ERP Project Manager

Boardroom Appointments; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking an experienced ERP Project Manager in South Africa to lead complex ERP initiatives across the organization. You will drive project planning, governance, and stakeholder alignment from initiation through go-live.

The role requires strong PM skills, ERP lifecycle understanding, and the ability to manage budgets, risks, and vendor relationships while ensuring ERP solutions meet business goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Business Administration, IT, or Project Management.
• Strong project management skills including planning, execution, and risk management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Familiarity with ERP systems and their integration into organizational processes.
• Must have played a Project Management role on at least 2 ERP Projects
• Must understand the ERP Life Cycle (phases, tasks, activities and deliverables per phase)
• Leadership and people skills, with the ability to hold vendors and teams accountable.
• Experience with cloud-based ERP software (new technology).

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a comprehensive project plan that outlines the project's scope, schedule, budget, and resource requirements.
• Establish a project team, define roles and responsibilities, and develop a communication plan.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies to keep the project on track.
• Work closely with stakeholders, including the executive team, department managers, IT personnel, and end-users.
• Ensure the ERP system aligns with the organization's requirements and objectives.
• Maintain relationships with stakeholders, communicate project updates, and manage expectations.
• Establish a project budget, track costs, and report on budget variances.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify cost-saving opportunities and develop effective contingency plans.
• Identify project risks and develop contingency plans to mitigate them.
• Proactively assess risks and work with stakeholders to create a risk management plan.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Vendor management

Risk management

ERP life cycle

Cloud ERP

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

ERP Software

Job description

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (such as Business Administration, Information Technology, or Project Management).
• Strong project management skills, including planning, execution, and risk management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Familiarity with ERP systems and their integration into organizational processes.
• Must have played a Project Management role on at least 2 ERP Projects
• Must understand the ERP Life Cycle (key project phases, tasks, activities and deliverables per phase)
• Must have good leadership/people and communication skills.
• Should also be someone who is quite resolute i.e. can hold people to account, manage Vendors, make the tough calls, deliver the bad news when necessary, etc
• Must have experience with cloud based ERP software (new technology)

Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain a comprehensive project plan that outlines the project's scope, schedule, budget, and resource requirements.
• Establish a project team, define roles and responsibilities, and develop a communication plan.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies to keep the project on track.
• Work closely with stakeholders, including the executive team, department managers, IT personnel, and end-users.
• Ensure the ERP system aligns with the organization's requirements and objectives.
• Maintain relationships with stakeholders, communicate project updates, and manage expectations.
• Establish a project budget, track costs, and report on budget variances.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify cost-saving opportunities and develop effective contingency plans.
• Identify project risks and develop contingency plans to mitigate them.
• Proactively assess risks and work with stakeholders to create a risk management plan.