Senior SAP Project Manager

TCT; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office equipment

Career progression

Investors in People Gold

L&D opportunities

Job summary

The Config Team is seeking a Senior SAP Project Manager based in the UK to lead the planning and delivery of complex SAP, The Config Team software products, and digital transformation initiatives across diverse industries. You will drive on-time, on-budget delivery while maintaining quality and business value for customers.

You will collaborate with customers, consultants, and senior stakeholders, guiding multi-stream workstreams and governance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading multiple SAP or large-scale digital transformation projects.
• Strong experience delivering SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA in Supply Chain environments.
• Experience managing complex programs with business and technology stakeholders.
• Commercial awareness with budgets, forecasts, risks, and contracts.
• Experience in matrix organisations and cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of governance, change control, and delivery methodologies.
• SAP Activate experience; Activate certification is advantageous.
• Involvement in pre-sales activities (RFPs, SoWs, quotations).
• Line management, mentoring or team leadership experience.
• Proficiency with MS Project, Jira, Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and delivery of SAP and digital transformation projects.
• Coordinate multiple workstreams with governance and commercial oversight.
• Provide strategic leadership across customer engagements.
• Help shape The Config Team's project management capability and CI.
• Present to senior stakeholders and steering committees.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Budgeting

Governance

Cross-functional teams

Planning

Communication

Presentation skills

Education

PRINCE2/ MSP / PMP

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Job title: SeniorSAP Project Manager

Employment: Permanent

Location: UK based

Salary: Excellent basic salary and benefits

The role overview:

As a Senior SAP Project Manager, you will lead the planning and delivery of complex SAP, The Config Team software product, and digital transformation projects for a portfolio of customers across a variety of industries. You will be responsible for ensuring projects are delivered successfully, meeting agreed timelines, budgets, quality standards, and business objectives.

Working closely with customers, internal consultants, delivery teams, and senior stakeholders, you will provide strategic leadership across multiple project workstreams whilst maintaining strong governance and commercial oversight. You will have the opportunity to work on large-scale SAP Supply Chain and SAP S/4HANA transformation programmes, utilising the latest SAP technologies and delivery methodologies.

You will also play an important role in helping shape and develop The Config Team's project management capability, supporting continuous improvement, talent development, and delivery excellence across the business.

If you enjoy leading high-profile SAP transformation programmes, influencing senior stakeholders, and helping customers realise value from their SAP investments, this could be the perfect next step in your career.

Job requirements

• Proven experience leading multiple SAP or large-scale digital transformation projects with end-to-end accountability.
• Strong experience delivering SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA projects within Supply Chain environments.
• Experience managing complex, multi-stream programmes involving business and technology stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness with experience managing project budgets, forecasts, risks, and contractual obligations.
• Experience working within dynamic, matrixed organisations and managing cross-functional project teams.
• Strong understanding of project governance, delivery methodologies, stakeholder management, and change control processes.
• Experience using SAP Activate methodology; SAP Activate certification is advantageous.
• Previous involvement in pre-sales activities including RFP responses, quotations, Statements of Work (SoW), customer assessments, and solution evaluations.
• Previous line management, mentoring, or team leadership experience.
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools including Microsoft Project, Jira, and Confluence.
• Excellent planning, organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Confident presenting to senior leadership teams, steering committees, and customer stakeholders.
• PRINCE2, MSP, PMP, AgilePM, or equivalent project/programme management qualification is desirable.
• Valid UK driving licence.

The Config Team:

A leading SAP Supply Chain Consultancy, with a people-centric and collaborative culture focused on employee well-being, learning and development and creating an excellent place to work for our people. We aim to delight customers with the exceptional delivery of SAP projects.

Why apply for this position with The Config Team?

• Work Where Works approach.
• Exposure to The Config Team software products and innovative customer solutions.
• Work with recognised and respected brands across a variety of industries.
• Be part of a collaborative, supportive, and ambitious delivery team.
• Investors In People Gold Accredited.
• State of the art home office equipment provided.
• Excellent career progression and L&D opportunities available.
• Opportunities to deliver SAP Supply Chain projects including EWM & S/4 HANA.

Find out more about Life At The Config Team on Glassdoor where we our proud to say employees rate us 4.9 / 5 stars!

At The Config Team, our people are our greatest asset. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment built on trust, respect, and integrity, where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We strive to create a workplace where all individuals feel welcome, safe, valued, and supported.

We are committed to preventing discrimination of any kind and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups. To ensure you can perform at your best during the hiring process, we are happy to accommodate any reasonable adjustments you may need.

Together, we make the difference that creates a smile across the whole supply chain, starting with our team.