Project Manager - SAP ERP Implementation - DTS028

Project Managers plan, organize and manage some or all aspects of a project such as project initiation, project planning, project execution and project closure. Projects will vary in complexity, duration, approach and technology.

Responsibilities:

• Primary ownership of the project Deliverables. Provide day to day direction to the
• project team;
• Manage and control project scope and strategic aspects of the project;
• Manage the project, resources, associated work plans, and dependencies;
• Manage the overall integration of all project teams' work efforts;
• Ensure that project team has properly qualified resources on the project;
• Review and approve selected project Deliverables;
• Manage and expedite issue resolution;
• Monitor budget to actual project expenditures, headcount, Deliverable completion, and
• milestones;
• Communicate with steering committee, project sponsor, and business process owners;
• Identify, track, and report project performance metrics;
• Identify and help remove barriers to team performance;

Qualifications:

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing Information Technology projects
• Valid PMP Certification or Prince2 Practitioner certification
• Expertise in project lifecycles, and project planning including resource, cost, and schedule estimation
• Experience working on a project within a large-scale program requiring integration with other projects and adherence to an overall program strategy and execution
• Experience working on large Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation projects Experience developing business cases.
• Experience planning and managing projects in a Public Sector organization
• Experience managing project utilizing a large system integration vendor
• Experience managing multiple projects concurrently
• Experience managing multiple vendors concurrently
• Excellent interpersonal and listening skills
• Strong facilitation skills
• Strong analysis and problem resolution skills
• Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation

It is preferred that the Resource has the following qualifications or experience:

• SAP project management experience in one, or all, of the following areas: S4HANA, Ariba, Fieldglass, SuccessFactors
• Strong exposure to SAP Activate Methodology in a Hybrid Agile delivery approach
  
• Solid understanding of the SAP landscape, modules, and terminology
  Ability to liaise between SAP & System Integrator consultants and Business SME's to ensure requirements are met while ensuring the adoption of best practice is maintained