Qualifications
B-Eng Degree Industrial Engineering or
BSc Degree with Project Management Additional Qualification
Computer Skills
Microsoft Project Advanced (Essential)
Microsoft Visio Advanced (Essential)
MS Excel Advanced Skills (Essential)
WMS System Knowledge (Beneficial)
TMS System Knowledge (Beneficial)
Power BI (Beneficial)
MS Sequal (Needed)
PYTHON (Beneficial)
Microsoft Power Apps (Beneficial)
Requirements
Project Management experience: > 5 years Project Management Experience. Specific experience in logistics environment, supply chain management, warehousing (Advantage)
Industrial Engineering: > 5 years in a logistics environment or Relevant Industry (Beneficial)
Leadership experience in Project Management: > 5 years with effective staff performance management & development;
Facilitation skills: > 5 years effective experience in leading & influencing a diverse group through planning and/or problem solving activities for effective outcomes;
Financial: > 5 years effective experience in developing project budgets & managing actual versus budget, including CAPEX, OPEX and P&L's;
End to End Project Life Cycle Management
Proven Track Record of Successful Project Implementation(s) to be Provided
Unendorsed license & own transport;
Ability to travel around South Africa
Excellent written & verbal communications skills;
Strong interpersonal skills & able to work in a collaborative & team-based environment;
Ability to employ effective problem-solving abilities;
Strong analytical and organizational skills
Detail oriented, high work rate & quality of work;
Advantages for this role
• General business acumen and sound knowledge of procurement principles, engineering economics and fundamental accounting principles;
• Project Management accreditation such as Prince2 or PMP (Advantage)
• Project Management Accreditation
• Lean Six Sigma Specific Experience >3 Years
• Applied negotiation skills
• Applied risk management skills
Purpose of the role
Responsible for implementing warehousing and / or transportation solutions, whilst managing stakeholder (internal & external) expectations throughout the project implementation phase. The candidate will be responsible to interact with and assist in the design, planning and execution of Business Specific Strategic Projects, client take-on's and Continiuous Improvement Projects
- This role directly supports company objectives and contributes to identifying, analyzing and Supporting Strategic Projects
- Successful collaboration with EXCO, Operations teams, Clients, Contractors, & other internal and external stakeholders is critical
- The main objective is to Implement Company Projects successfully. (On Time, In Budget, within SCOPE)
Duties
Tools: Application of the following tools and/or methodologies as appropriate and when required:
Project Office Compliance
AQP (Advanced Quality Process) – Facilitation of AQP
Scheduling (Microsoft Projects)
Product based planning (Microsoft Visio)
Service Request Management
Project Cost Management
WBS
MS Excel
Activity and resource planning:
- Developing feasible plans that achieves the goals and objectives of the project and aligns with the organization's overall business strategy.
- Project Scope Definition
- Resources Planning
- Estimating time and financial commitment
- Project Performance Reporting
Assembling and Leading Project Team:
- Assigning tasks and deadlines
- Schedule and facilitation of regular meetings to obtain status updates and chart progress
- Reallocate resources to balance workloads and to evaluate competencies and capabilities of team members.
- Organizing and motivating team members; Group facilitations
- Workshops and Advanced Quality Planning (AQP)
- Ensure Project Timelines are acheived
Time Management: define, schedule and accurately estimate the task duration to develop and maintain a realistic schedule
Cost estimating and developing the budget:
- Project Budget Development
- Maintain actual spend versus approved budget
- Project Cost Tracking and Control
Quality and Satisfaction: Deliver satisfying results to stakeholders, keep constant communication;
Change Management:
- Ensure Change management is integrated into project
- Plan change management and Implementation at the same time as project planning and delivering change management according to schedule
- Assist the Business throught the Change Management Cycle
Risks and Issues Management:
- Apply risk management principles to all aspects of projects & engineering activities to ensure all risk factors are identified and mitigated where possible
- Reduce the time and cost of project execution.
- Management of Issues
Reporting and Documentation:
- Complete all relevant Project Documentation
- Report on Project Progress (Time, Budget, RISKs, Execusion, etc)
Stakeholder Management
Additional Job Information
Goal Driven and Motivated
Detail Orientated
Analytical and Proplem Solving Approach
Sound People Relationships
People Management
You have disciplined work ethics and behaviour
Ability to work in a structured way
Ability to build, maintain, lead and manage a multi-disciplinary project team