Assistant Project Manager

Why This Role Matters: The role is responsible for driving end‑to‑end delivery of ERP and Corporate Systems initiatives across multiple business units. Acting as a bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, this position oversees roadmap planning, manages cross‑system integrations, and governs functional solution design to ensure scalable, efficient, and future‑ready corporate applications — while putting a smile on customers’ faces.

What You'll Be Doing:

A. Project & Delivery Management

• Drive the product roadmap and align business requirements with functional and technical teams using a customer‑focused mindset.
• Organize and manage Agile sprint planning, including backlog refinement, sprint scoping, and review sessions.
• Manage timeline, risks, and escalations across multiple ERP platforms.
• Coordinate business unit rollouts and enhancement releases across the O+O (Offline + Online) business model, ensuring key milestones are delivered.
• Apply a scientific and data‑driven approach to track delivery progress, performance, and outcomes.

B. Requirements & Functional Design

• Collect, analyze, and validate user requirements across business units.
• Define and govern functional solution design, ensuring alignment with ERP and Corporate Systems architecture.

C. Cross‑System Integration

• Manage and coordinate system integrations among systems such as Systems or ERP, and Promotion, Supplier Portal.
• Collaborate closely with technical teams on interface design, testing, and troubleshooting.

D. Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the liaison between business users, technical teams, and project sponsors.
• Support escalated or non‑routine issues and facilitate timely resolution.

E. Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Explore AI‑related features to improve system productivity and process efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and enhance user experience across corporate systems.

What You’ll Bring:

• Strong understanding of ERP or corporate systems across business domains such as Trading, Promotions, or Supplier Management
• Solid project management capability with Agile / Scrum experience
• Experience supporting or coordinating regional system rollouts
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills across complex environments
• Strong requirement gathering, analytical thinking, and problem‑solving ability
• Ability to collaborate across teams and drive alignment in a fast‑paced setting
• Familiarity with system integration concepts and working with technical teams
• Exposure to AI-driven solutions or interest in leveraging technology for continuous improvement
• Knowledge of SAP or Oracle Retail systems is an advantage

How You Will Make An Impact:

• Deliver scalable, high‑quality system solutions that enhance operational efficiency and business performance
• Enable seamless integration across systems to support a connected O+O customer journey
• Drive continuous improvements using data insights and a scientific, structured approach
• Strengthen collaboration across business and technology teams to accelerate delivery outcomes
• Improve user experience by designing solutions with a strong customer‑focused mindset

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. The information provided will be treated in strict confidence and be used only for consideration of your application for relevant/ similar posts within the AS Watson Group.