Description:
The SAP Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and delivering SAP implementation or transformation projects (preferably S/4HANA) within scope, timeline, and budget. This role involves stakeholder management, team leadership, risk mitigation, vendor coordination, and ensuring adherence to SAP Activate or equivalent project methodologies.
Key Responsibilities
Project Leadership & Delivery
- Lead end-to-end SAP projects including blueprinting, realization, testing, deployment, and hyper care.
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and with required quality standards.
- Prepare and maintain project plans, schedules, RAID logs, and status reports.
- Manage project governance, steering committees, sign-offs, and documentation.
Stakeholder & Team Management
- Coordinate with business stakeholders, IT leadership, functional consultants, developers, and integration teams.
- Facilitate workshops, requirement gathering sessions, and solution design reviews.
- Manage internal and external resources (partners, vendors, contractors).
Risk, Issue & Change Management
- Identify project risks early and implement mitigation strategies.
- Manage scope, change requests, and project dependencies.
- Ensure compliance with organization’s PMO processes and best practices.
SAP Expertise
- Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA modules (FI, MM, SD, PP, EWM, HR, etc.).
- Ability to understand cross-functional integration, data migration, interfaces, custom developments, and testing cycles.
- Experience in SAP Activate methodology or ASAP.
Governance & Reporting
- Provide weekly project status updates to CIO/IT Director/Steering Committee.
- Track project KPIs, deliverables, and team performance.
- Ensure proper documentation: BRD, FSD, SDD, test scripts, cutover plans, and SOPs.
Required Skills & Experience
- 10+ years of SAP experience, including at least 4–6 years in Project/Program Management.
- Led minimum 2 full-cycle SAP implementations (preferably S/4HANA).
- Strong knowledge of PM methodologies (PMP/Prince2 certification preferred).
- Excellent stakeholder communication, conflict resolution, and presentation skills.
- Hands-on experience with project tools (JIRA, MS Project, Azure DevOps, or similar).
- Proven ability to manage multi-module, multi-vendor SAP landscapes.