Overview
Contract Programme Manager for an enterprise client to lead delivery of the retail workstream in a multi-year transformation program.
This is a fast-moving environment with many programmes and a growing PMO.
Reporting to a portfolio manager.
Experience required: ERP Implementation Project Management.
Responsibilities
Lead all retail projects from initiative through to successful delivery
Ensure the transformation vision is converted to tangible work packages that deliver value to the organisation
Work with the leadership team to identify opportunities and build out a pipeline of initiatives to deliver within the retail transformation
Develop and maintain detailed project plans, forecasts, manage project deliverables and scope, resolve cross-functional issues and change control
Coordinate the resource team in line with the plan
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
Understand and deliver on the customer's needs, collaborate with business stakeholders to ensure requirements are documented and agreed
Work with 3rd party vendors to deliver technical solutions, including RFPs, solution architecture, build, test and implementation
Develop quality assurance plans to ensure what was requested has been delivered successfully
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
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
Monitoring project progress and performance, budget tracking, governance and reporting at a project level
Contributing at a program level in areas such as cross workstream dependency management, governance, quality assurance, delivery frameworks and communities of practice
Qualifications
Degree in Commerce, IT or a related field and a PMP or Prince2 certification
10+ years delivering complex commercial and technology projects in a large-scale environment around Retail / consumer goods / Supply chain & distribution
Substantial commercial acumen with good vendor and system integrator management experience
Experience at a strategy level, must be able to work with senior executives as required to develop a backlog of projects and initiatives
Broad exposure to change management and business readiness techniques
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
Experience in some or all of: Mergers & Acquisitions, business restructuring, eCommerce, Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management systems, EPOS, mobile apps, software development
Contract details
€625 per day.
6 months.
Hybrid in West Dublin.
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