suppliers in the delivery of SaaS solutions.
- Ability to communicate project status, scope changes, milestone achievement, misses and implications to stakeholders at all levels (both internal and external).