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

Sika Group; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading specialty chemicals company is seeking a passionate Senior Project Manager/Solution Architect for its SAP Team in Kuala Lumpur. This role involves managing SAP Transportation Management projects from initiation to completion while ensuring quality and transparency. Candidates should have 3-5 years of relevant experience and strong communication skills. The position offers the option of home office and requires a valid work permit for Malaysia. Join a company focused on digital transformation and innovation.

Benefits

Competitive compensation packages

Comprehensive benefits

Two days of home office per week

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of project management experience in SAP Transportation Management.
• Experience in planning TM implementation phases including Fit gap and Go live.
• Knowledge of SAP Transportation Management module.

Responsibilities

• Lead SAP TM projects from initiation to successful completion.
• Manage timelines, budgets, and quality with no compromise.
• Ensure transparency and rigorous risk management.

Skills

Project management in SAP Transportation Management

Communication skills

Empathy and resilience

Fluent in English

Tools

SAP TM

Job description

Company Description

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.

Job Description

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 the 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 Kuala Lumpur (Office location: Centrepoint South, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Kuala Lumpur 59200, Malaysia), we are looking for a passionate and experienced

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

In this challenging role, you will have the opportunity to work in a highly innovative environment that will together with external partners to perform rollouts in record time.

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.

Qualifications

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
• Readiness to travel extensively
• Fluent in English
• We do offer two days of home office per week.
• Only applicants with a valid and transferable work permit for Malaysia can be considered.

Additional Information

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

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. For more information about this exciting challenge, please get in contact with Robert Lienhard / Senior SAP Talent Attraction Partner / [e-mail]

We look forward to your application.

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