Project Manager at Flour Mills, Nigeria - JOB-SCHOLARSHIP TURF

 

         THE JOB

·        The Project Manager in the PMO office will work closely with relevant stakeholders and a small team to partner with one or more business units to facilitate the implementation and smooth running of an effective and lean project management framework in such a Business unit.

·        Provide governance, oversight, and support to projects managed by various business units

·        May assume full responsibility to manage certain projects that are not directly managed by business units

·        Support various change management programmes and, in general, act as an agent of change

·        Support project/programme planning, execution, and tracking of FMN’s portfolio.

·        Coach and train BU project owners/managers on best practices and project management methodologies (e.g.: cost management, tracking, etc).

·        Assist in the definition of project scope and project charter, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.

·        Help Business units project managers to better coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors to ensure flawless execution of assigned projects.

·        Apply a system to monitor, track progress, manage changes to the project scope, schedule and cost.

·        Measure and report project performance and escalate proactively to management and/or project owners as needed.

·        Perform risk management to minimize project risks

·        Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation and database (digitally)

·        Support and facilitate the adoption of breakthrough business practices and technologies such as Continuous Improvement, Process Automation, AI, Service Delivery Excellence, etc to boost productivity and competitiveness.

·        Coach and mentor project managers at the Business unit level on lean and efficient project management methodologies and practices; provide the necessary toolkits, and recommend training.

·        Participate actively in and is instrumental to the development of FMN’s strategy with regards to project pipeline development, evaluation and selection, and prioritization.

 

         THE PERSON MUST

·        Ensure percent deviation in projects approved outside the FMN project management framework.

·        Ensure the percentage of a completed project. 

·        Ensure the percentage of completed projects on time.

·        Ensure the percentage of completed projects on budget.

·        Ensure the percentage of completed projects on specs.

·        Process approving, monitoring, and reporting standardization in a business impactful fashion.

·        Rolling training plans

 

        QUALIFICATION

·        First degree preferably in the fields of Engineering, Management, Business Administration, Computer Science, Operations Research, Organizational Behaviour, Mathematics or Finance.

·        A master’s degree in any of the above or related fields and/or an MBA would be a plus.

·        Project management qualifications would be a plus

·        Advanced finance competency and numeracy are expected. Some understanding of basic accounting would be a plus.

·        Some familiarity with ERPs would be a plus. 

 

      EXPERIENCE

Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with a major manufacturing player or a top-notch management or technology consultancy firm and continuous improvement of the project. 

 

Location: Lagos

 

Application Closing Date: Not specified

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