Project Manager

Job Purpose

Responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and directing projects to ensure they are completed on time, within budget, and deliver within scope. To oversee all aspects of projects, from planning to final delivery, managing tasks, resources, and project team members, ensuring effective communication to all key stakeholders.

Key Performance Accountabilities

• Planning and Scope Definition: Obtain signed off BRD, defining project goals, objectives, scope, and deliverables.
• Resource Allocation: Assigning tasks and resources to team members effectively.
• Schedule Management: Creating and maintaining project schedules, ensuring milestones are met.
• Budget Management: Tracking project costs and ensuring the project stays within budget.
• Risk Management: Identifying, analysing, and mitigating potential risks to the project.
• Team Leadership: Motivating, guiding, and supervising the project team.
• Stakeholder Communication: Maintaining open and transparent communication with stakeholders, keeping them informed of project progress and any issues.
• Quality Control: Ensuring project deliverables meet agreed-upon standards and requirements.
• Problem Solving: Identifying and resolving issues that may arise during the project lifecycle.
• Progress Monitoring: Tracking project progress, making necessary adjustments, and ensuring the project stays on track.

Critical Competencies

Knowledge

• Good understanding of Furniture retail market
• Understanding of credit granting processes and the credit lifecycle.
• Sound understanding of e-Commerce and Omnichannel operations (social media)

Skills

• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Familiarity with project management software, tools and methodologies.
• Project risk management
• Effective communication and collaboration with all stakeholders are important.
• Computer literacy

Behaviours

• Professional demeanour
• Stress handling and resilience
• Teamwork and team building
• Inspiring and motivational
• Project drive for closure
• Effective delegation
• Conflict resolution
• Relationship building
• Excellent communication skills
• Sound judgement
• Interpersonal skills
• Critical thinking
• Attention to detail
• Adaptability

Minimum Requirements

Formal Qualifications

• PMI or similar project management qualification
• Diploma or degree (NQF 6 minimum)

Work related experience

• 2 years in Project management in the formal sector
• 2 years in Computer literacy – relevant to project management at intermediate level