Project Manager

Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create and track program and project plans, milestones, deliverables, and budget
• Lead project status meetings
• Create and manage program and project workgroups
• Coordinate with IT directors, Business Managers, Resource Managers and EPMO Manager for resource assignments, creation of project deliverables, issue resolution and escalation
• Maintain detailed project documentation including meeting minutes and action items
• Maintain issues & risks log; pro-actively work to resolve the issues/risks and monitor progress on resolution
• Follow change control processes
• Develop PowerPoint presentations for periodic executive management updates
• Maintain project budgets including monthly accruals and forecasts
• Predict risk factors and eliminate it for the successful completion of the project.
• Responsible for developing a good relationship with the respective clients, get inputs from the client and communicate to the team members of the project

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or related technical field
• PMP or Similar Certification Preferred
• 2+ years of experience managing large-scale, ERP Implementations with at least 3 of the following vendors: SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft
• Managing the implementation of Oracle EBS R12 using (IT) Project Management Standards is a plus.
• Good interpersonal skills with experience interfacing effectively between business and IT teams.-
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral – Arabic & English
• Able to manage large complex projects independently
• Strong understanding of MS Office Tools (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Ability to effectively manage time, prioritize work, multi-task across many assignments and delegates
• Ability to assess the impact of new requirements on an existing set of complex projects
• Must be an Arab national.
• Candidates residing in Saudi Arabia will be preferred.