Project Manager (ERP Domain)

• The Project Manager will be key to allowing us to initiate and deliver strategic ERP transformation projects across 11 countries in Asia. The role is key to providing the ‘bridge’ between the programme and business operations, to ensure that the projects are managed and delivered appropriately, and that transformation is accepted/embedded into the business. 
• The Project Manager is responsible for ensuring that the outcomes caused by projects, result in the business operations being changed and benefits secured in a coordinated manner across the organization whilst at the same time maintaining business continuity (i.e. business as usual) within agreed tolerances. 
• The Project Manager has responsibility to ensure the coordination and completion of projects on time within budget and within scope. Oversee all aspects of projects. Set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor and summaries progress of projects.
• This role will need to prepare reports for upper management regarding the status of projects and work directly with partners and internal business teams to ensure deliverables fall within the applicable scope and budget. 
• The Project Manager, is a driver of change within the organization, acting as a change ambassador and encouraging people to innovate and think differently.

• Ensure the interests of the Sponsors are met by the project and program, by effectively managing the business benefits (identifying, defining and tracking the benefits and outcomes required of the project and programme).
• Work with the Regional IT/Change Director and Business Change Manager to ensure that the work of the programme, including the scoping of each project, covers the necessary aspects required to deliver the services that will lead to operational benefits.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects. Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget. Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical/business feasibility.
• Develop detailed project plans to monitor and track progress; and then manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques.
• Manage the relationship with partners and internal stakeholders, ensuring that communication plans are suitably created. Ensuring that the appropriate risk management controls are put in place and then used to reduce risk to projects.
• Delegate project tasks based on team members individual strengths, skill sets and experience levels.
• Provide the appropriate level of reporting to the Project Sponsor and the associated
• Steering Group, being able to articulate the progress status and risks and issues of the project.
• Be able to understand inter-project dependencies, the volume and concurrency of overall organizational change and being able to see potential conflict with resource.

Key Relationships:

• The Project Manager will have key relationships across the business, starting with the senior leadership team, across business function leads and into the Regional IT/Change Team. It is expected also that key relationships will be with regional partners that we select to work with on delivering strategic programmes.

Personal development:

• To ensure own responsibility for personal development areas and agree appropriate opportunities with your line manager.

Ad-hoc tasks:

• From time to time as deemed appropriate, ad hoc tasks will be assigned, these should be completed to the agreed standard and timescale.

Skills:

• A shaper and driver of transformation/change in organisations, through people, processes and technology change and optimisation. 
• An outstanding communicator, negotiator, influencer, resolver of conflict, and a highly accomplished stakeholder manager, that can work in a high collaboration, multi-cultural and diverse (technical and non-technical) environment. 
• Able to develop strategies to reduce resistance to change in the business. 
• A resilient individual that can work at pace and work through levels of ambiguity. 
• Strong working knowledge of project management methodologies and governance.
• Encourages effective teamwork through collaboration, enabling the sharing of skills, experience, and ideas. 
• Excellent organisational skills, clear verbal, and written communication skills 
• Strong planning, organising, time and workload management skills, with the ability to delegate work where appropriate. 
• The ability to work under direction or independently, be self-motivated and able to work under pressure. 
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency – understands the impact on the project if there is a delay. 
• Fluency in MS office products not least PowerPoint and Project.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of information systems project management processes and wider organisation units of information systems is required. 
• Knowledge of delivering strategic transformation projects, preferably with experience of delivering ERP and/or BI projects. 
• An understanding of how the company is organised as a business, what the business functions do at a high level. 
• Knowledge of different training and communication techniques as well as a working knowledge of HR guidelines. 
• Knowledge of process analysis methodologies e.g., Lean and Six Sigma 
• Knowledge of analysis techniques e.g., Gap analysis, requirements analysis, MoSCoW, SIPOC, Process constraint analysis.

Experience:

• Extensive Transformational Change Management and Business Improvement experience, with a demonstrable track record of delivering significant change within complex, fast paced, transformational projects.
• Significant breadth of leadership and management experience in the Retail industry or within a similar fast paced environment.
• Significant matrix management experience and proven talent for building, motivating, and developing successful teams. 
• Experience of end-to-end complex programme delivery, and experience of various project delivery methodologies.

Qualifications: 

• Experience of Prince 2, Six Sigma or similar

Any other conditions pertaining to the role: 

• LEC have international offices and there will be a requirement from time to time to visit these sites, depending on the specific project requirements.

• Salary review twice a year.
• 12 days annual leave per year.
• Receive social insurance according to Vietnamese Government regulations.
• Working in a young and professional environment. Direct contact with English-speaker foreign clients.
• Friendly & Open working environment (daily tea break, weekly sports time, monthly outdoor activity, annual holiday).
• Obtain guidance and awareness of advanced technologies.
• Receive overtime-working allowance.
• Working hours: 5 days/week (Monday to Friday)