Responsible for the successful execution of our SAP implementation projects. Duties include:
Plan, review, and execute all phases of SAP implementation projects, from project handover from the Sales Team to customer handover after go-live and post go-live support:
Liaise with key stakeholders to determine SAP project requirements and objectives;
Identify SAP project needs, such as Westernacher personnel resources or finances, by reviewing SAP project objectives and project schedules; negotiate with SAP project stakeholders to obtain resources and/or materials;
Identify, review, and select internal Westernacher personnel to meet SAP project needs; assign duties and responsibilities to Westernacher project personnel;
Produce and distribute SAP project documents to Westernacher implementation team;
Develop and maintain SAP project plans, timelines, budgets, budget trackers, weekly reports, report cadence, and other tools needed for a successful project execution:
Develop and update SAP project plans, including information such as objectives, software technologies, schedules, costs, and Westernacher personnel resources;
Prepare and submit project budget estimates, progress reports, and cost tracking reports; present these reports during steering committee meetings to client leadership;
Plan, schedule, and coordinate project activities with Westernacher implementation team to meet deadlines;
Report SAP project status, such as budget, resources, technical issues, and customer satisfaction, to senior management;
Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems;
Monitor different test phases to ensure high-quality SAP solutions;
Prevent scope creep and ensure continuous project progress:
Monitor costs incurred to identify project budget issues;
Monitor project milestones and deliverables;
Ensure that all SAP project deliverables meet our quality standards:
Request and review project updates from implementation team members to ensure deadlines are met;
Create project status presentations for delivery to customers during project meetings;
Submit project deliverables to clients, ensuring adherence to quality standards;
Provide business development and presales support:
Support business development and presales teams with project management-related activities, such as review of project management deliverables and budget;
Present project management capabilities in sales meetings with potential customers.
May telecommute from any US location.
Requires up to 20% domestic US travel to unanticipated client sites for SAP implementation.
Education and Experience Requirements
A Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, or a closely related field followed by 5 years of post-baccalaureate experience in a project management specialist-related occupation.
Experience must include the following, which may have been gained concurrently:
5 years of experience analyzing project activities throughout the Prepare, Explore, Realize, Deploy, and Run phases of the project, including budget reporting, risk mitigation, and issue resolution throughout the project implementation;
5 years of experience with SAP modules, including SAP MM, SAP WM, SAP EWM, and SAP TMS;
5 years of experience using Agile, Waterfall, and SAP Activate methodologies;
5 years of experience with negotiations concerning resource management, vendor management, cross-functional coordination (between functional and technical teams), conflict resolution, and stakeholder management;
5 years of experience with SAP S/4 HANA working on different project life cycles with multiple end-to-end implementations;
5 years of experience working on SAP consulting projects in the manufacturing, retail, or consumer goods industries;
5 years of experience using project management tools, including MS Project, JIRA, and Smartsheet.
Travel Requirements
Requires up to 20% domestic US travel to unanticipated client sites for SAP implementation.
May telecommute from any US location.
Please copy and paste your resume in the email body (do not send attachments, we cannot open them) and email it to candidates at placementservicesusa.com with reference #0054-0004 in the subject line.
Thank you.