D365 ERP Delivery Manager in Manchester

Job description

Country:

United Kingdom

Cities:

Coventry, Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Newcastle

Area of expertise:

Delivery Management

Job Description

Avanade is looking for an ERP Delivery Manager to join our fast-growing delivery practice.

Our business is built around complex technology projects which cross business areas and borders with our worldwide client base. Great project management is at the hub of every project and program we touch - creating and implementing plans to meet operational objectives and ensure effectiveness.

The scope of the Delivery Manager’s job is multifaceted, demanding a depth and breadth of business knowledge. As a business leader, you will be responsible for managing and driving front-line operations, and executing projects, programmes and services.

To excel in this role, you will use your strategic outlook while maintaining a strong practical focus on day-to-day activities and changing requirements. Balancing scope, schedule, budget, quality and risks, your monitoring and reporting processes will enable a fast response to any issue. As a great communicator, you’ll build a collaborative team, forge strong client and partner relationships, and manage stakeholder expectations internally and externally.

In practice, you will be: 

Responsible for overall project or program delivery and client management.

Accountable for Managed Delivery practices.

Own overall delivery – deliver the contractual agreements (SOW)

Create project artefacts and own project financials 

Manage Client Data Protection (CDP)

Business Continuality Management

Mentor and manage Avanade and subcontractor staff assigned to the project 

Develop and implement change enablement processes throughout the project

Contribute to the sales process, including estimating work effort and expenses using Avanade's standard tools 

Engage and partner with appropriate onshore, offshore and near shore workforces, including Service Licensing Agreements (SLAs) 

About you

Direct experience in consulting project management with 5+ years managing teams. 

Results-oriented, you will enjoy working with little structure, and be motivated and able to drive change. 

Core to this role is the ability to think and work systematically and logically to realize results. 

With a sound understanding of business, your career experience will demonstrate proven technical skills and knowledge, including strong communication and negotiating skills. 

Technical skills and knowledge

Strong client management skills, gained through experience working with large Enterprise clients

Strong governance and contract management experience

Experience delivering agile projects and distributed delivery

Ideally someone with consulting experience.

Delivery experience on MS D365 ERP projects would be preferable but other products will be considered.

MS Certification such as MB-920 would be beneficial.

Working knowledge of Microsoft platform technologies, will have some Microsoft Azure understanding (e.g. understand common components and how they are used).

Communication – Excellent communication skills, capable and confident in CxO meetings, as well as talking to and managing highly technical people

Process / Compliance – Highly process / quality driven, will drive compliance across teams and projects.

Your qualifications should include a Batchelor's degree in business or a technology-related field. Certification by the Project Management Institute (PMI), PMP is preferred, but not essential.

What we offer

Opportunity to work for Microsoft gold partner with unrivalled development and training

Competitive base salary

Extended benefits, annual bonus and an excellent pension

Access to Avanade University

Dedicated career manager to encourage your progression

Opportunity to work on various projects with blue-chip organisations

Travel Requirement

Travel can be up to 80%. Our projects are based all over the UK. 

If the project to which you are assigned is not within commutable distance, you will usually stay in a hotel room 3 nights per week in order to work on-site 4 days per week. The 5th day is usually worked from home. 

Due to the nature of our business, this travel requirement is non negotiable.

Extra information

Status

Closed

Education Level

Other

Location

Manchester

Working hours per week

4 - 40

Type of Contract

Casual / Part Time Jobs

Profession type

Customer Service

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English