We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a Business Intelligence enablement and scorecard reporting project across retail and pharmaceutical distribution operations.

This is a contract role, onsite based in Cape Town. 

The role will coordinate business reporting requirements, data and technical delivery, testing and implementation. The successful candidate must be comfortable working directly with C-suite executives and translating strategic reporting priorities into practical delivery plans.

Retail experience and a proven delivery record are highly valued. Familiarity with Snowflake is beneficial, while broader BI and reporting delivery experience is central to the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the project from initiation and planning through implementation, handover and closure.

• Coordinate stakeholders across retail, distribution, Finance, technology and data teams.

• Facilitate agreement on scorecard measures, reporting requirements, priorities and acceptance criteria.

• Manage delivery of the data integration, reporting and BI capabilities needed to support business outcomes.

• Coordinate technical teams and vendors, tracking milestones, dependencies and delivery commitments.

• Oversee data validation, integration testing, user acceptance testing and defect resolution.

• Maintain project governance, risk and issue logs, resource plans and executive reporting.

• Engage executive sponsors to resolve decisions, manage expectations and maintain alignment.

• Support reporting adoption, business readiness and transition into operational support.

• Travel to Johannesburg for stakeholder engagement and delivery activities as required.

Essential Requirements

• At least seven years of project management experience with a proven record of delivering complex business and technology projects.

• Experience managing BI, data, analytics or reporting initiatives.

• Proven delivery experience with CIO or C-suite executive sponsors.

• Ability to translate business reporting needs into clear delivery scope and priorities.

• Strong understanding of data dependencies, reporting validation and testing activities.

• Assertive stakeholder management and the ability to drive decisions and accountability.

• A hands-on delivery approach suited to a lean environment.

• Willingness to work onsite four days per week, travel to Johannesburg and accommodate executive schedules.

Preferred Experience

• Retail and/or pharmaceutical distribution experience.

• Experience delivering business scorecards and performance reporting.

• Exposure to Snowflake or comparable enterprise data platforms.

• Candidates without retail experience must demonstrate strong executive engagement and delivery experience, ideally on CIO-sponsored projects.