Senior SAP Project Manager

Programme Leadership

• Lead SAP transformation programmes from mobilisation through hypercare and transition to support.
• Establish and maintain programme governance structures.
• Ensure delivery aligns with scope, budget, schedule, and quality objectives.
• Provide leadership to multi-disciplinary delivery teams.

Project Planning and Control

• Develop and maintain integrated project plans.
• Manage programme milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Monitor project performance and initiate corrective actions where required.
• Drive adherence to agreed delivery methodology and governance standards.

Stakeholder Management

• Build trusted relationships with client executives and business leaders.
• Facilitate Steering Committee and governance meetings.
• Manage communications across all stakeholder groups.
• Ensure timely decision-making and escalation management.

Financial and Commercial Management

• Manage project budgets and forecasts.
• Monitor resource utilisation and project financial performance.
• Manage contractual obligations and change requests.
• Ensure delivery remains commercially viable and aligned with contractual commitments.

Risk and Issue Management

• Maintain project risk and issue registers.
• Lead mitigation planning and resolution activities.
• Escalate major risks and issues appropriately.
• Ensure dependencies across workstreams are managed effectively.

Resource and Vendor Management

• Coordinate project resources across business and technical teams.
• Manage third-party suppliers and implementation partners.
• Ensure effective collaboration across all participating organisations.

Quality Assurance

• Ensure project deliverables meet agreed standards.
• Conduct project health checks and readiness assessments.
• Oversee testing, deployment, and cutover governance activities.
• Promote continuous improvement throughout the programme lifecycle.

Business Readiness and Adoption

• • Support organisational change management activities.
  • Ensure business readiness plans are developed and executed.
  • Drive stakeholder engagement, training, and adoption activities.
  • Facilitate successful transition into business-as-usual operations.

This is WE:  

Committed to innovation, since 1969 Westernacher Consulting has operated worldwide, with more than 1200 consultants in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, Westernacher Consulting is the global leader in business process and technology innovation.

Living, working, and operating in partnership. We are inquisitive, creative thinkers with a strong entrepreneurial spirit. We question new ways of working, think differently, and are willing to try out new approaches to create value and innovation for our customers. All of this makes us pioneers in our field and keeps us responsive, quality-focused, and results-oriented.

Westernacher is a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Westernacher is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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