Mid to Senior Project Manager

Hire Resolve; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Hire Resolve is seeking a Mid to Senior Project Manager to lead Manhattan Associate Warehouse Management Software projects in Johannesburg, Gauteng. You will develop plans, manage budgets, timelines and resources, and drive complex ERP/WMS implementations in a consulting-like environment.

The role emphasizes governance, stakeholder management, and cross-functional leadership to deliver on time and within scope while promoting continuous improvement and service excellence.

Qualifications

• Minimum: NQF 6 qualification in Engineering, IT, Commerce or Business.
• Preferred: NQF 7 qualification in Engineering, IT, Commerce or Business.
• Recognised Project Management qualification such as CAPM / PMP, Prince 2, or tertiary Project Management qualification.

Responsibilities

• Develop project plans to determine scope, budget and timeframes for quality and successful delivery.
• Produce detailed work plans with timelines and budgets, matching resources to priorities.
• Coordinate and manage delivery of multiple large-scale projects in accordance with scope, budget and SLAs.
• Identify risks and issues; devise mitigation and escalation strategies as needed.
• Track and report project status and performance to stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to budgets and timeframes; monitor deliverables and dependencies.
• Maintain project documentation, minutes, reports and data storage.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

NQF 6 qualification (Engineering/IT/Commerce/Business)

NQF 7 qualification (Engineering/IT/Commerce/Business)

Tools

MS Project

MS Visio

MS Office

Job description

A leading software company specialising in Manahattan Associate Warehouse Management Software Sales, Implementation and Support Partners is looking for a Mid to Senior Project Manager to join their team in Johannesburg, GP.

Responsibilities

• 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

• Execute in support of 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; escalates to programme and management as required

• Track and report on project/programme status and performance

• Monitor adherence to budget, project deliverables, dependencies, and timeframes

• Identify and manage project risks; devise suitable mitigation and minimisation plans to ensure successful and on-time project delivery

• Document project management processes including 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 utilisation of project management toolsets available within SCJ, including:

  • Mavenlink: Creation and monitoring of projects (scheduling, resource allocation, progress monitoring, tasks, weekly stand-up meetings, status reports)

  • Mavenlink Task Scheduler & Resource Planner: Monitoring of time spent by the project team

  • Budget Tracking: Maintaining detailed project budget tracking including Earned Value Reporting

  • Project Plan: Maintaining and updating the detailed project plan against the approved project baseline

• Provide assistance to SCJ management and sales teams when required or requested

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

• Maintain good stakeholder relations by ensuring all stakeholders are updated regularly and provided with a professional service

• Complete timesheets accurately and timely in accordance with tasks completed

• Timesheet Submissions: Ensure all timesheets are reviewed and accurate prior to final submission to management on or before the weekly due date

• Internal Systems Compliance: Ensure all internal SCJ systems are utilised in the most appropriate manner

• Provide good customer service by answering queries and questions from customers timeously

• Consider, assist, and recommend initiatives that can improve the way SCJ operates internally or within its customer base

• Identify, develop, and drive initiatives to bring in additional revenue opportunities for the SCJ team

• Be an enthusiastic self-starter constantly looking for ways to improve your skillsets in relation to improving our customers' and internal team's experience and delivery

• Pro-actively support and mentor project team members

• Review and provide input to assist in improving the deliverables of fellow team members where required

Requirements

• Minimum: NQF 6 qualification (preferably in Engineering, IT, Commerce, or Business)

• Preferred: NQF 7 qualification (preferably in Engineering, IT, Commerce, or Business)

• Recognised Project Management qualification such as:
  • CAPM / PMP
  • Prince 2
  • Tertiary Project Management qualification

Technical Skills

• Experience in the use of:

  • MS Project
  • MS Visio
  • MS Office

Industry Experience

• Experience in ERP / Warehouse Management Systems implementations
• Experience in a consulting business environment
• Strong understanding of:
  • Utilisation
  • Billable and non-billable hours

Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.