REQUIREMENTS

• Affirmative Action South African citizen
• A 3-year tertiary qualification in Marketing, Finance or Engineering discipline
• Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Formal training in project management
• Successful completion of the LDQ
• Desktop and practical research experience
• Team/ task leadership experience
• Scenario planning or evaluation
• Proven track record of project management
• Business case preparation and analysis
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong presentation preparation (MS Office) with the ability to produce well-structured presentations
• Display excellent attention to detail
• Good communication skills with respect to project reporting, problem escalation and resolution
• Initiative and engagement

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Driving, obtaining and updating market information, trend analysis, industry requirements, customer and future-oriented requirements of the product range, cross divisional project inputs and industry and regional requirements to assist decision-making of relevant products for the region promptly
• Plan, lead, organize and control a cross-divisional team for successful project evaluations and sign-offs
• Prepare, schedule, coordinate and monitor internal resources to ensure the flawless execution of assigned projects
• Develop project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring feasibility
• Conduct project feasibility studies for local manufacture with a view to longer-term full-scale production
• Develop a detailed project plan to track progress on assigned projects
• Develop project timing and adherence during the project phase
• Ascertain resource and capacity requirements from all divisions
• Use appropriate techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
• Report and escalate the progress of projects to management as and when needed
• Perform risk management processes to minimise project risks
• Establish and maintain good relationships with all stakeholders
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation for top management decisions
• Consistently update management on project developments/ deliverables