2.0 Skills and Certifications
- At least 8 years experience leading SAP projects as an SAP Project Manager
- Minimum 2 years of leading end to end implementation projects (as the Project Manager) of Ariba, preferably in the following Ariba business processes: Strategic Sourcing, Contract Management, Procure-to-Pay, Spend Visibility, Collaborative Sourcing, Forecasting & Scheduling, Inventory Collaboration, Order Execution, Invoice and Cash Management, the Ariba Network, Vendor Management.
- Experience integrating SAP Ariba with other ECC 6.0 or SAP S/4 modules and legacy systems
- Strong knowledge of SAP procurement processes and integration to Finance and Materials Management preferred
- Demonstrated implementation experience following SAP Activate methodology
- Demonstrated leadership skills presenting project status reports to various business stakeholders including Project Sponsors, Steering Committees, and External Vendors
- Demonstrated knowledge and leadership in implementing Ariba following the Ariba Deployment Practices
- Demonstrated implementation experience in SAP process areas including: Strategic Sourcing, Contract Management, Procure-to-Pay, Spend Visibility, Collaborative Sourcing, Forecasting & Scheduling, Inventory Collaboration, Order Execution, Invoice and Cash Management, the Ariba Network, Materials Management, Vendor Management, and Warehouse Management.
- Demonstrated implementation preferred in S/4 for Materials Management, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Sales, Project Systems, Controlling, Finance
- Must hold a Project Management Professional (PMP) designation
- Post-secondary education in a business, finance, engineering, or related discipline
- Excellent management of large-scale implementations with superior problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
- Experience leading in complex business transformation projects
- Experience dealing with multiple vendors concurrently
- Experience managing cross-functional project teams in a functional matrix environment
- Experience dealing with SAP product management and support
- Must have or rapidly acquire knowledge of the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC) and Related Orders and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)