SAP Project Manager/ Application Consultant

SAP Project Manager/ Application Consultant

Ref: YC44720

Type: Full-time, Permanent

Location: London

Salary (Annual): Negotiable / Neg

A Japanese IT company is currently looking for an SAP Project Manager Application Consultant, experienced in pre-sales, project management, and consulting work for projects related to business applications. Those with skills and experience in the area of SAP, defining customers' business/system requirements, as well as technical knowledge dealing with customers and vendors directly would be a great fit for this role.

Working Hours: 8.30-17.00 from Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

Start: ASAP

Location: London or Dusseldorf

Responsibilities:

1. Project Management:
   • Collaborate with key stakeholders to define and agree upon the project scope and deliverables.
   • Develop a comprehensive work breakdown structure (WBS) that identifies and sequences project activities.
   • Create and regularly update the project schedule, incorporating input from stakeholders and adjusting as necessary.
   • Analyse risks for the project and prepare risk management plans.
   • Produce and update project-related documents and technical documents for requirement definition, system function manual, environment/operation design.
   • Monitor project progress closely, making necessary adjustments to ensure successful project completion.
   • Prepare a comprehensive schedule for functionality testing and ensure the test results meet customer requirements.
   • Communicate with all stakeholders in a clear, efficient, and transparent manner.
   • Ensure project deliverables are completed on time, within budget, and meet the required level of quality.
   • Share insights gained during the project by conducting a "Lessons Learned" session, benefiting future projects.
   • Coordinate internal and external meetings, prepare and distribute agendas, minutes, and related correspondence.
2. Management of Third-party Vendors:
   • Manage third-party vendors for applications development and support in a helpful manner.
   • Represent to third-party vendors on behalf of customer.
   • Manage and control service and product delivery of third-party vendors.
3. Pre-sales:
   • Perform pre-sales activities defining business/system requirements.
   • Produce/present proposal documents to customers.
   • Propose big data platform to customers.
4. Consulting Service Delivery:
   • Manage and look after delivery of quality consulting services to customers.
   • Ensure technical requirements are fulfilled by internal and external technical resources and arrange to fill in the gap where required.
   • Work closely and collaborate with internal key personnel to maintain service quality at the highest level.
   • Manage customers' stakeholders including those in their business department and IT department.
5. The Company General:
   • Read, understand and comply with all company policies and procedures.
   • Take care of your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your actions at work.
   • Protect and enhance the goodwill of the company and its reputation for fair trading and ethical conduct.
   • Minimize security and quality incidents.
   • Train and assist new staff.
   • The job holder may be required to cover any other reasonable work as directed by the management.

Knowledge/Functional/Technical Skills/Qualifications:

• Solid experience of managing projects related to SAP S/4 HANA and surrounding systems.
• Ability to build project plans and create project-related documents including project charter, project plans, and WBS.
• Ability to build relations of trust with customers, vendors, and team members.
• Knowledge of SAP (FI/CO/SD/MM).
• Knowledge of accounting business operation.
• Ability and experience in system requirement definition and creating technical documents for requirement definition, system function manual, environment/operation design.
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
• Business level of English and Japanese languages.
• Ability of stakeholder management at all levels.
• Ability to work under pressure and be flexible.
• German language would be advantageous (for Dusseldorf office).
• Familiarity with Activate methodology in SAP S/4 HANA, SQL, and Python would be advantageous.

Note: All applicants must have the right to work in the UK or Germany as the Company is not able to offer visa support.