Project Delivery Manager

Job Description:

This role involves two key responsibilities:

1. Lead project delivery for global procurement transformation projects
2. Lead adoption of agile on the transformation projects

This needs four essential key skill areas:

1. Domain - Procurement Source to Contract
2. Technology - SAP (Ariba, SRM, ERP MM, SAP S/4 HANA), Salesforce
3. Methodologies - PMP or Agile

Key Accountabilities:

1. Lead one or more global procurement transformation projects, encompassing Salesforce, SAP Ariba, SAP ERP, SAP S/4 HANA and other legacy applications.
2. Apply outstanding project management methodology to drive successful delivery.
3. Ensure all project management deliverables are in place and managed (e.g. charter, plan, financials, governance, progress updates, risk register, change log, action plan) within the agreed project framework (e.g. ADO etc).
4. Coordinate programs and activities in accordance with the mission and goals of the organization.
5. Develop a budget and operating plan for the program and ensure delivery to that budget.
6. Ensure the achievement of objectives across key areas, including customer satisfaction, safety, quality, and team member performance.
7. Ensure appropriate governance, stakeholder engagement and communication are in place and handled appropriately to ensure project success.
8. Drive delivery of project timely, within budget and to agreed quality ensuring goals for customer satisfaction, safety are met.
9. Management of team performance in line with overall project goals.
10. Implement and manage changes and interventions to ensure project goals are achieved.
11. Proactive management and resolution of risks and issues with appropriate escalation.
12. Ensure all delivery is in alignment with Agile concepts and the agreed Agile delivery mechanisms and methodology in place for the projects.

Essential Education:

1. Bachelor's Degree in an appropriate field.
2. Agile Scrum Master Qualification.
3. Appropriate Project Management qualification.

Essential Experience & Job Requirements:

1. 12 + years of project management experience with specific experience in procurement, supply chain, source to pay and/or ERP/business/digital transformation.
2. Self-motivating and able to work independently to deliver a successful outcome.
3. Excellent communication and influencing skills.
4. Experience successfully leading multiple projects and complex stakeholder groups.
5. Solid experience in project management, technology (Agile, Salesforce, SAP Procurement, S/4 Hana) and domain (procurement, strategy to contract, purchase to pay).
6. Industry certifications around project management (ICP Agile/PMP), technology SAP (MM, SRM, Ariba) and domain (CSCP, CPIM etc.). Should have experience in transformational digital change across multi-disciplined global teams.
7. Practical experience applying project management methodology to deliver projects successfully.
8. Solid experience around implementing SAP procurement solutions - SAP ERP MM, SAP SRM, SAP Ariba in a global role.
9. Experience delivering in a diverse, multi-cultural environment with project delivery teams and stakeholders located across different countries.
10. Experience successfully leading internal and external stakeholder engagement across all organizational levels within large global organizations.
11. Able to work independently, coordinating with multiple stakeholders.
12. Highly organized and self-motivating, with a solid attention to detail.
13. Person with strong program coordination, administration abilities, problem-solving skills, solid communication, and interpersonal skills.

Desirable Criteria:

1. Specific experience on S/4 Hana transformation projects.
2. Experience with leading similar roles in GCCs (Global Captive Centers, or Shared Services) will be a plus.
3. Deployment in Energy / Oil & Gas companies.

Why join us?

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to encouraging an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life! These benefits can include flexible working options, paid parental leave policy among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Travel Requirement:
No travel is expected with this role.

Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation.

Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working.

Skills:
Agile Methodology, Agility core practices, Agility tools, Analytical Thinking, Business process improvement, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Customer centric thinking, Data visualization and interpretation, Decision Making, Digital fluency, Group Problem Solving, Influencing, Managing change, PMI Best Practices, Presenting, Risk Management, SAP Ariba, SAP HANA, SAP SRM, Source to Contract, Stakeholder Management, Sustainability awareness and action.

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