Project Manager

Recruiter:

Talented Recruitment

Job Ref:

DBN002814/KA

Date posted:

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Location:

Durban, South Africa

SUMMARY:
La Mercy - A leading global retail marketing company seeks a dedicated and skilled Project Manager to plan, organise and manage project scope and phases within the core parameters of the project mandate.

POSITION INFO:
Requirements:

Diploma, Bachelor's Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience
Minimum 2 years of project management experience, including tracking and planning projects
Minimum 2 years of experience with full product lifecycle with understanding of development lifecycle and various technology methodologies that support that lifecycle
Experience in FMCG/Retail advertising and/or marketing preferable
Experience in end to end delivery of small, medium & large scoped projects
Experience in the implementation of project management methodologies
High level of proficiency Microsoft office and Google suite: Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Project management software skills would be beneficial
Experience working with business stakeholders within a cross-functional matrix environment
Ability to present to business stakeholders and demonstrated communication skills; both written and oral with technical and non-technical staff, all levels of management
Strong planning and organisation skills
Attention to detail
Ability to build relationships through communication and collaboration

Duties and Responsibilities:

Own and implement the company project management principles as outlined by the project management strategy and vision.
Define and manage Project Scope
Develop project plans, including schedule and budget
Organise and allocate business resources across the teams as required by the project
Communicate and provide reporting across both team and stakeholder levels on Project timings, milestones and deliverables
Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project, analyse results and troubleshoot problem areas.
Identify and manage project dependencies, risks and issues
Understand interdependencies between technology, operations and business needs.
Demonstrate a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices.
Develop an environment of contineous improvement through best practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships and mature these capabilities for the organisation.
Adhoc - Any other reasonable request from management including particular projects as and when needed

Should you not receive a response within the next 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. Vacancies are advertised on our website, should you wish to keep abreast with our active roles.

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