SAP Project Manager

Zimetrics; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm is seeking a highly experienced SAP Project Manager to lead the end-to-end planning and delivery of SAP implementation projects. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise managing cross-functional SAP programs (ECC or S/4HANA) and should excel in leadership, communication, and organizational skills. This role demands a proven ability to partner with stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes. Candidates should have at least 8 years of experience with strong project management methodologies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience managing SAP projects in ECC and/or S/4HANA environments.
• Proven experience leading medium-to-large SAP implementations, rollouts, or major enhancement projects.
• Strong understanding of SAP modules, integration points, data structures, and processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SAP project lifecycle: planning, discovery, design, build, testing, cutover, go-live, and hypercare.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, and risk registers.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align on project objectives.

Skills

SAP ECC/S/4HANA management

Leadership

Communication

Project Management methodologies

Vendor management

Education

SAP Activate certification or PMP/Prince2 certification

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced SAP Project Manager to lead end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of SAP implementation, rollout, and enhancement projects. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on expertise managing cross-functional SAP programs (ECC or S/4HANA), deep understanding of core modules and integration points, and a proven ability to partner with business and technical stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes.

This role requires strong leadership, communication, organizational skills, and a track record of managing SAP projects using industry-standard methodologies.

Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SAP project lifecycle: planning, discovery, design, build, testing, cutover, go-live, and hypercare.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, resource plans, dependency maps, and risk registers.
• Establish and drive project governance—status reporting, steering committees, issue management, and change control.
• Ensure scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets are met consistently.

Stakeholder & Team Management

• Collaborate with business leaders, IT stakeholders, and functional consultants to align on project objectives.
• Facilitate workshops, requirement-gathering sessions, and design reviews.
• Manage cross-functional teams including SAP functional consultants, ABAP/BTP developers, integrators, testers, and business SMEs.
• Coordinate with external vendors, implementation partners, and offshore/onshore resources.
• Provide leadership for SAP ECC or S/4HANA programs in modules such as SD, MM, PP, FI/CO, WM/EWM, and others.
• Ensure design decisions follow SAP best practices and clean-core principles.
• Oversee integration activities involving middleware (PI/PO, BTP, MuleSoft, APIs, EDI/IDocs).
• Support data migration planning, data cleansing, conversion strategies, and validation.
• Lead testing strategy including unit, SIT, UAT, regression, and cutover rehearsals.

Risk, Issue & Change Management

• Identify risks and issues early; develop mitigation and contingency plans.
• Manage scope through structured change control processes.
• Ensure compliance with PMO standards, security policies, and audit requirements.
• Track KPIs, deliverable quality, and program health metrics.
• Lead cutover planning with functional and technical teams.
• Coordinate go-live readiness, business signoffs, and deployment checklists.
• Oversee hypercare support and transition to steady-state support teams.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience managing SAP projects in ECC and/or S/4HANA environments.
• Proven experience leading medium-to-large SAP implementations, rollouts, or major enhancement projects.
• Strong understanding of SAP modules, integration points, data structures, and processes.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams across time zones.
• Strong grasp of project management methodologies: Agile, Scrum, ASAP, Activate, Waterfall, or hybrid.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and presentation skills.
• Strong vendor management and contract negotiation experience.

Preferred Skills

• SAP Activate certified or PMP / Prince2 certification.
• Experience with S/4HANA transformations, cloud migrations, RISE with SAP.
• Familiarity with BTP, integration technologies, and API-led architectures.
• Experience working in manufacturing, distribution, retail, high-tech, or similar industries.
• Experience with organizational change management (OCM) and end-user training programs.

What We Value

• Leadership under pressure and the ability to navigate ambiguity.
• Strategic thinking paired with hands-on execution.
• Collaboration, empathy, and building strong relationships with business stakeholders.
• Focus on quality, user adoption, and long-term sustainability.
• Ability to drive results in fast-paced, dynamic environments.