eCommerce Project Manager - Council of the City of Sydney, Australia - Accent Group Careers

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719 Elizabeth St, Waterloo NSW 2017, Australia Req #7438

Thursday, 22 February 2024

Accent Group Limited is the leading digitally integrated retail and distribution business in the Apparel and Footwear performance and lifestyle market in Australia and New Zealand. With over 800+ stores, 34 brands and over30+ online platforms. Our brands include; Glue, Platypus, Skechers, Hype DC, Vans, Dr. Martens, Subtype, The Athletes Foot, CAT, Merrell, The Trybe, Timberland, Stylerunner, Hoka, UGG, Saucony, & Nude Lucy

We are looking for an experiencedeCommerceProject Manager to do join us on a 12 month fixed term contract at our Waterloo Office in Sydney, NSW as we support the business with a eCommerce Re-platform project and a few other projects requiring Project Management.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity, perfect for an accomplished and organised team player with a background in successful project delivery within the Retail space.

Reporting to the Head of Projects, the Contract eCommerce Project Manager role will need to manage assigned projects ensuring that they are delivered on time and in-line with business expectations. You will be expected to communicate with all facets of the business, coordinate and hold meetings, provide necessary documentation in accordance with the project framework, communicate with external partners, and ultimately successfully deliver outcomes.

Your responsibilities will include the following:

• Own and manage all stages of a project's lifecycle from initial discussion through to post-go-live phases.
• Facilitate and manage meetings, workshops and WIPS as required, also to manage stakeholder engagement and communication.
• Ensure that projects are delivered on time, within scope and within budget.
• Build and maintain strong relationships both within the business and with external partners to drive a successful outcome.
• Compile and prepare appropriate documentation that adheres to the project framework, (Including regular status reports, business cases, project plans, risk mitigation strategies, and solution overview documentation), in addition to managing all supporting documentation.
• Review, record, report and escalate changes/issues to the project scope as required.
• Work effectively with the Tech Teams and Business Analysts to ultimately deliver the best solution and outcome for each project.
• Being able to manage projects independent of full-time business analyst involvement.
• Need to get involved in activities supporting PM work around process, analysis & documentation as needed.
• Need to be prepared to travel as required.

To be successful you will have:

• Demonstrated 5yrs+ eCommerce Project Management background with proven project delivery capability within the retail industry
• Strong ability to run projects at pace, and to adapt to project pipeline adjustment/changes as required
• Proven experience of handling multiple projects concurrently and of varying complexity with competing deadlines & priorities.
• Ability to run multiple projects concurrently and at pace, and to adapt to project pipeline adjustment/changes as required.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of Project Management principles (Agile/Waterfall) and supporting project management tools.
• Experience in delivering successful projects in a retail environment especially in the eCom Space.
• Knowledge and experience of AP21 ERP systems would be highly regarded
• Knowledge and experience of Magento eCom platforms would be highly regarded
• Extensive experience of implementing eCommerce applications/plug-in technologies on retail websites
• Experience with collaborative task management platform technologies (JIRA, Trello, Smartsheet etc).
• Exceptional communication skills and a can-do team-player attitude
• Advanced Stakeholder management and team engagement skills
• Excellent analytical & decision-making skills, also in taking initiative.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Advanced skills in MS Office 365 and Project Tools.
• Ability to work well with in a Team as well as individually.

To be successful for this role, you must have the "Make It Happen" attitude as you work with a highly motivated and driven team.

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At Accent Group Limited we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and inclusion. We believe in the diversity of our people across age, gender, identity, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, physical and mental ability. We strive on creating an equal employment environment where everyone from any background can be themselves. The Accent Group acknowledges, and pays respect, to the Traditional Owners and ongoing custodians of the land. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Maori people.