Project Manager Vacancy at Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc

Position Title: Project Manager.

Job Station: Nigeria.

INTRODUCTION:-

Project Manager job opportunity is available at Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc for individuals who possess relevant qualifications.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:-

• 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.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATION:-

• First degree preferably in the fields of Engineering, Management, Business Administration, Computer Science, Operations Research, Organisational 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.
• Project management qualifications 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 contininious improvement of the project. 

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

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