Senior Project Mgr, SAP

NCS Hong Kong and Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NCS, a leading technology services firm in Asia, is looking for an SAP Project Manager to manage and implement projects focused on quality and timely delivery. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in SAP project management, especially within the Singapore Public Sector, possessing strong leadership and interpersonal skills to build lasting relationships and ensure project success.

Qualifications

• 5 years of SAP project management experience.
• Experience with Singapore Public Sector SAP projects.
• Self-motivated with strong presentation and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily project implementation including schedules, budget, and quality.
• Negotiate with vendors and maintain strong relationships with users.
• Monitor project activities to ensure timely delivery and manage resources.

Skills

Project Management

Negotiation

Communication

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor Degree

Job description

NCS is a technology services firm operating across the Asia Pacific region in over 20 cities, providing consulting, digital services, technology solutions, and more. We believe in harnessing the power of technology to achieve extraordinary things, creating lasting value and impact for our communities, partners, and people. Our diverse workforce of 13,000 has delivered large-scale, mission-critical, and multi-platform projects for governments and enterprises in Singapore and the APAC region.

SAP Project Manager

As an SAP Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing and implementing SAP projects with a focus on quality, scope, and timely delivery. You will ensure all deliverables meet customer requirements and conform to established processes and standards.

What will you do

• Establish and prepare project plans, risk management plans, project milestones, and deliverables in consultation with business users and architects/designers.
• Manage daily project implementation, including schedules, budget, manpower, and quality.
• Oversee scope definition and change control mechanisms.
• Analyse and document requirements by liaising with users and managers across distributed organisations.
• Escalate and discuss project overrun issues, scope changes, integration issues, and resource needs with Project Director/Service Delivery Director.
• Manage integration of project components such as hardware, software installation, testing, business process review, application development, migration, and data conversion.
• Monitor project activities to ensure timely delivery, identify critical paths, and adjust schedules as needed.
• Manage resources including hardware, software, human resources, facilities, and logistics to ensure completion within budget.
• Review project documentation to ensure it meets customer requirements and quality standards.
• Define project resources, conduct performance reviews, and lead post-implementation evaluations.

Customer/Vendor Management

• Negotiate with vendors and teams to ensure adequate resources throughout the project.
• Build strong relationships with users, technical staff, and management to resolve implementation issues.
• Manage contracts and subcontractors.
• Negotiate with customers on change requests, schedules, and prioritisation based on business needs.
• Maintain clear and open communication with customers on project issues or clarifications.

Team Management

• Liaise with team members to ensure tasks and deliverables are on schedule.
• Plan, track, and monitor tasks assigned to team leaders and members.
• Delegate tasks effectively with clear instructions and goals.
• Provide leadership to ensure proposals and enhancements are fully analysed and evaluated.
• Share accurate information about business needs and priorities with the project team.
• Participate in leadership activities, provide performance feedback, and developmental coaching.
• Monitor and improve team performance through leadership, coaching, and performance management.

Business Development

• Proactively identify opportunities for service expansion or improvement and liaise with Account Managers.
• Participate in pre-sale activities and lead key opportunities as needed.

The ideal candidate should possess:

• Typically 5 years of SAP project management experience and a minimum of 10 years in IT services.
• Experience in Singapore Public Sector SAP projects.
• Past experience in end-to-end SAP project implementation and SAP application support roles.
• Self-motivated with a positive can-do attitude, creative with excellent presentation, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, including strong persuasive techniques.
• Ability to lead, develop, and maintain respectful and trusting relationships.
• Proficient in written and spoken English.
• Able to travel as required.
• Minimum Bachelor Degree.