Remote Senior Project Manager – Global Supply Chain

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Work from home

Health and wellness benefits

Professional growth and certifications

Travel for critical meetings

Remote work culture

Access to advanced tools

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Project Manager to drive strategic supply chain optimization across the organization. This fully remote role enables you to lead complex projects that reduce costs, improve efficiency, and boost customer satisfaction from anywhere in South Africa.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in project management with a strong focus on supply chain, logistics, or operations, plus outstanding stakeholder management and certification such as APICS or PMP.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years in project management with at least 5 years in supply chain, logistics, or operations improvement projects.
• Proven experience managing complex, large-scale projects with measurable results.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field; APICS or PMP certification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of strategic supply chain optimization projects.
• Develop detailed project plans with scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, and resources.
• Manage project budgets and expenditures within financial constraints.
• Identify supply chain risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (operations, procurement, IT) to ensure project integration.
• Utilize data analytics to identify improvement opportunities and measure success.
• Facilitate virtual project meetings and maintain stakeholder alignment.
• Drive adoption of new processes and technologies within supply chain.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Remote collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

APICS or PMP certification

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Project Manager to drive strategic supply chain optimization across the organization. This fully remote role enables you to lead complex projects that reduce costs, improve efficiency, and boost customer satisfaction from anywhere in South Africa.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in project management with a strong focus on supply chain, logistics, or operations, plus outstanding stakeholder management and certification such as APICS or PMP.