SAP PM Implementation Lead for Global Manufacturing

ATS Client; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Ember Recruitment is currently recruiting for a highly skilled SAP PM Consultant (Project Lead) on behalf of a prestigious manufacturing client. You will lead the end-to-end deployment of the SAP Plant Maintenance module within a complex, high‑performance production environment.

Applicants should have 8+ years SAP experience with at least 5 years in SAP PM, a track record of full lifecycle implementations, and strong integration knowledge across SAP MM, FI/CO and PP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering or related discipline.
• 8+ years SAP experience with at least 5 years focused on SAP PM.
• Proven track record leading full-cycle SAP PM implementations.
• Experience within manufacturing environments.
• Strong integration knowledge across SAP modules.
• S/4HANA experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle SAP PM implementation (Blueprint to Go-Live and Hypercare).
• Facilitate fit-gap workshops with engineering, maintenance and production stakeholders.
• Configure SAP PM including Equipment & Functional Locations, Maintenance Plans & Task Lists, Notifications and Work Orders, and Preventive/ Predictive Maintenance.
• Drive integration with SAP MM, FI/CO and PP.
• Oversee data migration and master data governance.
• Lead UAT, cut-over planning and go-live execution.
• Provide executive-level progress reporting and risk management.
• Ensure alignment with manufacturing best practice and asset lifecycle strategy.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Workshop facilitation

Delivery mindset

Problem solving

Complex enterprise environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or Engineering

Tools

SAP PM

SAP MM

FI/CO

PP

S/4HANA

Job description

Red Ember Recruitment is currently recruiting for a highly skilled SAP PM Consultant (Project Lead) on behalf of a prestigious manufacturing client. You will lead the end-to-end deployment of the SAP Plant Maintenance module within a complex, high‑performance production environment.

Applicants should have 8+ years SAP experience with at least 5 years in SAP PM, a track record of full lifecycle implementations, and strong integration knowledge across SAP MM, FI/CO and PP.