SAP Project Manager

We are seeking a highly experienced SAP Project Manager to lead end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of SAP implementation, rollout, and enhancement projects. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on expertise managing cross-functional SAP programs (ECC or S/4HANA), deep understanding of core modules and integration points, and a proven ability to partner with business and technical stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes.

This role requires strong leadership, communication, organizational skills, and a track record of managing SAP projects using industry-standard methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Governance

• Lead end-to-end SAP project lifecycle: planning, discovery, design, build, testing, cutover, go-live, and hypercare.

• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, resource plans, dependency maps, and risk registers.

• Establish and drive project governance—status reporting, steering committees, issue management, and change control.

• Ensure scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets are met consistently.

Stakeholder & Team Management

• Collaborate with business leaders, IT stakeholders, and functional consultants to align on project objectives.

• Facilitate workshops, requirement-gathering sessions, and design reviews.

• Manage cross-functional teams including SAP functional consultants, ABAP/BTP developers, integrators, testers, and business SMEs.

• Coordinate with external vendors, implementation partners, and offshore/onshore resources.

SAP Expertise & Execution Oversight

• Provide leadership for SAP ECC or S/4HANA programs in modules such as SD, MM, PP, FI/CO, WM/EWM, and others.

• Ensure design decisions follow SAP best practices and clean-core principles.

• Oversee integration activities involving middleware (PI/PO, BTP, MuleSoft, APIs, EDI/IDocs).

• Support data migration planning, data cleansing, conversion strategies, and validation.

• Lead testing strategy including unit, SIT, UAT, regression, and cutover rehearsals.

Risk, Issue & Change Management

• Identify risks and issues early; develop mitigation and contingency plans.

• Manage scope through structured change control processes.

• Ensure compliance with PMO standards, security policies, and audit requirements.

• Track KPIs, deliverable quality, and program health metrics.

Cutover & Go-Live Leadership

• Lead cutover planning with functional and technical teams.

• Coordinate go-live readiness, business signoffs, and deployment checklists.

• Oversee hypercare support and transition to steady-state support teams.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience managing SAP projects in ECC and/or S/4HANA environments.

• Proven experience leading medium-to-large SAP implementations, rollouts, or major enhancement projects.

• Strong understanding of SAP modules, integration points, data structures, and processes.

• Experience managing cross-functional teams across time zones.

• Strong grasp of project management methodologies: Agile, Scrum, ASAP, Activate, Waterfall, or hybrid.

• Excellent communication, documentation, and presentation skills.

• Strong vendor management and contract negotiation experience.

Preferred Skills

• SAP Activate certified or PMP / Prince2 certification.

• Experience with S/4HANA transformations, cloud migrations, RISE with SAP.

• Familiarity with BTP, integration technologies, and API-led architectures.

• Experience working in manufacturing, distribution, retail, high-tech, or similar industries.

• Experience with organizational change management (OCM) and end-user training programs.

What We Value

• Leadership under pressure and the ability to navigate ambiguity.

• Strategic thinking paired with hands-on execution.

• Collaboration, empathy, and building strong relationships with business stakeholders.

• Focus on quality, user adoption, and long-term sustainability.

• Ability to drive results in fast-paced, dynamic environments.