Project Manager SAP Programs

This candidate will develop, execute, manage, and coordinate inter-related IT project activities globally within the constraints of human and financial resources and changing priorities to ensure the successful completion of projects.  Projects may be targeted to meet US-based or international affiliate business needs. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Initiate and Plan IT Projects

• Work with business and IT management to establish and gain consensus on project goals, objectives, and deliverables
• Develop project plans and ensure qualified resources are staffed to effectively deliver projects of varying sizes.  Work directly with the company’s strategic delivery partners to ensure tactical and long-term staffing needs are met.

Project Delivery

• Manage the delivery of strategic ERP programs with responsibility for Quality, Costs, Delivery, and Risk Management
• Develop and execute work plans obtaining authorized resources to ensure all project activities are performed.
• Adhere to the Company’s formal SLC process.
• Establish or leverage frameworks to track milestones and communicate progress.
• Communicate project progress by producing project reports to provide timely and accurate project status and decision support information to Executive Management, IT Senior Management, the business sponsors, and the project team.
• Actively assess risks throughout all project phases and ensure mitigation at the appropriate level of governance
• Assess the degree to which changes to scope, issues, and risks will affect projects, working with department and division management and sponsor to gain agreement for resolution
• Measure project financials to ensure the project is progressing as compared to the original plan and budget
• Where appropriate, apply Agile best practices and work to ensure adoption by project team members

Resource and Team Management

• Coordinate project resources to ensure program and business needs are addressed through proactive priority management with business leaders.  The resource may include internal and external partners.
• Inform, coordinate, and motivate cross-functional/cross-divisional project teams in pursuit of program objectives

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, business administration, or another relevant discipline
• 5+ years of experience in IT Project Management
• Experience in project management of large matrix teams responsible for scope, schedule, quality, resource management, and stakeholder management
• Experience in facilitating the resolution of cross-team integrated topics
• Experience working in an FDA-regulated business (e.g., validated software related to medical, pharmaceutical, or life sciences products) 

Preferred:

• Experience managing within large SAP implementations is strongly preferred
• Experience with primary PM toolset (MS Project, SharePoint, Excel, Jira, AQC)