Project Manager

at  Costco AU

DESCRIPTION

The Project Management Analyst is responsible for successfully completing large, complex, cross-functional projects within the Information Systems department. This position provides leadership to project teams throughout the complete life-cycle of the project. This position also provides all of the necessary direction, coordination and follow-up to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, with requirements met, and with quality. The role requires strong interpersonal and expert problem-solving skills, adaptability to change and an agile mindset.

REQUIRED SKILLS, ABILITIES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• At least 5 years of recent and proven experience as a hands-on Project Manager in delivering large scale, mission critical IT projects, having had direct responsibility for time plans, cost control, project reporting and change management, ideally in a retail/wholesale environment.
• Experience in implementing HRIS, Workforce Management and Payroll systems for medium/large corporations.
• Proven experience in project management tools and agile methodologies.
• Dynamic, agile, flexible and positive approach and willingness to multitask when required.
• Advanced documentation skills, ability to clearly document processes, requirements, problem statements and formal PMO documents.
• Determine and control the project schedule; agendas, minutes, actions, key decisions.
• Produce and/or contribute to detailed project proposals that allow an informed project approval decision to be made.
• Lead with your experience with Application development and integration.
• Proven software implementation experience and understanding of software development methodologies and lifecycles.
• Demonstrable experience at working independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Ability to learn fast, multi-task effectively, mentor/coach others, work with minimal supervision and deliver high quality results while adhering to deadlines.
• Ability to prioritise and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.
• Able to manage, motivate and mentor others.
• Demonstrated strong work ethic and excellent customer service skills.
• Proven sense of urgency and initiative with regard to problem solving.
• Able to work a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays when necessary.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Good logical and analytical problem resolution skills.
• Licenses/Certifications: Full Driver’s License required.

RECOMMENDED SKILLS, ABILITIES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• PRINCE2, PMP qualifications or similar relevant experience.
• Familiarity with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) is desired.
• Experience in implementing SAP SuccessFactors, UKG WFM and/or Frontier iChris systems for medium/large corporations.
• Experience with Google G Suite.
• Experience with Smartsheet and Microsoft Project.
• Experience with ServiceNow suite.
• Experience with Scrum, DevOps and Agile.
• Experience in implementing other corporate solutions, eg Finance, Accounting, and Logistics
• Experience in projects with global implementation components

• Develop project budget, manage changes to budget, and track actual project costs.
• Deliver projects within agreed budget, time and quality constraints, whilst maintaining control of the scope and impact of changes through a formal sign off and governance process.
• Ensure quality of the implementation, satisfaction of stakeholders and well-being of team members.
• Work with business subject matter experts to develop and implement project management plans and ensure project success.
• Regularly communicate with key senior stakeholders to ensure the identification and tracking of project objectives.
• Establish and maintain strong, productive relationships with internal clients, vendors and key stakeholders.
• Ensuring timely defect, risk and change management procedures are established and maintained.
• Applying standard structured approaches to deliver improvement requirements as identified.
• Continuously seeking ways to improve on the provision of services and processes.
• Close down projects through identification and summarization of lessons learned and creation of the project closedown report.
• Mentor team members in project management artifacts, processes, tools and techniques.
• Verification and correlation of requirements (business and technical) from multiple sources
• As required, create, review and drive formal RFP processes and vendor selections.