SAP Project Manager

Manpower Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 101,556 - 121,644; Full time

Job summary

Manpower Singapore is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee the complex roll-out of an integrated SAP platform and related systems. This role demands a strong background in ERP business transformation projects, with at least 8-10 years of relevant experience and comprehensive knowledge in managing both internal and external vendors.

The successful candidate will facilitate key project meetings and drive accountability across teams to ensure timely and successful project delivery. Candidates with experience in the consumer electronics industry are especially welcome.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in ERP business transformation projects.
• Experience with SAP implementation in global/regional organizations.
• Track record of managing both in-house and external vendors.

Responsibilities

• Support Program Director managing all work streams.
• Drive global roll out of integrated SAP platform and related interfaces.
• Ensure project deliverables are on time, on-budget with specified scope.

Skills

Project Management

ERP Business Transformation

SAP Implementation

Cross-functional Leadership

Complex Problem Solving

Stakeholder Communication

Agile Methodologies

Waterfall Methodologies

Education

Degree in IT or relevant discipline

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Responsibilities

• The Project Manager will support the Program Director to manage across all work streams, sub-projects and functions.
• Works regionally and cross-functionally to facilitate and drive the timely global roll out of our integrated SAP platform, Salesforce, ServiceNow and related interfaces.
• Creates and oversees the integrated program plans and will be responsible to deliver their program on time, on-budget, with specified scope across all functional areas, including integrated program plan (master timeline), project charter, resource plan, budget, status reporting and governance.
• Accountable to ensure the necessary process, structure, resources, and governance is in place to deliver successful results.
• Partners cross-functionally to align technical solutions with business needs and enhance connectivity of business units, regions, functional areas and IT solutions/systems.
• Drives accountability and owns the Program Management deliverables including creating the optimal program structure, program kick-off, building a high performing team, facilitating workshops, and program budget.
• Facilitates project key meetings. Leads on presenting updates to project stakeholders and members.
• Establishes team agreements/ground rules at program start and drives collaboration and communication across teams and stakeholders to deliver optimal results.
• Facilitates conflict resolution and jumpstarts stalled deliverables by identifying and removing barriers and driving issues to timely resolution.
• Ensures project stakeholders are regularly engaged for input/consultation communicating any emerging risks and corresponding mitigation plans. Provides transparent and timely reporting to all stakeholders.
• Advises and coaches stakeholders, direct reports, team members, and other project managers in excelling at their role and ensures program priorities are clear.
• Evaluates and assesses project/program post implementation and presents key findings/lessons learned to executive leadership.
• Communicates learnings that can be reapplied, creates and oversees the integrated program plans supporting the Program Director, and will be responsible to deliver on time, on-budget, with specified scope across all functional areas, including integrated program plan (master timeline), project charter, resource plan, budget, status reporting and governance.

Job Requirements

• Degree in IT or relevant discipline
• At least 8-10 years of experience for full life cycle of ERP business transformation projects with SAP and its surrounding platforms.
• At least 6-8 years of Project/PMO experience with responsibility for delivering complex cross-functional initiatives and teams as an Internal IT leader (In-house IT of the Company). Regional experience highly preferred.
• Experience in implementing SAP in global/regional organizations highly preferred. Additional experience with Salesforce, ServiceNow and Mulesoft would be advantageous.
• Process knowledge: Good understanding of sales, manufacturing and/or finance end-to-end processes.
• Industry knowledge: consumer electronics industry. Other non-finance industries like energy, automotive, telecommunications are equally welcome.
• Proven experience in setting up Project counter-measures to address various situations, including driving corresponding project metrics/dashboard/reporting to track and bring into control overall health or specific problem areas in the Project
• Proven track record of being able and being willing to be hands-on to understand and dive in necessary problem areas identified through project metrics/dashboard to drive issues to resolution by bringing in different leads or experts.
• Able to judge criticality and prioritize issues from an internal Business perspective, as well as provide options and drive decision(s) needed to meet Project/Program timelines and objectives. Able to balance Business Requests with overall Project/Program objectives including questioning business leaders as needed
• Proven track record of being able to manage in-house and external vendors in terms of Solution Integration delivery and Solution subject matter experts
• Ability to manage complexity; distil complex information and processes into clear, management points for decision making and actionability
• Proven track record of working with urgency and efficiency. Able to digitally distil and summarize key points on the spot during discussions/meetings to drive clarity of decision, disagreements and next steps out of the discussions/meetings consisting of on-site and remote participants. Excellent skills in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent in summarizing, creating and delivering management communication (via presentations, via key takeaways, via visual means) to project stakeholders and management team
• Excellent in bottoms-up detailed planning, measuring detailed deliverables, tracking timeliness and issues till resolution; for communication and execution across project team members consisting of internal IT & Business resources as well as external Partners
• Ability to work independently to achieve objectives and results with minimum guidance & directions.
• Understanding and experienced with both waterfall and agile methodologies
• May be required to travel within the APAC region (frequency: 25% or more)

Budget

Up to $10k/mth

Location

Bedok