IT Project Manager at Alfred & Victoria Associates

Department: IT
Reports to: Technical Delivery Manager
Supervises: Functional Process Lead, Functional Business Analyst, Business Champion

Job Purpose

• The Project Manager will be expected to manage workstreams as part of a wider transformation programme to enable solution delivery and implementation of business systems.
• The Project Manager will act as the main conduit between the programme and its customers, including any external partners, and manage their inputs and outputs to deliver change for the business

Key Role &Responsibilities
Project Management:

• Support the portfolio management decision process through the creation of project charters, scope documents, risk assessments and budgets
• Lead efforts in developing work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans and status reports
• Executing the defined project plan to ensure that the project team completes their assignments according to plan
• Monitoring and controlling the work to ensure that the project remains on track and in control
• Planning for contingencies and report project baseline variances.
• Identify and anticipate risks and issues. Facilitate resolution, mitigation, and appropriate escalation
• Contribute to management of project risk and change management
• Assess inter-project dependencies and gauge the financial impact and risk of the project
• Support in the definition of project quality standards and ensure these standards are adhered to during project execution and delivery
• Closing the project to formalize acceptance of the project result and release project resources
• Measure and report on value achieved and business benefits realized through projects
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to reports
• Provide performance feedback for project team members
• Scope Management

Managing 3rd Party Delivery:

• Setting expectations and scope
• Planning and Managing of delivery
• Dispute resolution
• 3rd Party Quality Assurance

Business Alignment:

• Conduct feasibility studies and confirm results with business units to facilitate decision making
• Engaging with the business to understand needs and gather requirements
• Change Control
• Managing expectations
• Ensure Process Leads and Business Champions are delivering change
• Communicating with management and stakeholders to enable successful and timely project completion.

Deliverables Management:

• Ensuring that deliverables meet expectations and are fully tested
• Managing Early Life Support
• Developing Lessons Learnt
• Updating Project Information Platform System

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree Information Technology or Industrial Engineering
• +5 years’ experience in IT project management in a business application environment
• Certifications in any of the following: Prince2, Agile/Scrum, PMP
• Demonstrable ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Reporting and briefing skills to senior business stakeholders

Job-Specific Competencies P2P:
Functional:

• Procurement
• Supply Chain

Technical:

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O
• Power BI & Reporting
• Data warehouse
• Project Management (Prince2/PMP/Agile)
• Software Development Lifecycle

Management:

• Resource Management
• Vendor and Supplier Management
• Team Leader and Resource Development

Behavioural:

• Analytical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Oral Communication
• Written Communication
• Attention to Detail
• Collaboration & Teamwork
• Initiative/ Judgement
• Self-Confidence
• Relationship Building

Salary
Very Attractive