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Global SAP S4/Hana Functional Project Manager – 6 Months Contract – Oxford

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Hybrid, 2 days on site, 3 days remote, may be more days on site at the beginning of the project

Essential: Demonstrated 5 years’ experience delivering global medium to large and complex projects on time, within budget and to the required specifications. Proven experience delivering projects using Agile methodology and working across Agile product teams and business SMEs. Significant experience building and leading diverse, high performing project teams. Experience managing SAP S4/Hana projects, with a focus on process/functional capabilities. Project methodology certifications (e.g. Prince2, PMBOK).

ROLE SUMMARY

My client needs to establish its global operations requiring an integrated operating model and systems to ensure consistency. Key to this integrated model is the Slipstream business program that has recently been initiated. With a strong focus on the UK operations, the program seeks to harmonise my client’s systems and processes across several work streams. At the heart of this will be the establishment of an ERP environment that can support manufacturing, procurement, payroll, finance and warehousing functions. To this end, a skilled Global SAP S4/Hana Functional Project Manager is required to support the delivery of a complex S4/Hana migration project.

Global SAP S4/Hana Functional Project Manager Responsibilities

1. Project manage the execution of the functional work, including project planning, tracking, and oversight to ensure project(s) are completed within schedule.
2. Manage assigned project resources to ensure successful completion of the project and product requirements in line with schedule and budget.
3. Control project design decisions and planning activities associated with the program.
4. Working with the project team and resource managers to define, source & manage necessary project resources.
5. Manage project schedules to ensure that necessary modules and development activities are completed according to the project plan.
6. Effectively control and manage the issues, risks, dependencies and project changes associated with the functional design, build and implementation.
7. Manage the vendor to ensure deliverables are met and are at the required quality.
8. Manage stakeholders and their expectations through the application of stakeholder management disciplines.

Global SAP S4/Hana Functional Project Manager Personal Behaviours:

• Strong organisational skills including time management, attention to detail, problem solving, planning & execution, strategic and critical thinking.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement and influence abilities, working with stakeholders across the globe.
• Resilient and pragmatic.
• Ability to delegate tasks to others and hold them to account for delivery.

Global SAP S4/Hana Functional Project Manager KPIs

• Resource utilisation: utilisation rate of project resources
• Quality of deliverables: defect density of delivered code
• Schedule performance: comparing the completion status to the schedule
• Scope management: number of functional variation requests throughout project

Global SAP S4/Hana Functional Project Manager Key Interfaces

• Project Slipstream project team members and stakeholders
• Business Systems teams – Procurement, Finance, HR/Payroll, Manufacturing, Asset Management

Global SAP S4/Hana Functional Project Manager Direct Reports

• ERP functional resources

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