Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Retail Project Manager, Change Projects
Our client, a player in the Kenyan retail/supermarket space seeks to hire a dynamic, analytical, innovative and result-orientated individual with a passion for change and transformation to fill in the position of Retail Project Manager.

If you have a drive to succeed in an ever changing, ambiguous and fast paced environment, you have a can-do attitude to drive progress, even in the face of adversity and/or uncertainty, we are looking for you.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading change for the client to be able to deliver a better tomorrow. The role holder will be an essential cog in the wheel in driving the business forward.

Key Responsibilities:
• Defining and communicating the vision of projects and how this aligns to the business strategy.
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Managing projects within a defined methodology and lifecycle, such as DMAIC, the PRINCE2 model or simpler lifecycle models.
• Understanding the business case and refining the project to maximize benefits and minimize.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Ability to show that benefits have been realized and achieved.
• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• Thinking innovatively and identifying new opportunities and best practice.
• Owning the production of the project deliverables throughout the lifecycle while focusing on the need to effectively manage change.
• Writing or reviewing project management documents including plans, trackers, and risk management documents.
• Whilst the role may not literally be doing all of the work, the role holder will still be fully accountable for it.
• Supporting and coaching the project team to ensure deliverables are successfully produced.
• Working cross functionally, both within the organization and externally. This could include functions like: Finance, Operations, IT, Legal, Property, Commercial and supplier teams. Also, working with the project sponsor and reporting to governance groups to agree project deliverables and keep up to date.
• Resolving issues and minimizing risk by taking corrective measures. Keeping a solution focused manner when investigating problems.
• Running project team meetings.
• To engage collaboratively with project stakeholders to ensure appropriate prioritization of delivery.
• Stakeholder management and keeping them informed about the projects.
• Visiting stores to observe the operations and collect data or feedback.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
• A Bachelor’s degree in business related fields.
• A relevant Master’s Degree is desired.
• PMP qualification or Project Management certification desired.
• Strong familiarity with project management software and issue tracking softwares.
• At least 8 years relevant work experience in either retail, FMCG or service sector as project manager. Retail experience is preferred.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Experience in management of sophisticated, multi-stream, multi-vendor implementation and rollout programmes.
• Communication skills and ability to adjust for the audience – from shop floor to board room. This is for both written and verbal communication.
• Understanding of the intricacies of a retail operation and business model.
• Ability to analyze situations and opportunities taking a direct approach to work out what insights you can find in the data sets available.
• Ability to come up with new ideas by finding opportunities and by solving business challenges.
• Tenacity and resilience, but also a great (and patient) communicator too.
• Thinking strategically and applying commercial common sense along the way.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 96

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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