SAP Technical Project Manager

SAP Technical Project Manager
Utilities
Hybrid: 1-2 days per week in Warwick
6 months+
£650 - £750 per day

In short: SAP PM with strong, end-to-end experience of SAP required to join a large utilities company in delivering an S/4 to S/4 upgrade.

Essential: You'll need to demonstrate real world experience in S/4 to S/4 upgrades.

In full:

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced SAP Technical Project Manager to lead and oversee the technical delivery of our S/4HANA on-premise upgrade from version 2021 to 2023. The successful candidate will be accountable for the end-to-end technical project delivery, ensuring the upgrade is completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. This role involves managing external partner technical resources and acting as the primary point of contact for all technical aspects of the upgrade.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Planning & Strategy: Develop and maintain a comprehensive technical project plan, including scope, timelines, resource allocation, and risk management for the S/4HANA upgrade.
• Technical Oversight & Guidance: Provide strong technical leadership and guidance to the partner technical teams, ensuring best practices are followed for the S/4HANA upgrade process (e.g., SUM tool, custom code adaptation, data migration considerations, interface re-connection).
• Delivery Management: Accountable for the successful technical delivery of the upgrade project, including environment setup, system readiness, execution of upgrade steps, post-upgrade validation, and cutover activities.
• Stakeholder Management: Liaise effectively with the SAP Technical Lead, functional teams, infrastructure teams, and third-party vendors to ensure alignment and resolve technical dependencies.
• Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify, track, and mitigate technical risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle, escalating as necessary.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure the technical quality of the upgrade, including performance, stability, and security post-upgrade. Oversee testing efforts (e.g., technical integration testing, regression support).
• Reporting & Communication: Provide regular, clear, and concise project status reports to the SAP Technical Lead and other stakeholders, highlighting progress, challenges, and upcoming milestones.
• Resource Management: Manage and coordinate the activities of direct reports (partner technical resources), ensuring optimal utilization and productivity.
• Documentation: Ensure all technical activities, configurations, and procedures related to the upgrade are thoroughly documented.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven Experience: Multiple examples of end-to-end experience in SAP project management, with a strong focus on technical delivery.
• S/4HANA Upgrade Expertise (MANDATORY): Demonstrable hands-on experience managing and successfully delivering at least one full lifecycle S/4HANA on-premise upgrade project.
• Technical Acumen: Deep understanding of SAP S/4HANA architecture, technical components, and upgrade methodologies (e.g., SUM tool, simplification items, custom code remediation, Fiori).
• Project Management Methodologies: Solid understanding of project management principles, tools, and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall). PMP, PRINCE2, or similar certification is a plus.
• Leadership & Communication: Excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence and manage diverse technical teams.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, capable of troubleshooting complex technical issues and making informed decisions.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to effectively engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders at various levels.
• Vendor Management: Experience in managing and overseeing third-party vendor resources.

Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.

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