Customer Project/ Program Manager with German language

Customer Project/ Program Manager with German language

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today's complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what's next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

Job scope/summary:

A role to support the Project Operations for our DACH region. The activities consist of project management, project coordination and ownership of processes including, but not limited to proposals preparation, financial management, invoicing, forecasting, and tracking of consultants' working hours.

Job specifics/responsibilities:

Delivery phase

• Project setup: Analyze project information data and project status, organize handover meeting
• Update project status in the relevant tools and systems (monthly and quarterly forecast, risk management)
• Manage project costs and revenues
• Reforecasting
• Collect / process time sheets and customer acceptances
• Manage invoices for customer approval
• Participate in Delivery Reviews when project is at risk
• Prepare SOW (Statement of Work) for 3rd parties and coordinate SOW signatures
• Check project status with Technical Consultants, ECO, Sales, Pursuit and Delivery Leads
• Active contribution to Knowledge sharing initiatives

Procurement requests and orders to partners

• Write / review SOWs to partners, RFPs (request for proposals) and partner's offer documents
• Open requests and follow up on requests for procurement support
• Contact and coordinate with suppliers whenever necessary

Key deliverables/accountabilities:

• HPE procedures/policies are strictly followed
• Project implementation and Project support activities
• Deliverables provided on time and with required quality
• Labor legislation is strictly adhered to

Working relationships:

Internal:

• Global Competency Center
• PSD Region/Sub-region/Country/Towers Teams
• CSC
• WW teams, as needed

External:

• HPE customers
• 3rd party suppliers

Education (degree) and professional experience required:

• University degree
• 2 years in project leadership role or in similar roles/businesses

Other requirements:

• Fluent in verbal and written English
• Fluent in verbal and written German

Personal skills and qualities:

• Very good communication, negotiation and influencing skills
• Excellent organizing abilities
• Ability to make quick and informed decisions
• Proactive and able to work under pressure
• Ability to operate effectively within a virtual (cross-cultural) team
• Customer oriented attitude

Technical skills (procedures and documents the employee has to be acquainted with):

• Experience and literacy in - MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Project
• ITIL process knowledge is an advantage
• Project management fundamentals is an advantage
• Good knowledge of HPE and Delivery processes

Additional Skills:

Accountability, Accountability, Active Learning, Active Listening, Bias, Business Growth, Change Management, Client Expectations Management, Coaching, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Customer Centric Solutions, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Design Thinking, Empathy, Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity, Process Improvements, Project and Program Management (Inactive), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools {+ 5 more}

What We Can Offer You:

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have - whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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