Senior Project Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple Projects or large projects in a global environment.

• Manage budgets, reporting actuals, planned and forecasted costs to the sponsors, budget line holder on a monthly basis.

• Manage the people resource strategy for the Projects, mindful of Convatec’s ambition to increase inhouse knowledge, expertise and to manage and staff projects with internal resources.

• Facilitate the budgeting process.  Providing a clear rationale for expenditure and the expected benefits/value that will be realized in Projects.

• Create and track Project planning and the value to be delivered for the business.

• Monitor and report on progress, utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout project execution.

• Manage the Project status reporting structure and cadence.

• Monitor and measure Projects ongoing impact/effectiveness against the declared value.

• Establish, and continuously review, ways of working between workstreams that enhances and motivate the teams to deliver the Project´s objectives.

• Work with Convatec’s Project Management Office (PMO) to track and report the Project´s progress throughout the StageGate Process.

• Manage and Harmonize Communication plans to wider stakeholder groups.  Ensuring the communications reflect the needs of the different stakeholder groups.

• Carry out mid-year reviews of Projects to identify improved ways of working and whether the objectives of the Programmes and Projects remain relevant or require a Management review.

• Act as an escalation point for the Project Teams to unblock issues.

• Maintain Up to date information for Projects in the Project Management Tools.

• Maintaining project documentation and reporting to senior leadership (RAID logs, plans, trackers, presentations etc.)

• Documentation and adherence to processes and procedures.

• Management of project financials in collaboration with the PMO/IT Financial Controller.

• Coordinate and Lead project meetings.​

Education/Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor/Master Degree

• International recognized Project Management Certifications (PMI/PMP).

• Up to 10 years of IT experience, proven track record in planning and execution of IT Projects and digital transformation initiatives.

• Strong experience leading end to end, larger IT/Technology projects Globally.

• Experience working in an Agile environment.

• Project Management experience in Scrum, Agile and  Waterfall.

• Experience working in a complex Global organization in a project management role.

• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, quality, budget, and timelines.

• Knowledge of hosting, network, and end user compute technologies beneficial

• Ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams, globally. 

Preferred (within Medical Devices/Pharmaceutical Industry):

• SAP (Fin, Quality, Supply Chain, Sales, Manufacturing, Warehousing, Supply Chain) (ECC, S/4HANA)

• (QMS) Quality Management Systems (CC, QA)

• (PLM) Product Life Cycle Management Systems (Product Data, Product Development, Standards)

• (MES) Manufacturing Execution Systems and Processes

• Sales and Marketing (CRM Systems)

Employee perks, benefits:

• Annual global incentive plan-bonus

• Large corporation with representation and manufacturing plants in the world

• Stable employer in Slovakia, Košice region

• Corporate culture – Underpinning everything we do are our values:

  • Improve Care
  • Deliver results
  • Grow together
  • Own it
  • Do what´s right

• Introduction program according to company standards

• Development trainings

• Career opportunities for internal employees

• Referral bonus system

• Recognition program

• Supplementary pension plan after the trial period with the employer's contribution

• Social fund (various support and perks for employees)