Technical IT Project Manager - FMCG

About

This role may form part of a broader transformation, programme delivery, or PMO capability, with a strong emphasis on delivery assurance, stakeholder engagement, and measurable outcomes.

Focus on driving structured execution, strengthening governance, and ensuring alignment between business objectives, technology delivery, and operational outcomes.

The PM will operate across multiple stakeholders, including business leadership, IT teams, and third-party vendors, within a complex and fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Project Planning and Delivery

• Define and manage project scope, objectives, and success criteria
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and milestones
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery across business, IT, and vendor teams
• Ensure delivery is aligned to agreed methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid)
• Track progress and proactively manage dependencies

Governance and Stakeholder Management

• Establish and manage governance structures (SteerCo, working groups, delivery forums)
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement across business and technology teams
• Define roles, responsibilities, and escalation pathways
• Prepare and deliver executive-level reporting and communication packs

Risk, Issue and Change Management

• Maintain risk, issue, and dependency registers
• Proactively identify and mitigate delivery risks
• Manage scope changes through structured change control processes
• Escalate critical risks and blockers to appropriate governance forums

Financial and Resource Oversight

• Monitor project budgets, forecasts, and actual spend
• Track resource allocation and utilisation
• Support cost optimisation and vendor oversight
• Ensure alignment with financial governance requirements

Reporting and Delivery Assurance

• Produce regular status reports and dashboards
• Track performance against key delivery metrics (timeline, budget, quality)
• Conduct project health checks and delivery assessments
• Provide insights and recommendations to support decision-making

Testing, Validation and Quality Management

• Support planning and coordination of testing activities
• Ensure validation of key deliverables and success criteria
• Track defect resolution and quality outcomes
• Ensure delivery meets agreed standards and acceptance criteria

Documentation and Knowledge Management

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation
• Ensure audit-ready artefacts and governance records
• Support knowledge transfer and capability uplift within client teams

Qualifications

• Matric and Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, or related field
• Proven experience in Project Management within large, complex environments
• Demonstrated experience delivering technology, digital, or transformation initiatives
• Strong exposure to governance frameworks, PMO structures, and delivery methodologies.
• FMCG experience
• Exposure to PMO-as-a-Service (PMOaaS) or enterprise PMO environments
• Certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile (Scrum Master / SAFe)

Experience in:

• Project and programme delivery
• Stakeholder and executive engagement
• Risk, issue, and change management
• Financial and resource tracking
• Vendor and third-party coordination
• Governance and reporting frameworks
• Strong delivery focus with a hands-on, execution-oriented mindset
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to operate in complex, matrixed environments
• Structured, detail-oriented, and outcome-driven
• Commercial awareness with the ability to balance risk, cost, and value