S4 Integrated Application PM / SAP Legacy Project Manager

Global Business Ser. 4u; Hershey (PA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Business Ser. 4u is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead ERP transformation for a SAP S/4HANA migration, coordinating vendors and internal resources through development, testing, change management and deployment. Go-live may require onsite work in Hershey, PA, with remote East Coast hours.

The role demands PMP certification, SAP project management expertise, and strong communication. You will manage plans in MS Project, drive risks, and align with ERP PMO standards while

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in project management (PMP certified).
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience managing SAP projects (S/4 Hana preferred).
• Experience with MS Project, SharePoint and Clarity suit for project execution.

Responsibilities

• Drive scope definition with S/4 and legacy stakeholders and partners.
• Prepare project plans in MS Project and drive execution.
• Manage risks, issues and dependencies and escalate as needed.
• Analyze requirements, review budget and execute the project plan.
• Prepare weekly status reports and lead status meetings.
• Determine necessary business and IS resources and budget plans.
• Coordinate with S/4 and legacy teams across vendors and internal teams.
• Ensure each legacy system is tested with SME and Solution Manager.
• Follow ERP PMO and IS PMO standards and processes.
• Record hours in Clarity PPM weekly.

Skills

PMP

SAP

S/4 Hana

Project management

MS Project

SharePoint

Communication

Leadership

Agile (SAFe)

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor degree in Business/CS or related

Tools

MS Project

SharePoint

Clarity

Teams

Clarity PPM

Job description

Client: Manufacturing Industry

Location: Remote

Start date: 06/2023

End date: 09/2023

Client: Manufacturing Industry Location : Remote until but might need to come onsite to Hetshey, PA during go-live.

This person is expected to work East Coast hours.

Project:

The Client’s Company is engaged in an ERP Transformation program and is currently upgrading their SAP ECC 6.0 system to a ‘Greenfield’ SAP S/4 HANA system and transforming our processes, data and ways of working as we move from many customizations to SAP standard. This is a long-term solution to their needs to remain a top producing snacking company around the world.

Job Description

We are seeking a Project Manager to manage the changes to applications that will be integrated with Client’s future S/4 environment. Specifically managing contract vendors for a set of the integrated applications as well as the internal Client’s resources required for development, testing, change management, deployment, and Hypercare support. This set of systems being managed may change during the project during two currently planned deployments.

The Project Manager will work with the Client’s Program Manager, Client’s Solution Managers and Integrated Applications Subject Matter Experts to define, project plan and manage the completion of work.

Job Responsibilities

• Drive Scope Definition with S/4 and Legacy system stakeholders and System Integration partners, document to Client’s standards, obtain signoffs and utilize ERP change management procedures if scope (or budget) needs to be adjusted.
• Prepare project plans in Microsoft Project and use Teams, Sharepoint, Clarity and other tools and methods to drive execution of project activities, adhering to IS Project Office and ERP Project Office standards
• Drive Risk and Issue management using RAIDs procedures; create and manage to resolution risks, issues and dependencies and when necessary, elevate conflicts to team leads or the ERP Program Manager
• Looking for someone to come in and analyze the requirements, review budget, and plan and execute the project plan
• Prepare status reports and submit to the ERP PMO weekly and lead status meetings, adhering to IS Project Office and ERP Project Office standards
• Determine the necessary Business and IS Resources (people and funding) to execute the planned work; create and keep updated in the Client’s Clarity system the necessary resource plans and budgets and secure and onboard resources to the project
• If additional third party providers are necessary, work with teams to identify resourcing, obtain proposed Statements of Work (SOW) and move the SOWs through Client’s Sourcing and Contracts processes as required
• Ensure each Legacy system is tested, with SME and Client’s Solution Manager defining the test requirements
• Coordinate requirements and flow of work between S/4 and Legacy teams
• Follow Client’s ERP PMO and IS PMO project processes and standards
• Record hours performed each week in Client’s Clarity PPM system

Skills

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in project management (PMP certified), including leading projects, and a minimum of 3 years of experience managing SAP projects
• Good experience in S4 Hana with multiple greenfield implementations
• Deep understanding and experience with SAP project management of SAP projects
• Excellent leadership, verbal and written communication skills and also problem-solving and interpersonal skills that facilitate effective interactions within cross-functional teams
• Proficiency with MS Office suite especially Project, Excel and SharePoint
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, to support interaction with various levels within The Client’s Company
• Composure under pressure. self-starter, and collaborative working style
• Ability to influence stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple projects and client interactions concurrently (project management and time management skills)
• Attention to detail and strong work ethic
• Ability to manage an integrated plan across other project components
• Ability to monitoring critical path and dependencies
• Ability to collaborate with other project managers and program support to ensure program cohesion and work efficiencies
• Experience in Agile, particularly SaFE Agile, is a plus

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Very helpful if this person has experience working on multiple things at once- this is essential -- Able to identify issues and generate solutions or request escalation when necessary
• Bachelor degree in Business, Computer Science or related discipline