SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
Automotive concern is seeking a Portfolio Analyst to be responsible for driving, obtaining and updating market information, trend analysis, industry requirements, customer and future-oriented requirements of the product range, cross divisional project inputs and industry and regional requirements to assist decision-making of relevant products for the region in a timely manner.
Responsibilities
- Plan, lead, organise and control a cross-divisional team for successful project evaluations and sign-offs
- Prepare, schedule, coordinate and monitor internal resources to ensure the flawless execution of assigned projects.
- Develop project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring feasibility.
- Conduct project feasibility studies for local manufacture with a view to longer-term full-scale production.
- Develop a detailed project plan to track progress on assigned projects.
- Develop project timing and adherence during the project phase.
- Ascertain resource and capacity requirements from all divisions.
- Use appropriate techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs.
- Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques.
- Report and escalate progress of projects to management as and when needed.
- Perform risk management processes to minimize project risks.
- Establish and maintain good relationships with all stakeholders.
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation for top management decisions
- Consistently update management on project developments / deliverables.
Requirements
- 3 Year Qualification in Marketing, Finance or Engineering
- 3 Years Leadership experience
- Formal training in Project Management
- Successful completion of the LDQ
- Desktop and practical research experience
- Team / task leadership experience
- Scenario planning or evaluation
- Proven track record of Project Management
- Business case preparation and analysis
- Strong Analytical skills
- Strong presentation preparation (MS Office) with the ability to produce well-structured presentations
- Display excellent attention to detail
- Good communication skills with respect to project reporting, problem escalation and resolution
- Initiative and engagement
