ERP PROJECT MANAGER

​Position Description:

• The ERP Project Manager will primarily be responsible for delivering SAP and SAP related projects varying in size and complexity, across different regions and domains (manufacturing, supply chain, sales, finance & EDI).

• Projects will initially focus on key SAP deployments.

• Main responsibilities include managing project scope, budget, project board, resources, schedule, risks, and issues.

• Also responsible for identifying the methodology to utilize at each project stage depending on scope and capabilities of the project team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define the project scope, including project plans, deliverables, RAID logs, budgets and staffing plans.

• Align deliverables, costs and timings to the needs of the key business stakeholders’ requirements, including auditing of deliverables

• Manage delivery of projects from inception to closure, overseeing timing and budget alignment

• Interface with SI’s to plan resources and manage costs

• Prepare project status reports for senior management

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, both in-person and remotely

• Drive decisions to ensure the success of projects taking into account timing, risk, functional requirements, and business benefits

• Quickly identify and mitigate project risks and issues by leveraging extended team capabilities.

• Own the change management and transition of new functionality to BAU operations

• Drive continuous improvement of the delivered solutions, to improve working methods and end user satisfaction

Work Experience:

• 7+ years IT project/program management experience with progressively increased responsibility within the field.

• Must have a strong background in manufacturing & supply chain operations (automotive experience preferred).

• 5+ years of team leadership and budget management experience. Global experience is strongly desired.

• Demonstrated knowledge of business process improvement techniques and SAP process implementation.

• Demonstrated experience partnering with Business teams and Functional teams in order to drive achievement of business results.

• Demonstrated experience of overseeing a center of excellence team to manage day to day operations.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or business-related field.

• Five+ years’ experience as an IT project manager.

• Experience with international implementations of SAP solutions as a Project Manager, especially in complex manufacturing environments.

• Profound experience in one of the SAP core modules (EWM or MM preferred), FI, CO, PP, SD are acceptable.

• Proficiency in project management, project planning tools and techniques.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent presentation skills.

• Ability to build relationships, interface and influence at multiple organizational levels.

• Organized and able to function successfully in a team environment.

• Excellent technical, organizational, troubleshooting, problem solving and budgeting and time management skills.

• Excellent vendor management skills required to oversee system integrator personnel and hold cloud service providers accountable.

• Goal oriented and possess a drive to meet project deliverables and deadlines.

• Familiarity with office software products including MS Project, MS Word, MS Excel, SharePoint and Visio.

• Ability to manage virtual teams.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience:

• Technical SAP skills to support the internal team (ABAP, Roles & Auths, Transport management)

• SAP Activate experience is a plus

• Experience working with both traditional stage gate (waterfall) and agile (scrum) methodologies.

• Automotive industry experience is a plus.

• Global team leadership experience is a plus.

• PMP certification or equivalent is a plus.

• Fluent in English, fluency in other languages is a plus.

• Candidates must have ILR to live and work in the UK.

Additional information:

• Requires blend of process, technical SAP, and stakeholder management

• Priority to optimise current offering, while planning phase 2

• Must have experience of delivering/managing WM, MM in manufacturing environment, automotive preferred but not essential.

• Must be happy in constantly changing environment with stubborn stakeholders.

• Managing one (maybe 2-3 in the future), so must be happy to get hands on.