SAP Project Manager

Your Role and ResponsibilitiesAs one of the world’s leading technology consultancies, we are the evolutionary organisation that is taking our clients across all industries to a new digital age. We drive the implementation of future technologies and open up completely new ways of collaboration for our customers: between humans as well as between humans and machines. What does this mean for you? An abundance of agile projects and the best development opportunities with a global player who appreciates your creativity and individuality, who unleashes your potential and turns your professional life into a gripping success story.Are you passionate about making a difference and helping our clients to achieve their goals? This is your opportunity to join our fast-growing and inclusive team to work on exciting new S/4HANA centric implementations, upgrade and support engagements for a number of influential and creative global and local organisations in Ireland, the UK and across Europe. We are currently seeking SAP Project Managers for our Traditional and Agile based programmes.

You’ll be part of an award-winning SAP Consulting team, benefiting from world-wide partnerships and leading technology. As a valued member of our consulting team you will get the chance to work with us on new implementations, upgrades, and support our engagements – working with the latest technology, methods and tools.

• Management and team leadership of full life cycle SAP engagements
• Being responsible for setting up project management system and establishment of the PMO structure and governance procedures.
• Ownership of leading the scope, timeline, quality and budget / cost.
• Develop and lead an integration project plan, with associated tracking and reporting, as well as the complementary management of Issues, Risks and Organisational Change
• Lead integration, testing and cutover management activities, with proper use of first and 3rd party tools
• Lead delivery resources in a variety of local, nearshore and offshore centres
• Maintain positive relationships with key client projects leaders and other relevant 3rd party partners

As a Project Manager you will also need the following professional skills:

• Strong presentation skills
• Ability to effectively engage with all levels of client
• Willing to take on challenges in new areas at new clients
• Strong commitment to develop your skills and to expand your network in the SAP community
• Ambition and a desire to further develop your project management and leadership skills

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Extensive experience of in Project Management role on large scale SAP implementation projects.
• Experience leading a team and delivery of 4 different complete implementation project life cycles
• Strong process and service industry knowledge and experience in retail sector is an asset
• Technical project management experience in complex multi-year program management
• Proven client management and relationship management skills
• Ability to work closely with Process Owners and other key stakeholders to communicate progress.
• Project technical leadership experience on SAP implementation through the entire project life cycle (Preparation, Design/Blueprint, Build/Realisation, Final Prep/Testing/Cut-over, Go-live and Support, Sustainment

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Strong process and service industry knowledge and experience in retail sector is an asset