SAP Project Manager (1 year contract)

CERTIS TECH-OPS AND SERVICES PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading service organization in Singapore is looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead SAP Transformation efforts. The ideal candidate will manage project workstreams, ensure delivery to scope and budget, and engage with stakeholders effectively. With 3 to 6 years of project management experience, proficiency in SAP and project management tools is essential. This role offers a chance to make a significant impact on a strategic transformation initiative.

Qualifications

• 3 to 6 years of project management experience related to ERP or SAP implementation.
• Ability to simplify complex information into clear decisions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of SAP project workstreams.
• Develop detailed project plans and manage stakeholder communications.
• Ensure adherence to project governance and prepare status reports.

Skills

Project management skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Agile methodology

Waterfall methodology

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

MS Project

JIRA

SAP Solution Manager

Smartsheet

Job description

Role Summary

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Project Manager to lead critical workstreams within our organization’s group-wide SAP Transformation and Implementation program. This role requires a hands-on project management professional who can drive cross-functional teams, ensure delivery to scope, schedule, and budget, and effectively manage risks and stakeholder expectations across a complex ERP environment.

This is a career-defining opportunity to contribute to a high-visibility, strategic transformation initiative aimed at modernizing our core business systems and processes through SAP S/4HANA.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning & Execution

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of assigned SAP project workstreams, sub-projects and functions (e.g., Finance, Supply Chain, HR, Technical Integration).
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, milestones ensuring on time, on budget, and in scope deliverables across project workstreams.
• Coordinate activities across work streams, business units, technical teams, systems integrators, and third-party vendors.
• Identify/ facilitates conflict resolution early and clears roadblocks to restart stalled deliverables, ensuring issues are closed in a timely manner.

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, facilitating communication between business and technical teams.
• Keeps project stakeholders involved and informed by seeking input, highlighting risks and mitigation strategies, and delivering accurate and timely updates.
• Engage with senior leadership to provide regular updates, elevate issues, and ensure alignment with strategic goals.

Governance & Reporting

• · Ensure adherence to project governance, standards, and methodologies as defined by the PMO.
• · Prepare and present high-quality status reports, risk logs, and decision documentation to Steering Committees and Program Boards.

Risk, Issue & Change Management

• · Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues.
• · Manage scope changes through formal change control processes and maintain traceability of requirements.
• · Conducts post-implementation evaluations and presents lessons learned to leadership so that learnings can be re-applied.

Team Leadership & Coordination

• Manage cross-functional project teams, ensuring accountability, engagement, and high performance.
• Facilitate workshops, design sessions, and stakeholder interviews as needed.

Budget & Resource Management

• Track project budgets, forecasts, and actuals in collaboration with Finance.
• Manage resource allocation, onboarding, and performance tracking of internal and external project contributors.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3 to 6 years of project management experience. Experience in large-scale ERP or SAP implementation projects would be an advantage.
• Strong working knowledge of project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, JIRA, SAP Solution Manager).
• Good understanding of sales, procurement and/or finance end-to-end processes.
• Ability to simplify complex information and processes into clear, concise points that enable effective decisions and actions.
• Experience in both Agile and Waterfall project delivery methodologies.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.