Project Manager - Johannesburg, South Africa - SC Junction

SC Junction
SC Junction
Verified Company
Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

Thabo Mthembu

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Project Manager (Warehouse management systems)

General Duties


The SCJ Project Manager is involved in all project related tasks from pre-sales through to the handover of completed projects to the Support Function.

This includes initial planning of the project using the relevant project management tools to obtain initial baseline project plans, resource plans and budgets and then moves through the entire project life cycle to post implementation support.


In addition to ensuring the project is on track within scope and on budget, the project manager will play an integral role in ensuring the overall quality of the project.

Project Scope, Quality, Risk and Resource management form part of the daily tasks of the Project Manager.


SCJ Project Managers are integral in ensuring the relationship with the customer and all their stakeholders is maintained throughout the lifecycle.

Stakeholder management and customer communication are the 2 most important aspects of the SCJ Project Managers' responsibilities.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities/knowledge

  • Participate in the development of project plans to determine scope, budget and
timeframes to ensure quality and successful project execution. Produce detailed work

plans with appropriate timelines and budgets, matching resources against project

priorities.

  • Execution in support of the business Strategy and objectives
  • Coordinate and manage the delivery of multiple, large scale, complex projects to
successful completion in accordance with scope, budget (Including Earned Value

Analysis), timeframe and service level agreements.

  • Resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and critical path deliverables, escalating to
Programme and Management as and when required.

  • Track and report on Project/Programme status and performance, monitoring adherence to budget, project deliverables, dependencies, and timeframes.
  • Identify & manage project risks and devise suitable mitigation and minimization plans to ensure successful and ontime project delivery.
  • Document project management processes inclusive of minutes of meetings, progress reports and appropriate information collection and storage.
  • Contribute to process improvement initiatives to improve project delivery.
  • Lead project teams and promote a culture of performance excellence, employee
engagement, innovation and transformation.

  • Ensure utilization of the project management toolsets available within SCJ

This includes:

  • Creation of and monitoring of the project in Mavenlink includes the creation of the
project, scheduling and allocation of resources, monitoring of progress, tasks, weekly

progress reviews and status reports.

  • Monitoring of time spent by the project team using Mavenlink task scheduler and
resource planner.

  • Maintain detailed project budget tracking including Earned Value Reporting.
  • Maintaining and updating the detailed project plan against the approved project baseline.
  • Provide assistance to the SCJ management and sales teams when required or
requested.

  • Contribute to the long term project delivery strategies that allow SCJ to consistently
improve our services and offerings.


Requirements:

a. Relevant Degree/ Diploma (NQF7) preferably in engineering /IT/Commerce/Business, Alternatively, (NQF 6) preferably in engineering /IT/Commerce/Business

b. Recognised Project Management qualification - CAPM / PMP / Prince 2 / Tertiary PM qualification

c. Experience in the use of MS Project, MS Visio and MS Office

Experience in ERP / Warehouse Management Systems implementations.
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