IT Project Manager

Almirall

Barcelona, Spain

Mission

The Project Manager will be responsible for planning and coordinating the resources to deploy a Project within the agreed cost, time, and quality estimates with full adherence to Almirall's IT Project Management Methodology.

Function and responsibilities

• From operational point of view:
• Accountable for the successful execution (time, cost, quality) of the project from initial to final phase;
• Adherence to IT’s Project Management methodology;
• Ensuring that all Project stakeholders play their particular role diligently. Plan and organize the project, allocate internal and/or external resources to accomplish project tasks;
• Coordinating activities and transitions between different projects, changes, suppliers and other organizational structures;
• Adhere to defined management and delivery processes for IT projects and other policies relevant to the project scope (i.e: HW /SW standards, security);
• Project status reporting as well as risk management;
• Ensure IT Service providers meet the conditions agreed in contracts/offers.
• From business point of view:
• Understanding business requirements and ensuring the project delivers up to expectations;
• Easily understanding of the processes, plans, objectives, drivers, and issues related to the business area.
• Being updated of innovative technologies and solutions:
• Communication: Build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the project;
• Determining target audiences and communicate changes derived from projects and all relevant information;
• Manage change to achieve the complicity and commitment of different actors;
• Maintaining an awareness of potential interdependencies with other projects and their impact.
• People:
• Planning and managing schedules, resources, project teams and conflicts;
• Direct, manage and motivate the project team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, business administration or closely related discipline;
• Specific knowledge;
• Medium knowledge of SAP aspects;
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry will be a plus;
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills;
• Capability to think strategically;
• Senior customer relationship management skills;
• Effective influencing and negotiation skills in an environment where resources may not be in direct control of this role;
• Microsoft Project and other PM tools.

Experience

• >=5 years of experience in:
• IT project management: Manage projects having a high impact across the 6 change dimensions (process, organization, location, data, application, technology);
• IT application development, and process design, and system validation practices; preferably;
• Exposure to business area (Finance, Procurement, HR, legal, M&A, Affiliates).
• Demonstrated experience in leading SAP implementations;
• Preferably >= 3 years of experience in cross-functional teams influencing senior-level management and key stakeholders effectively across the organization and within complex contexts;
• Broad understanding of the Pharma industry will be a plus.

Values and competencies 

• Planning and scheduling;
• Ability to communicate and build relationships with stakeholders;
• Ability to coordinate with different teams in different locations;
• Expert in challenging, convincing, and managing the diverse stakeholders’ sensitivities;
• Knowledge in IT Financial and Cost Management;
• Conflict resolution and problem solving;
• Collaborating, Team work;
• Languages: Spanish and English proficiency.

Corporate values and competences

• Dynamic, Caring, Expert, Dedicated;
• Hands-on, results oriented;
• Customer orientation;
• Team Leadership;
• Analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Flexibility and adaptability;
• Results-oriented excellence;
• Communication skills.

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