Program Manager (Contract) ERP
Location: Dublin Type: contract Category: Contracting, Technology, PMO/Business Support Salary:
€600-650
Experience required: ERP Implementation Project Management
Program Manager (Contract)
Contract Programme manager for an enterprise client to lead delivery of retail workstream in a multi-year transformation program happening. This is a fast moving environment with a lot of programmes and projects happening and a growing large PMO. Reporting to a portfolio manager – this role will
1. Lead all retail projects from initiative though to successful delivery
2. Ensure the transformation vision is converted to tangible work packages that deliver value to the organisation.
3. Work with the leadership team to identify opportunities and build out a pipeline of initiatives to deliver within the retail transformation
4. Develop and maintain detailed project plans, forecasts, manage project deliverables and scope, resolve cross-functional issues and change control
5. Co-ordinate the resource team in line with the plan
6. Work with business stakeholders to identify additional innovative opportunities to transform the operation, elicit high level strategic plans, build a pipeline, secure funding and deliver identified strategic initiatives
7. Understand and deliver on the customer's needs, collaborate with business stakeholders to ensure requirements are documented and agreed
8. Work with 3rd party vendors to deliver technical solutions, including RFP's, solution architecture, build, test and implementation.
9. Develop quality assurance plans to ensure what was requested has been delivered successfully
10. Manage any migration from a business readiness perspective, ensure solutions are migrated accordingly, users are trained as appropriate, operational support plans are in place and the business is ready to launch
11. Effectively control risks and issues, manage dependencies within your workstream and as part of the wider transformation program as required, escalation of issues to senior stakeholders as appropriate
12. Monitoring project progress and performance, budget tracking, governance and reporting at a project level
13. Contributing at a program level in areas such as cross workstream dependency management, governance, quality assurance, delivery frameworks and communities of practice
YOU
14. Degree in Commerce, IT or a related field and a PMP or Prince2 certification
15. 10+ years delivering complex commercial and technology projects in a large scale environment around Retail / consumer goods / Supply chain & distribution
16. Substantial commercial acumen with good vendor and system integrator management experience
17. Experience at a strategy level, must be able to work with senior executives as required to develop a backlog of projects and initiatives
18. Broad exposure to change management and business readiness techniques
19. Working knowledge of enterprise platforms, as comfortable delivering a bespoke digital technology and integration, as they are working with an SI to implement an off the shelf platform
20. Experience in some or all of: Mergers & Acquisitions, business restructuring, eCommerce, Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management systems, EPOS, mobile apps, software development
€625 a day. 6 months, Hybrid in West Dublin.