Role Program Manager

Technology SAP S4 HANA

LocationGermany

(Berlin, Düsseldorf, Erlangen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart)

Business Unit SAP Practice

Candidates MUST speak German and be either a national and/or have permanent residency

Job Description

Our client is looking for a SAP program manager with a solid experience in running transformation projects and roll outs. They have a very interesting ongoing and future S4 Hana transformation projects which would enable you to be part of a very exciting journey.

• Generating leads from your key customers,
• Building road maps for S4 transformation for your customers,
• Identifying opportunities for digitisation leveraging AI, Blockchain, IoT and other levers,
• Organising assessments, due diligence's, transformation workshops
• Establishing business case for the transformation initiatives
• Establishing methods, cooperation models, new ways of working (eg Agile)
• Driving engagement directly with the business on the customer side
• Realising business blueprints, Proof of Concepts, transformation plans, change management and learning plans
• Delivering S4 Hana minimum viable products, templates, complete products and pilots
• Getting buy-ins and acceptance from the business on your delivered products
• Defining rollout strategies and partnering your customers with a rapid deployment approach
• Driving change in your programs by rapidly moving towards flexible, modular architectures and DevOps
• Building strategic relationship with partners and product organisations like SAP, Microsoft etc. in delivering joint synergy and value to your customers

As the leader of the team, you will be responsible for the career aspirations, performance management and training needs of the people who will work in your teams. Your team will expect you to be a hands on manager, completely approachable for them to understand their constraints and concerns and ready to act as a facilitator to remove the hurdles and impel them towards a higher level of performance.

As the one face to the customer, you will take along various service lines, giving guidance to the relevant delivery heads on the staffing needs, commercials, availability and the interests of the service lines even as you try to build synergies amongst them to craft efficient, lean and quality solutions for your customers.

Knowledge/Skills Required

• Experience in managing large multiple projects, each project with multiple tracks
• Experience with large scale SAP projects and accompanying knowledge in implementation and roll out programs
• Previous experience with managing multi-locational teams including offshore and near shore teams
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Fluent written and spoken German

Preferred Skills

• 8-10 successful SAP full cycle implementations as program manager for on-site and offshore Teams.
• Experience in working with location business managers as well as in-depth knowledge of business processes, road map definitions, fit-gap analysis and change management.
• Experience in the areas of the discrete manufacturing industry and/or automotive and/or chemicals.
• Natural talent in the art of people management including team building and driving grounds-up innovation.
• Experience in the area of proposal management, pre-sales and driving a sales pitch.
• Good analytical and logical problem-solving skills combined with the talent to quickly grasp new tasks.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Knowledge/certification of S4 Hana and Scrum Master/Agile Coach can be additional benefits that you bring with you.
• PMP or comparable certification

Personal Skills

In addition to the job-related qualification of the candidates, we place great value on personality suitability and fitment:

• Pronounced ability not only to analyse but to connect the dots and think laterally
• A high degree of pro-activeness and leadership
• Passion for being customer focused and establishing long term relationships
• Intense drive for excellence and quality
• Excellent written and verbal skills