Project Manager

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company is seeking a Project Manager in Glasgow to oversee customer projects related to high-voltage switchgear. Candidates should have an engineering background, financial literacy, and experience with project management tools like SAP. This role involves financial responsibility, collaboration with various teams, and may require travel.

Qualifications

• Experience with high-voltage switchgear.
• Integrity and a technical interest in the field.
• Ability to read financial statements.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer projects from delivery to completion.
• Ensure project financial KPIs are met.
• Collaborate with controlling teams on cost allocation.

Skills

Project management

Financial analysis

Communication

Education

Engineering-related degree

Tools

SAP/ S4 Hana

Salesforce

Job description

Description

Hitachi Energy has an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Project Manager. You'll manage customer projects, from single-unit switchgear deliveries to multi-million-pound gas-insulated switchgear projects, and work closely with factories, customers, and our Service team when required to ensure satisfactory project delivery.

How you'll make an impact:

• Commercial responsibility for the project's financial KPIs: cost, revenues, and cash flow.

• Order booking through SAP / S4 Hana (SD, CRM & PS Module)

• Directly responsible for maintaining and updating the documentation for respective projects.

• Performing contract analysis to review Scope, Deliverables, Risk, and Opportunities.

• Commercial takeover from Sales, Invoice placements as per payment terms from SAP (SD & CRM Module), and Creation of purchase orders, release of OA, sales order, and tracking milestone

• Follow up on due invoices and resolve conflicts on payment dues.

• Responsible for receiving and processing supplier cost invoices in a timely and accurate manner.

• Collaborate closely with the financial controlling team to ensure proper cost allocation and compliance with internal procedures.

• Prepare and provide all required documentation and detailed explanations to both internal and external auditors, as requested.

• Mitigating risks and acting as an escalation point for project issues.

• Flexible approach, actively participating in driving the project plan forward and generating outcomes.

• Analysis of data, creating and sharing accurate project plans with regular updates.

Background:

• Engineering-related degree (electrical desirable but not essential).

• Experience and understanding of high-voltage switchgear.

• Hands-on experience in SAP/ S4 Hana will be an added advantage, and Salesforce Force will be an added advantage.

• Hands-on experience as an Order Handling professional

• You have integrity and a technical interest as well as the enthusiasm, creative ideas, and solutions.

• You shall apply a long-term perspective to your tasks. Moreover, you appreciate working with your colleagues and understand the importance of investing in long-term customer relations.

• Flexible to travel to the UK to customer sites and abroad to our manufacturing facilities as required.

• Financially literate – able to read financial statements and negotiate costs.

• Systematic, proactive approach and efficient time management.

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