APAC Retail IT Project Manager

Details of Position

Job Title: APAC Retail IT Project Manager

Department / Division: APAC IT

Immediate Supervisor: APAC Retail IT Program Manager

Scope

• Shanghai-based

• Occasional traveling within APAC (According to group’s travel guideline)

• Main interface parties: APAC Zone IT & BPO, APAC Country Retail IT & BPO, Global IT teams, 3rd party partners

Job Descriptions

• Drive Retail IT projects across APAC in accord with Retail strategy under the supervision of APAC Retail IT Program Manager, in collaboration with global, zone, and local teams.

• Liaise with business process owners to capture business needs, design most suitable solutions, and manage deliverables

• Lead Retail IT projects in close collaboration with all project members.

• Design and implement integrations of retail solutions in the group system landscape

• Manage and drive external vendors to deliver quality products

• Collaborate with global, zone, and local teams to ensure seamless integration in the group system landscape

• Drive external vendors to explore and deliver solutions by aligning with Group and Zone IT direction.

• Build solid working relationship with Retail team. Bridge business and IT to support APAC to expand retail growth

• Collaborate with various APAC Zone IT teams to deliver business value on cross-domain activities

Requirements

Academic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in IT

Work Experience: 3-5 years in project management, system implementation and application support experience

Other Requirements:

• Strong system implementation and application support experience.
• Strong project planning and management skills to execute from project initiation to closure.
• Strong analytical and technical mind to review requests and balance the short and long-term approach to address needs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to understand business needs and explain solutions to stakeholders.
• “Can-do” attitude to drive results.
• Ability to collaborate in teams.
• Self-starter with high level of autonomy.
• Retail solution experience is an advantage.
• Hands-on experience in PMI project management methodologies. Using ServiceNow experience is an asset.
• ITIL certification is an advantage. ServiceNow experience is an asset.

Added Advantages:

• Proven project management experience. PMP qualification is an asset.
• Knowledge of retail business processes is highly preferred. Cosmetic/Beauty industry is a plus.