Manager - Project

Job Title: Manager - Project Division: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Country: UNITED
ARAB EMIRATES Work Location: UAE (RAK head office) Job Type: Manager Projects
- IT Employment Type: Full Time Employment (Limited Contract) Job
Description:* * Purpose: The role holder provides management
implementation and support as businesses move through project cycle,
coordinating maintenance and enhancement efforts to bolster the existing flow
of business--largely through an understanding of the business's resources,
knowledge base, and best practices. Lead the implementation of medium to
largescale projects, following Project management, IT strategies that enable
Julphar to manage business objectives, there by contributing to Julphar's
vision of providing a better healthcare and to be a leader in pharmaceutical
sector in the region. Key responsibilities & Accountability: Key
Responsibilities & Key Result Areas • Lead the implementation of medium to
largescale projects, following Project management, IT strategies that enable
Julphar to manage business objectives. • Coordinate with cross-discipline team
members to make sure that all parties are on track with project requirements,
deadlines, and schedules. • Ensure compliance with budget and other project
requirements and create and manage project budgets. • Provide guidance to
management as well as internal and external stakeholders on project status. •
Assume ownership of project deliverables and day-to-day management of entire
project from the beginning to end. • Setting up Steering, Project committee
and communication with the steering committee members and project sponsor •
Monitor and review project progress and resources. • Facilitate communication
with the global team and help conflict resolution, if conflicts arise,
escalate issues and seek resolution. • Facilitate sign offs and Completion of
Trainings within the stipulated project timelines. • Work closely with Line of
business, manage Business deliverables, highlight and manage risk. • Setting
targets for milestones, adhering to deadlines and allocating resources. •
Making effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to
progress with the project. • Performing quality control on the project
throughout to maintain the standards expected. • Meeting with project team
members to identify and resolve issues. • Submitting project deliverables and
ensuring that they adhere to quality standards. • Preparing status reports by
gathering, analysing, and summarizing relevant information. • Establishing
effective project communication plans and ensuring their execution. •
Facilitating change requests to ensure that all parties are informed of the
impacts on schedule and budget. • Coordinating the development of user
manuals, training materials, and other documents as needed to enable
successful implementation and turnover of the process or system to the
clients. • Identifying and developing new opportunities with project team. •
Obtaining Business acceptance of project deliverables. • Managing Business
satisfaction within the project transition period. • Conducting post-project
evaluation and identifying successful and unsuccessful project elements • ERP
Preferably SAP, project oversight. Core Competency • In terms of competency
you are highly result oriented with strong sense of accountability &
ownership. • Demonstrated ability to manage/complete projects successfully. •
Strong attention to details and project management skills • Strong
troubleshooting and technical experience and ability to do root cause analysis
• Having an analytical mind with ability to think diversely and understand the
big picture of the Organization. • Risk assessment ability, understanding the
threat and its impact on the business processes. • The role holder must be a
go getter who can lead, facilitate & implement system change • Must have a
solution centric mind to understand issues and solve them within a stipulated
time frame, should possess decision making skill for smooth functioning • Work
effectively on assigned projects by ensuring proper resource utilization from
the team • Excellent in stakeholders' management, team building skill,
professional and reliable in approach • Excellent collaboration skill &
customer service mindset to understand the business need • Demonstrated
experience in providing critical input to senior and corporate management
Qualifications: - Education • ‎4 years Bachelor's degree in IT is mandatory •
Master's degree in IT is a plus. - Experience: • At least ‎8 - ‎10 years of IT
project management experience and Pharma end-to-end project life cycle,
complex Projects with multiple integrations, END to END ERP Implementation
Projects and experience managing midsize to large teams. • Experienced in
leading, facilitating and contributing to project workshops and requirement
gathering sessions. - Training: Key Competencies: • Strong understanding of
formal project management methodologies. • Fluent in English & Arabic as a
plus. • Proficient in Microsoft office tools including Microsoft Excel, Visio
and PowerPoint. Technical Competencies: • Proficient in using SAP and
implementing Project management tool and software across the organizations,
for different platforms. • Project Management Professional (PMP)
certification. • Able to integrate with different and complex SAP Logistics
modules.