SAP Project Manager

Business Platforms; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Life assurance and pension

Sports & social events

23 days holidays p.a.

Job summary

Business Platforms in Cork, Ireland, seeks a seasoned Senior SAP Project Manager to lead complex S/4HANA upgrade programs for life sciences clients. You will oversee governance, test management, risk mitigation, business readiness and stakeholder communications across global teams.

The role requires 10+ years of SAP project delivery, a track record in regulated environments, and strong leadership to drive change and adoption across sites and vendors.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of SAP project management experience.
• Experience leading SAP S/4HANA upgrade projects.
• Experience delivering SAP/ERP in regulated life sciences industries such as pharma/biotech.
• Strong governance, risk management and change control skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines and resource allocations.
• Coordinate between business IT, SAP teams and external vendors to ensure alignment and delivery.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, issues and dependencies.
• Ensure SAP upgrade governance and project management methodologies are followed.
• Drive change management, training, documentation readiness and communications for adoption.
• Provide regular status updates and executive reporting to senior leadership.

Skills

SAP Project Management

S/4HANA Upgrade

Life Sciences experience

Stakeholder management

Education

Honours Level 8 degree in Technical/Science/Engineering/Business Information Systems

Job description

About Business Platforms:

Headquartered in Cork, Ireland, Business Platforms specializes in Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Serialisation, and Supply Chain Operations for our clients.

We provide consulting services globally to the Pharmaceutical Industry in

• Strategy Development and Execution
• Business Process Analysis and Design
• Change Management
• Validation
• Implementation and Support

We partner with our clients to provide expertise and industry best practice to create and enable business value.

Role: SAP Project Manager

Location: Hybrid Working can be accommodated 2 days per week.

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Project Manager with over 10 years of experience in leading complex SAP S/4HANA implementations and upgrade projects. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in managing SAP/ERP upgrade projects, preferably in highly regulated industries, and will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of Business planning, coordination, test management, risk management, business readiness/OCM, and business stakeholder communication throughout the upgrade lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage detailed project plans, test plans, timelines and resource allocations in line with global program milestones.
• Manage the overlap between business IT, collaborating with business stakeholders, SAP functional and technical teams, and external vendors to ensure alignment and successful delivery.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies proactively.
• Ensure compliance with SAP upgrade governance methodology and other relevant project management frameworks.
• Drive change management, training, documentation readiness and communication strategies to support successful adoption.
• Manage site governance forums including providing regular status updates and executive reporting to senior leadership.
• Act as the primary point of contact between the program team and business owners for program requirements, testing and defect management.

Preferred Experience

• 10+ years of SAP Project Management experience
• S/4HANA Upgrade experience is a distinct advantage
• Experience delivering SAP/ERP projects in highly regulated environments – must have supported life sciences, pharmaceutical, or biotech clients.
• Strong background leading Supply Chain and Manufacturing workstreams within SAP implementations or upgrades.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, capable of presenting to Site and Global leadership.
• Solid understanding of SAP/ERP project methodologies, project governance, and change control processes.
• Previous leadership role on an SAP/ERP project such as cutover lead, PMO lead, test lead, deployment lead etc.
• Experience with multi-vendor coordination and global stakeholder alignment.
• Clearly demonstrates a thorough understanding of test methodologies, manual and automated testing in accordance with best practice testing standards
• Act as the primary point of contact between the program team and business owners for program requirements, testing and defect management
• Experience of system implementations with complex integrations is an advantage
• Understanding of SAP system architecture, infrastructure, and technical configurations.
• Expertise in project management methodologies (e.g., PMI, PRINCE2, Agile, SAP Activate).
• Ability to organize, define objectives and scope, identify tasks and milestones, build project schedules, identify resource needs, track project execution, & manage risks
• Demonstrates a collaborative mindset, nurtures teamwork and influences cross-functionally.

Education:

• Hold a minimum of an Honours Level 8 degree in a Technical/Science/Engineering/ Business Information Systems discipline.

Remuneration & Benefits:

• Business Platforms offers an extremely competitive base salary, commensurate with experience and skill-set.
• Great company benefits; medical and dental insurance, life assurance and pension.
• Sports & social events.
• 23 days holidays p.a.