Project Manager - GCS

Company Description

At IFS you will work in a growing, global enterprise software company built upon committed and empowered colleagues who come to work knowing they are making a difference. We work every day within our single platform and embedded digital innovation to help our customers be their best when it really matters to their customers – at the Moment of Service™. We take pride in ensuring that our employees are able to achieve the company goals as well as develop their career. We believe empowered autonomy, committed colleagues and being part of a winning team are the keys to our success and what makes us great!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

Job Description

The Project Manager , is responsible for leading, managing and steering IFS projects. An IFS Project Manager  is acting on behalf of IFS as a focal point of expertise to ensure the Value Realization to the customer and Revenue Generation to IFS. Key to this is a firm understanding of Project Management in general and the IFS Methodologies in particular, highlighting the ability to gain trust from both the customer and the IFS teams. Project Manager enjoys the challenge of being the key driver, decision maker, engager and motivator in projects, while consistently having control of both short and long terms revenue realization along with set KPI’s.

• Responsible for delivery of the project within agreed scope, time and cost.
• Govern and Steer the overall project plan
• Display Leadership abilities including the ability to ensure the consulting team is acting as a uniform entity in both communication and methodology
• Know how to apply the key concepts from the IFS Methodologies, be able to communicate this to the Customer
• Consistently communicate Project milestones to the Consulting team
• Routinely question and challenge the key decisions that are taken in relation to the solution design to ensure they do not affect the overall scope and timeline/budget of the project
• Understand the impact and consequences of any Change Requests to the solution design and plan, coordinate and control how these are handled.
• Challenge requests for customization, ensure they are appropriate and necessary and that increase of scope is captured as Change Request/orders outside original scope of the contract
• Adequate Understanding of escalation processes and expressing due diligence of own Project.
• Timely coordination and follow up on Performance and Progress from all project team members
• Provide status reports according to defined process
• Ensure consistent and timely Cost Management including invoicing and follow-up-Participate in the Project Kick-off meeting with the customer PM/core project team to communicate the message of what is involved in an IFS Project such as our approach to workshops
• Keep up to date with application developments, be aware of new releases, their content, and in cooperation with the Solution Architect assess how it might affect the project.

Qualifications

• 3 years experience in project management of ERP implementation projects
• experience in conducting projects in Agile methodology will be an asset
• certification in one of other Project Management methodologies like Prince2 or PMP will be an asset
• experience in IFS Applications will be an asset
• well experienced in negotiations
• excellent communication skills 
• good presentation skills 
• English language on C1 level
• Polish language is a must
• ability to frequent travel ( business trips)

Additional Information

IFS Fact
IFS develops and delivers enterprise software for customers around the world who manufacture and distribute goods, build and maintain assets, and manage service-focused operations. The industry expertise of our people and solutions, together with a commitment to delivering value to every one of our customers, has made IFS a recognized leader and the most recommended supplier in our sector. Our team of 4,500 employees and growing ecosystem of partners support more than 10,000 customers around the world challenge the status quo and realize their competitive advantage. Learn more about how our enterprise software solutions can help your business today at ifs.com.

We offer:

• Great challenges in delivering projects to large customers together with an experienced IFS team and our partners.
• To work with a great product with good recognition in the market and amongst customers and analysts.
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