SAP Project Manager

About This Role

We are seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA Project Manager to lead end‑to‑end project delivery for a complex SAP transformation initiative. This role requires deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA implementations, strong project management capabilities, and excellent stakeholder leadership. The position is fully onsite and involves direct client engagement for a major pharmaceutical-sector program that includes both brownfield migration and selective greenfield implementations across multiple SAP functional areas.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead the full lifecycle of SAP S/4HANA projects from initiation through planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Own delivery management for a comprehensive project comprising:
• Brownfield S/4HANA migration
• Greenfield implementation components including:
• Treasury Management
• Extended Warehouse Management (EWM)
• Group Reporting
• SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, scope, timelines, budgets, and resource allocations.
• Drive project governance, ensuring adherence to methodology, quality standards, and compliance requirements.

Stakeholder & Client Management

• Serve as the primary point of contact for client leadership and key stakeholders.
• Manage expectations, influence decision-making, and communicate project progress through structured status reporting.
• Facilitate workshops, steering committee meetings, risk reviews, and milestone presentations.
• Build trusted relationships with cross‑functional teams, business process owners, and technical leads.

Team Leadership

• Manage multi‑disciplinary project teams including functional consultants, technical specialists, architects, and vendor resources.
• Provide direction, remove delivery obstacles, and ensure alignment to project goals.
• Mentor team members and foster a collaborative, high‑performance culture.

Risk, Issue & Change Management

• Identify project risks early and develop mitigation strategies.
• Drive issue resolution, managing dependencies across workstreams.
• Oversee change management processes, including impact assessments and approvals.

Quality Assurance

• Ensure solution design, configuration, integration, and testing meet business and technical requirements.
• Validate deliverables across project phases and maintain documentation integrity.
• Uphold best practices and industry standards for SAP S/4HANA program delivery.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven implementation experience with SAP S/4HANA, ideally in large-scale transformation programs.
• Strong end‑to‑end project management experience in an SAP environment, with a track record of successful delivery.
• Expertise in managing SAP HANA projects, including integration across modules and technical platforms.
• Prior experience working on brownfield migrations , especially within regulated industries such as pharma , is preferred.
• Familiarity with key SAP functional domains (Treasury, EWM, Group Reporting, SAC).
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional teams and manage diverse stakeholder groups.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities with the capacity to navigate complex project landscapes.
• Ability to work onsite in a client‑facing role.