Senior Project Manager/Solution Architect SAP TM (Transportation Management)

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sika Spirit

Childcare Center (Sikalino)

Pension plan and accident insurance

Public transport discount

Job summary

Sika is expanding its Global SAP team in Zurich to drive the SAP TM (Transportation Management) rollout and ongoing projects. You will lead initiatives from initiation through go-live and hypercare, coordinating IT and business stakeholders on global templates and digitalization efforts.

The role requires strong SAP TM expertise, excellent communication, and willingness to travel. English fluency is essential; German is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Led SAP TM initiatives and projects for 3–5 years or more.
• Experience planning TM implementation phases: initiation, fit-gap, build, test, go-live, hypercare.

Responsibilities

• Lead SAP TM projects from initiation to successful completion.
• Develop solid project plans with milestones and measurable deliverables.
• Manage timelines, budgets and quality without compromise.
• Shape and orchestrate cross-functional work packages with aligned targets.
• Ensure risk management and stakeholder alignment across the program.

Skills

SAP TM

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Travel readiness

English fluency

German language advantage

Tools

SAP TM

Job description

Senior Project Manager/Solution Architect SAP TM (Transportation Management)

• Full-time
• Global Contract type: Permanent
• Region: Corporate
• Area: Corporate Units
• Global Department: IT

Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting in the building sector and motor vehicle industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 103 countries around the world and manufactures in over 400 factories. Its 33,500 employees generated annual sales of CHF 11.76 billion in 2024.

Our Global SAP team is a truly global team with over 100 employees and is known for its focus on sustainable value creation by translating latest IT innovations into solutions and services. We use the newest state-of-the-art S/4HANA features as our strategic platform to permanently optimize and enhance our global template. The world-wide SAP roll-out journey continues.

The organization is currently undergoing a transformation towards digitalization, advancing fundamental elements to meet future needs, such as using new technologies.

YOU can be part of this highly motivated team to ensure Sika's continuing success on the digital journey. For our growing SAP Team in Zurich, we are looking for a passionate and experienced.

Senior Project Manager/Solution Architect SAP TM (Transportation Management)

What we offer you:

You will be responsible for the realization of challenging SAP rollouts and projects as part of our Global SAP team

• Lead SAP TM projects from initiation to successful completion.
• Manage expectations on the development of solid project plans, with milestones and clear deliverables (in IT and business terms), handling risks, issues and objections.
• Manage timelines, budgets and quality without compromise.
• Shape group wide digitalization initiatives and translate concepts into solutions that simplify and strengthen core business processes.
• Defining, orchestrating, and steering essential work packages across diverse cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with project targets and efficient resource utilization
• Manage overall services relationship end-to-end, steering committees and project office, between SIKA, SI partner and Central SAP template team
• Ensure transparency and rigorous risk management
• Secure alignment across senior stakeholders and anchors delivered solutions sustainably in the organization.
• Hand on approach on SAP TM suite
• Vigilantly securing robust change, quality, and risk management protocols within all assigned projects, mitigating potential disruptions and upholding standards.

Your expertise - Our strength:

• Worked as project manager in SAP Transportation Management initiative for at least 3- 5 years
• Experience in planning various phases of TM implementation from project initiation, Fit gap, Build, Testing, Go live and hypercare support
• Well-versed with various features, cutover tasks, business activities required for the successful completion of the SAP TM implementation / rollout project
• Strong communicator at multiple levels of the organization with strong and clear verbal and written communication skills
• Strong knowledge of SAP Transportation Management module
• You show empathy and resilience, and you take responsibility when the situation becomes demanding
• Ready to travel
• Fluent in English, German is a big advantage
• We do offer 1 day home office per week.

We offer competitive compensation packages, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work environment that values diversity and inclusion. Join our team and be part of you journey to excellence!

• Sika - Building Trust. Trust is the most important thing for us. We trust in the capabilities of all our Sika team members - every day.
• Friendly, personable, and often surprisingly uncomplicated, that's how many of our employees describe their working relationship at Sika. We call this the Sika Spirit.
• We offer an attractive employment package with good social benefits, excellent pension fund and accident insurance solutions
• 'Sikalino' - an excellent Childcare Center is next to the office
• Discount on public transport or on-site parking

This is a chance to take your SAP career to the next level by shaping our digital transformation journey. You'll work in a high-end SAP landscape, engage with an expanding international user base, and lead significant business improvements.

If you're ready to make a substantial impact, we want to hear from you. We look forward to your application.

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