Senior Project Manager

Project Manager

Our client, a global innovative technology leader in its sector, is looking for a Project Manager who will lead and coordinate their project team’s overall performance, scope, cost, and deliverables. You drive the charge with project direction, metric definition and performance management.

Responsibilities:

• Successful delivery of assigned project(s).
• The successful applicant will be a Project Manager, with a strong vertical in managing SAP projects.
• An in-depth understanding of ERP SAP business solutions as a Project Manager.
• Experience of overseeing at least one Project Manager from a third party.
• Act as a liaison between the Executive Steering Team, Project Sponsor, and Project Team by building cooperative, constructive, effective relationships.
• Oversee and/or obtains defined approvals for all project deliverables.
• Ensuring all quality processes and guidelines are followed.
• Creation and day-to-day management of the project plan and schedule.
• Management of the project budget.
• Management of project scope.
• Communication of variance within the project budget/schedule/scope
• Issue/Risk Management.
• Serve as the initial escalation point for all project issues, risks and changes.
• Following SAP Activate Methodology.
• Coordinate functional project teams and serve as the project team leader.
• Facilitates conflict resolution within the team, escalating when needed.
• Establish clear expectations regarding status reporting, team communication and deliverable management.
• Manage and provide oversight on project tasks.
• Aid in the review of all functional and technical specifications.
• Monitor, manage and report performance of all project team activities to all levels of the organization.
• Responsible for facilitating and management all project resources.
• Close working relationship with the Executive team, to ensure successful project delivery.

Experience Requirements:

• Multiple SAP S/4HANA full project lifecycle implementations.
• Must have led the successful implementation of multiple large scale software implementation projects.
• Leading and managing large teams.
• Co-ordinating and managing various key stakeholders and relationships.
• At least 12 years business, technical and project management working experience.
• Outsystems (nice to have)
• Waste and Recycling Industry (nice to have)
• Supply Chain Industry

Skills Requirements:

• Excellent project planning and proven leadership skills.
• Excellent customer service focus and attitude.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Communicate effectively with both the team and with the client.
• Ability to implement practical business solutions under strict deadlines.
• Ability and desire to work with people as part of a high-performance team.
• SAP knowledge and skills.
• OutSystems / low code skills. (nice to have).
• SAP Activate and Agile methodologies.
• Confident and can operate independently