Software Integration Project Manager

Area of responsibility:

• Successfully run and complete projects implementing Vault Management, Warehouse management and/or Production software with additional developments within our client’s organization, within the agreed timelines, budget and quality criteria.

• Contributing to project budget calculations and presentations to clients in the pre-sales phase.

• Management of resources and distribution of tasks across projects in coordination with the resources involved.

• Within quotation processes, the SW Project Manager analyses the implementation strategy and impact.

• Within projects the SW Project Manager is able to write requirements, work with the development team and perform acceptance tests.

Main tasks:

• Integrate Software Products:

  • SW Product Integration capabilities

  • Proven experience of file transfer mechanism, new integration platforms/APIs

  • Porting or migration from legacy integration footprints to modern integration landscapes

  • Large application implementations with significant integration components including ESB, web-services, file transfers, point to point integrations

• Selling & accepting new projects

  • Constructing plans and budgets with the Sales team for potential projects.

  • Presenting a project plan and approach to (new) clients.

  • Accepting projects by proper transfer from the Sales team.

  • Regular and ad hoc coordination with the Sales Manager and Product Manager.

• Execute resource management

  • Anticipating on project timelines by resource allocation scenarios with a horizon of 3-36 months.

  • Continuous resource and (project) task allocation management based on the dynamics.

  • Ownership of the project related resource anticipation sheet with a 3-36 month horizon.

  • Continuous management of proper task allocation and commitment across projects.

  • Discussing and challenging task requirements and anticipated effort.

  • Anticipating and discussing development requirements with the Product and Service Manager (internal and external) for alignment with project timelines.

  • Control project activities of all involved stakeholders and address issues like missing tasks, improper task descriptions, non-committed tasks, overdue tasks, etc.

  • Managing people’s proper project contributions regarding taking task and due date responsibility and delivering high quality.

• Manage and execute projects

  • Managing large projects or programs with multiple projects or work streams operating in parallel with internal and external dependencies

  • Executing projects with significant third party dependencies and stakeholder management to align delivery time frames and testing

  • Creation of detailed project plans consisting of scope, deliverables, budget, delivery and lead times, resource planning, risks & mitigations, communication and reporting.

  • Organize proper project teams and their involvement in the creation of plans and commitment to the tasks.

  • Head several projects as Project Lead.

  • Monitor and manage project involved in order to achieve quality and timely deliveries.

  • Coaching of project involved and Sales team members regarding project management.

  • Manage risks, resources, issues across all projects with a horizon 3-36 months.

  • Intervene when project involved cannot resolve project issues.

  • Plan and manage transfers from project to support.

  • Regular communication with and visits to clients where projects are operative, informing them about the progress of the projects.

  • Organisation and execution of the steering committee meetings and ensure proper governance.

  • Organise project evaluations and lessons learned registration, for future use.

  • Continuous improvement of the processes.

• Authorities

  • Management of implementation project budgets.

  • Deciding on (priorities relating to) the use of internal and external employees.

  • Deciding on task allocations.

  • Deciding on project standards and methodologies.

• Result areas

  • (Client) project objectives and results.

  • Project organisation quality and effectiveness.

  • Satisfaction of principals, clients, relations.

  • Satisfaction of Sales, Product Manager and consultants.

  • Quality and implementation of improvement suggestions. 

Job requirements:

• Knowledge:

  • Project management

  • Handling cash and cash management processes

  • Concepts and models for supply chain integration and logistics

  • Software product and services of G+D

  • Business process (re)design

  • G+D Strategy

• Skills:

  • Project management

  • Interpersonal skills (including communication)

  • Planning and organizing

  • Conflict handling

• Competences

  • Ability to remain positive, with a 'can do' attitude

  • Ability to find pragmatic solutions to challenges

  • Forward thinking

  • Result orientation

  • Managing performance

  • Decisiveness

  • Persuasiveness

  • External awareness

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