Oracle Corporation - Nigeria - Project Manager, ERP

Project Manager, ERP

Oracle Corporation - Nigeria

Job Description

Location:
 
Nigeria, covering Africa but mainly West Africa
 
RESPONSIBILITIES:
 

• Successful and responsible leadership of Oracle ERP Implementation Projects
• No direct reports, but leads a team of Consultants on client projects.
• Working as required with designated Oracle Partners and third parties. 
• Develop detailed project Work plan and report project progress
• Review Project Deliverable and ensure adhering to Oracle delivery Methodology
• Producing Project Plans including detailed estimates, work plan, quality plan, key deliverable, required resources, risks, issues and dependencies according to Oracle's quality standards.
• Ensuring and promoting contractual compliance within own area of responsibility.
• Managing the implementation of the Project Plan.
• Assigning work packages to Project Team members, ensuring their buy-in by effectively leveraging their skills.
• Managing day-to-day operational aspects of ERP project and scope:
  o Providing technical direction and support to the Project Team
  o Monitoring progress and cost against the Project Plan (including detailed time sheet tracking)
  o Assessing the impact of changes to the plan
  o Managing issues and risks within the scope of work, escalating as appropriate
  o Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion.
• Professional Support of Sales related activities on Project Management Level.
• Producing regular and accurate progress reports for the Client and Oracle practice management.
• Ensuring clients are satisfied with the delivered work.
• Generate Closure Reports and ensure receipt of Acceptance Certificate(s).
• Develops lasting relationships with client personnel that foster client ties.
• Representation of Oracles culture, vision and values

Desired Skills & Experience

• Education level/Qualifications: University degree in relevant field
• +10 years experience in IT Consulting and + 8 years ERP  Project Management experience
• Valid Industry acknowledged PM certification (e.g. PMI)
• ERP Solution Architecture experience would be a plus
• Proven successful delivery of fixed price projects greater thank 1 M€ Euros 
• Proven team leading track record including large project teams Presales and proposal management experiences for several proposals
• Willingness and ability to travel and work onsite at customer location
• High affinity to current and future trends in the area of Enterprise Software
• Proven experience with modern delivery models (on premise, on demand)
• Proven project management experience in large scale off- and near shore delivery models
• Functional background of at least one major Oracle Application, proven knowledge overview of Oracle’s Applications portfolio
• Experience with Subcontractor Management including efficient subcontractor contract negotiations, cost control and delivery management
• High level of customer focus and sense of responsibility
• Ability to motivate and coach teams
• Target and solution oriented
• Influencing and negotiating
• Assertiveness, personal drive and creativity
• Analytical and methodical way of work
• Very good written and verbal English
• Good understanding of consulting processes
• Very good presentation and communication skills.

Company Description

Oracle provides the world’s most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems, with more than 370,000 customers—including 100 of the Fortune 100—representing a variety of sizes and industries in more than 145 countries around the globe. Oracle's product strategy provides flexibility and choice to our customers across their IT infrastructure. Now, with Sun server, storage, operating-system, and virtualization technology, Oracle is the only vendor able to offer a complete technology stack in which every layer is integrated to work together as a single system. In addition, Oracle's open architecture and multiple operating-system options gives our customers unmatched benefits from industry-leading products, including excellent system availability, scalability, energy efficiency, powerful performance, and low total cost of ownership.

Additional Information

Posted:

March 13, 2012

Type:

Full-time

Experience:

Mid-Senior level

Functions:

Project Management 

Industries:

Information Technology and Services, Computer Software 

Job ID:

2701234

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