Sr Project Manager

Job description

The Senior Project Manager leads end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional projects to achieve strategic business outcomes. Manages scope, schedule, budget, risks, stakeholders and project teams while ensuring high quality and on-time delivery. Serves as the primary accountability point for project performance, continuous improvement and client/stakeholder satisfaction. Key responsibilities: lead planning, execution, monitoring and closure of multiple concurrent projects or a large-scale program; define and manage project scope, schedule, budget, resources and deliverables; develop detailed project plans (WBS, milestones, dependencies) and maintain documentation; coordinate cross-functional teams (internal and external vendors/partners) to execute activities; identify, assess and mitigate risks and issues, escalating as needed; manage stakeholder relationships, set expectations, provide status updates and facilitate decisions; ensure quality management and compliance with processes and standards; drive continuous improvement and apply lessons learned; provide leadership and mentorship to project managers or coordinators; lead change management and adoption when projects impact operations or customers; maintain financial controls, track budgets, forecasts and variances.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Supply Chain or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 7+ years of project management experience with at least 3 years in a senior/lead role managing complex projects
• proven experience delivering projects on time, within scope and budget
• strong stakeholder management and communication skills (executive presence)
• demonstrable experience using formal project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, hybrid)
• proficient with project management tools (MS Project, Jira, MS Teams, Confluence, Smartsheet or similar)
• excellent analytical, problem‑solving and decision‑making skills
• Arabic and English language proficiency
• Supply Chain Retail domain knowledge
• PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMI‑ACP or equivalent certification
• experience in logistics & supply chain, software delivery, IT infrastructure or professional services
• experience managing vendor/third‑party relationships and commercial aspects of projects
• experience with portfolio‑level reporting and benefits realization.

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