Position: ERP Implementation Project Manager
Contract
Type: Fixed Duration
Contract for the Implementation Period
Background: The Company is in the process of Implementing and ERP (SAP / MS
DYNAMIC)
Essential
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- To
act as a Liaison Between the company and the Vendor
- Develop
full scale project plans using Project Insight and Microsoft Project and
Excel
- Work
with client to satisfactorily plan and schedule project timelines to
guarantee on-time delivery for client
- Track
project deliverables and communicate with client sponsors to deliver on-time
and within scope and budget
- Provide
direction and support to project team
- Keep
all stakeholders updated on progress of project
- Analyze
business/technical requirements and objectives, perform fit/gap analysis,
and provide client recommendations.
- Document
all client engagements including the creation of design documents,
technical specifications, process documentation, specification, system
deployment documents, ERP system integration and interface documents and
publishing reports as necessary
- Implement
and manage project changes and interventions to achieve defined project
outputs
- Provide
project management expertise throughout entire project
Job
Related Experience
- Excellent
project management skills
- Ability
to communicate and work as a team player
- Outstanding
oral and written communication skills
- Ability
to manage multiple projects and be able to adapt to changing priorities
- Communicating
effectively with team members and clients
- Ability
to effectively train clients and junior level consultants
- Collaborating
with business owners to capture business requirements (remote and in
person)
- Driving
quality, testing and delivery methodology processes to ensure successful
transition and client satisfaction
Required
Skills and Abilities
- 3+
years proven experience as a Project Manager and/or PMP Certification is
REQUIRED
- Experience
with project management tools and methodologies
- 2+
years of experience with ERP or software applications PREFERRED –
Preferably with Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Infor or Epicor
- 1+
year of ERP implementation experience is PREFERRED
- 2
years+ relevant working experience including expertise as a proven ERP
consultant is PREFERRED
Interested?
Send
your CV to recruit@jtl.co.ke by 28th May 2016