Senior Project Manager - Operations GGO Africa at GE - General Electric

Role Summary/Purpose: The Project Operations Manager is responsible for internal deal sourcing through to monitoring and evaluation of SMME's taken into the GE Value Chain. The Project Manager is the primary interface between the GE business units and the Fund Manager ensuring alignment between business needs and SME profiles.

Essential Responsibilities:    

• - Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• - Accountable for day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
• - Manage the project implementation schedule agreed with the client (GE Business) and Fund / BDS Manager to ensure milestones and deadlines are achieved.
• - Monitoring, Evaluation and internal Reporting for ongoing projects as well as the implementation of remedial actions as required
• - Ensures a clear understanding of the requirements of the Project Contract.
• - Increase the effectiveness and efficiency of Support Services relationships (HR, IT and Finance), through coordination and communication between support functions and external business services support.
• - Develops a thorough understanding of our GE capabilities.
• - Understanding GE South Africa's evolving needs for Enterprise and Supplier Development, identifying opportunities to provide solutions
• - Identifying opportunities for internal and external collaboration
• - Promote GE values and integrity

Qualifications/Requirements:    

• - Technical College / University Degree (Business or Technical preferred)
• - Experience in SMME identification, assessment and development
• - 10+ years of commercial/projects experience
• - Strong project management skills
• - Demonstrated decision making capability and autonomy
• - Demonstrated leadership abilities and strong communication/energizing skills
• - High energy team player with multi-cultural skills, able to influence effectively in a decentralized, global environment

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:    

Desired Characteristics:    

• - Solid written and verbal communication skills.
• - Fluency in English
• - High level of Integrity.