applicant
SAP Program Manager/Senior Project Manager
at Sophie in United Arab Emirates
As the world’s leading provider of business software, SAP delivers products and services that help accelerate business innovation for our customers. We believe that doing so will unleash growth and create significant new value – for our customers, SAP, and ultimately, entire industries and the economy at large. Today, more than 46,100 customers in more than 120 countries run SAP applications – from distinct solutions addressing the needs of small businesses and midsize companies to suite offerings for global organizations.
EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS
The range of responsibilities specified below are very broad. Depending on areas of experience and personal interest, the Project Manager will assume the responsibilities listed below:
- Accountable for managing SAP projects or programs within defined time, scope quality, and cost constraints
- Provide assistance to the business unit during the opportunity creation phase through the delivery of scoping assessments, resource estimation, project costing, proposal and statement of work generation, and customer and partner project team evaluation
- Provide management support to internal and external rollout projects relating to service initiatives, product and technology releases, methodology rollouts, and cross-industry solution deliveries
- Demonstrate an active interest in identifying further opportunities to add value through the delivery of SAP services, through interaction with clients
- Manage project delivery expectations and relationships with clients, partners, and SAP business units
- Collect and record project knowledge and experience and seek to actively impart this to other members of the professional services team
- Promote the audit of proposal and statement of work documents to ensure the deliverables are achievable and that all risks are addressed
- Consult with SAP personnel and external clients on implementation strategy
- Oversee partner-led implementations in the capacity of trusted advisor to the partner, client project management team, and project sponsor
- Develop and implement effective and efficient risk management methods across all projects in conjunction with the Risk Manager
- Deliver project, risk review and Q-Gate services
- Ensure SAP offers the greatest value and satisfaction to our clients by leveraging the capabilities of our organization and delivering professional services in a consistent manner
- Demonstrate an understanding of customer projects and the services pipeline in order to assess the current and future business environment and initiate personal development activities where appropriate to enhance opportunities for future engagement
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
- Minimum 10 years of software consulting and of SAP experience
- A minimum of 7 years of project management experience or equivalent
- Graduate or postgraduate degree from an accredited and well known university
- Proven record of excellent performance
- Proficiency with project management tools used by the enterprise
- Strong interpersonal skills; the ability to work well with people from different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience; competence in clear concise and tactful communication with senior management, clients, peers and team members
- CANDIDATES CURRENTLY IN UAE, ONLY APPLY***
WE ARE LOOKING FOR CANDIDATES WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN UAE
If this is the job for you then please email your Resume in the strictest confidence to sophie.mccall@1stcv.co.uk.
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