ERP Project Manager
| Location : GAUTENG | Category : INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
| Contract : Permanent | Updated : 2010-08-11 12:03:00 |
| REF# : Project Manager - ER | Offer : R700 000 - R800 000 per annum |
Introduction...
Do you want to be part of an ERP Implementation? My client based in the Centurion area requires your Project Management Skills for a 1 year fixed term contract.
Desired Education...
- A relevant university degree or national diploma.
- PMI / Prince2 Certification
- Minimum five years of broad-based information systems and business experience
- Minimum five years of project management experience
- Minimum three years of demonstrated management/supervisory experience in systems development/integration
Job Specification...
- Plan and Organize Projects: Consults with management and review project proposals to determine goals, time frame, and procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of resources
- Defines or refines the project requirements and scope of project
- Develops and maintains the project charter (Summary, Goals, Objectives, Project Deliverables, Strategy, Benefits, Assumptions, Risks, Critical Success Factors, Resource Requirements, Roles, and Responsibilities)
- Develops and maintains the project plan (Scheduling, Deliverables, Milestones, Estimates, Activities, Tasks, and Resource Allocations)
- Meets with the appropriate levels of Business Line, Support and IT Management to gain appropriate approvals
- Coordinates recruitment or assignment of project personnel
Key Duties:
- Assist in determining the project approach, staffing, responsibilities, and schedule.
- Assist in developing and/or reviewing estimates and estimating assumptions for the project’s schedule, effort, and cost using established estimating models, best practices, and benchmarks.
- The resulting estimates account for all activities in the project scope, including project management and application development tasks, software quality assurance reviews, and vendor and contract management activities.
- Define team member roles and expectations, and ensure timely feedback. Ensure project resources receive any necessary training and are used effectively.
- Ensure all requirements, project plans, and changes to commitment are communicated to all affected team members.
- Ensure the project’s assigned portion of the business case planned value is delivered
- Measure and monitor progress at clearly defined points in the process to ensure the project is delivered on time, within budget, and that it meets or exceeds expectations. Balance scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risks. Make adjustments as necessary
- Review and manage all changes to the requirements through a formally defined scope change process. With other leads, develop, implement, and maintain the project plan, including the configuration management, risk management, project measurement, and quality management plans.
Knowledge and Skills
- Ability to organise, delegate and leverage resources to accomplish objectives.
- Business process skills including budgeting and forecasting, business model development, business performance management, e-finance, financial transactions, revenue management, and tax transformation.
- Detailed knowledge of our company’s financial policies and systems.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Management skills including financial and accounting operations management and program/project management skills and experience.
- Professional development skills such as oral and written communications, personal credibility, teamwork and collaboration, work planning, and estimating.
- Strategic skills such as business diagnosis and assessment, finance assessment and strategy, financial analysis, market analysis, and pricing.
- Supervisory skills and the ability to leverage support from other parts of the organisation.
- Manage relationships with suppliers and subcontractors. Monitor their progress and adherence to the contract.
- Ensure that the project team follows all quality assurance processes, including periodic reviews and transitions.
If you meet the requirements, email you cv to ldavidson@itedge.co.za or apply online.
Should we not contact you within a week of submitting your CV, please regard your application for this position unsuccessful.
