SAP Associate Project Manager

IBM Computing; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company in Singapore is seeking an experienced SAP Project Manager to lead and manage complex IT projects. You'll be responsible for project delivery, vendor management, and customer communication. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of SAP project management experience, with strong leadership and negotiation skills. This role offers a dynamic work environment and the opportunity to impact major projects.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of SAP project management experience with 3 complete project management cycles.
• Strong SAP functional and technical knowledge.
• Self-motivated with a positive attitude and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain trusting relationships.
• Proficient in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and document requirements and establish project plans.
• Manage project delivery and scope, ensuring timely completion.
• Negotiate with vendors and manage customer relationships.
• Identify opportunities for service improvement and participate in business development.
• Lead and manage the project team effectively.

Skills

SAP project management

Communication

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Job description

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio

Your role and responsibilities

Project Delivery

• Analyse and document requirements by liaising with a range of people including users and managers, drawing together information needs across a distributed organisation

• Establish and prepare project plans, risk management plans, project milestones and deliverables in consultation with business users and architect/designer

• Manage the implementation of the project on a daily basis with regard to schedules, budget, manpower, quality and project financial

• Manage the scope definition and change control mechanism

• Escalate and discuss project overrun issues, scope creep, integration issues, resource requirements with Project Director (PD)

• Manage integration of various components of the project including hardware, software installation, testing, business process review, redesign, application development, migration and data conversion etc.

• Manage project activities to ensure timely delivery, including identification of critical path, monitoring and driving completion of interdependent activities and adjustment to project schedules to achieve overall completion deadline

• Manage resources including hardware, software, human resource facilities and logistics required for project so as to ensure completion within budget

• Review project documentation to ensure that it meets customers requirement and conforms to quality management process, standards and procedures to minimise rework and system failures

• Define project resources, performance reviews and post implementation evaluations

Customer/ Vendor Management * Negotiate with vendors and across teams to ensure adequate resources are available during various phases of the project

• Build relationships with users, technical staff and management to determine and resolve issues associated with systems implementation

• Manage contracts and subcontractors

• Negotiate with customers on change request effort, schedules and prioritize changes based on business needs

• Clear and open communication with customers on project issues or clarifications

Business Development * Proactively identify opportunities for further expansion or improvement of services delivered to the customer and liaise with the Account Manager(s) for development of that opportunity

• Be involved in pre-sale activities

Team Management

• Liaise with team members to ensure that all tasks and deliverables are proceeding according to schedule

• Plan, track and monitor the tasks assigned to the team leader/ members

• Delegate tasks effectively by providing clear and specific instructions and goals

• Provide leadership to the project team to ensure that proposals/enhancements are fully analysed and evaluated for their benefits and costs

• Provide the project team with accurate information about business needs and priorities as well as details about existing business systems

• Participate in leadership activities and providing performance feedback and developmental coaching

• Monitor and improve team performance, providing leadership, coaching, and performance management

Required technical and professional expertise

• Typically at least 10+ years SAP project management experience with a minimum of 3 complete project management cycles in the development, implementation, and support of information technology projects across various organizations.

• SAP functional and technical knowledge

• Self-motivated with a positive "can-do" attitude, creative with excellent presentation, communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills including strong persuasive techniques.

• Able to lead, develop and maintain respectful and trusting relationship

• Proficient in written and spoken English

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.