Our client is seeking to hire
a Project
Manager.
Purpose Statement:
The role of the Project Manager will be to plan, execute, and finalize multiple projects within Sub Sahara Africa.
This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-parties in order to deliver projects according to plan.
Purpose Statement:
The role of the Project Manager will be to plan, execute, and finalize multiple projects within Sub Sahara Africa.
This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-parties in order to deliver projects according to plan.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Manage &
coordinate all Project Management activities from concept to completion
following OFCE process within Capital Equipment - Technical
- Implementation
of equipment installations
- Liaison between
Capital Equipment, Commercial, Technical & Finance departments
- Define project
scope, goals and deliverables that support company goals in collaboration
with senior management and stakeholders
- Develop
full-scale project plans and associated communications documents
- Liaise and
effectively communicate project expectations to team members and
stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion
- Estimate the
resources and participants needed to achieve project goals
- Draft and
submit budget proposals, and recommend subsequent budget changes where
necessary
- Set and
continually manage project expectations with team members and other
stakeholders
- Delegate tasks
and responsibilities to project team
- Identify and
resolve issues and conflicts within the project team
- Identify and
manage project dependencies and critical path
- Plan and
schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools
- Track project
milestones and deliverables
- Develop and
deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and
presentations
- Determine the
frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze
results, and troubleshoot problem areas
- Proactively
manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise
contingency plans
- Define project
success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout
project life cycle
- Coach, mentor,
motivate and supervise project team members and third-parties and
influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned
work
- Build, develop,
and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project
- Conduct project
post mortems/closures and create a recommendations report in order to
identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
- Develop best
practices and tools for project execution and management
Knowledge / Skills /
Experience:
- University
degree or Diploma in the field of Project Management
- PMI-PMP
Certification (Advantageous)
- Minimum of 5
years work experience in a project management capacity, including all
aspects of process development and execution in an FMCG industry
preferably
- Must be willing
and able to travel locally and internationally into Africa (20% of the
time)
- Must have a
valid passport
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