Enterprise Resource Planning Project Manager

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ADA University

POSITION: ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Project Manager

Department: Office of Information Services

JOB SUMMARY

The ERP Project Manager is responsible to assist the Chief Information Officer for conducting the scheduled work, administering the operation of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) project, communicating with the in-house team and the consultants. This position reports to the Chief Information Officer.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

An ERP Manager must have the ability to exercise overall day-to-day control of task leaders and the resources of the project, balancing the needs for project success with the skills and capabilities of the staff. He/She should also be a good communicator and must interact regularly and comfortably across various departments – from individual to the ERP Management Team level in order to negotiate solutions that foster strong relationships and continued success of the project.
The ERP Project Manager is responsible for the development of an effective planning process, for the creation of an integrated project schedule that encompasses all aspects for the ERP Project and for the actual execution in conformance to plans and the continuing update and adjustment of plans and execution to fit changing circumstances.
Implement and lead an effective project change management process that pro-actively identifies project changes and incorporates an appropriate impact analysis and approval for such changes across the ERP project team. He/She is responsible for creating and maintaining a monthly ERP system operational management process that incorporates actual business performance to forecasted performance and justifies all variances; accurately forecasts expenditures in alignment with the project budget and supports the budgeting process throughout the project lifecycle. He /She must also follow the business processes per ERP modules and operational policies.
Actively directs the development and maintenance of plans, practices and assignments to identify, quantify and contain the occurrence and potential impact of risks and risk events on the execution of a project and its likelihood of success.
An ERP Manager is responsible for making timely, effective decision at the project level and communicating those decisions both up and down the project structure, while approaching needed decisions in a logical and thoughtful manner and weighing conflicting information.
Leadership quality including the ability to motivate, inspire, counsel and facilitate individuals and teams to take responsibility and accountability for the goals will be an added advantage.
The ERP Project Manager should monitor the implementation team's progress, assess the amount and quality of the contribution of the team members - both in-house and consultants - and resolve the issues that exist. Since the project management team has the project manager, the consultant team's head, the vendor team's head and the task team leaders, most problems could be resolved at this level. If any problems cannot be resolved at this level, then the ERP Project Manager will escalate it to the Chief Information Officer for resolution.
The ERP Project Manager should also ensure that the company personnel and the consultants are working together as a team and that there is full co-operation between the two groups. They are also responsible for ensuring that the consultants are transferring their knowledge to the in-house team and all the documentation is done properly. The ERP Project Manager should make sure that even after the external consultants and vendor representatives leave the system will run smoothly and solutions are designed and implemented based on best practice.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitoring project activities and schedules to ensure timely implementation and successful system operations;
• Identify report requirements of all departments and ensure “must have” reports are available in the ERP system.
• Design and develop user reports;
• Identify procedural changes and establish new workflow and procedures in accordance with the interface with the ERP system;
• Coordinate meetings with users and software vendor;
• Monitor project activities and progresses of vendor to ensure compliance with the ERP contract;
• Other duties as assigned by the Chief Information Officer.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS/BA degree in Information Systems/Management or Computer Science. Masters and/or relevant professional certification preferred;
• Experience with ERP business process and implementation;
• Experience working in the Finance/Human Resources domain;
• Experience with business process reengineering, documenting workflows and developing specifications;
• Experience with data conversion;
• Ability to interpret business requirements to build a solution;
• High degree of computer literacy with a major ERP system, MS Excel, MS Access, and Crystal Reports;
• Knowledge of access control of user accounts;
• Knowledge of business intelligence and reporting tools;
• Experience in training of over 50 users;
• Minimum 5 years in IT application /system deployment and project management; consulting experience and PMP is a plus.

Interested candidates are requested to submit, preferably in Word or PDF format, attached to an e-mail message: (1) a letter of interest specifying particular suitability for the position, when available and minimum expected salary (in AZN),  (2) a current resume and (3) the names, email and business addresses of at least 3 references.

Send materials via e-mail to [email protected] specifying the Job Title in the subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The cut-off date for application is September 16, 2014.

ADA University offers a competitive remuneration package and attractive conditions of employment of high standard. For more information about ADA University, please visit www.ada.edu.az. 

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