Project Manager – S4 HANA and SAP Cloud solutions

SEIDOR (No.1 SAP Platinum Partner in Africa) is seeking a highly skilled S4 HANA and SAP Cloud solutions Project Manager to join our team. The Project Manager will be responsible for leading and managing S4 HANA and SAP Cloud solutions projects across East Africa and surrounding regions from initiation to completion, ensuring that they are delivered on time, within budget, and according to specifications.

Requirements / Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance/Accounting, project management, or related field (master’s degree-an advantage).
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• At least 7 years proven experience leading and managing S4 HANA and SAP Cloud solutions projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Good communication skills and able to manage different level of stakeholders.
• Willing to travel if required
• Knowledge of and experience on SAP HANA
• Knowledge of and experience on SAP Cloud solutions
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, tools, and techniques.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage projects across East Africa and surrounding regions from initiation to completion, including planning, execution, monitoring, and closing
• Facilitate project meetings, including internal handovers, kick-off meetings, status meetings, and post-mortem reviews.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and timelines in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Develop project plans and metrics, work plans, schedules, and budgets, and track progress against them.
• Coordinate and communicate with project team members, stakeholders, and third party vendors to ensure alignment and collaboration.
• Monitor project performance and report on progress to stakeholders, including status updates, milestones achieved, and variances from plan.
• Ensure that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and according to quality standards
• Manage project documentation, including project plans, schedules, budgets, task lists, change log, risk registers, and other relevant artifacts.
• Identify and manage project risks and issues, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Convey and report status to executives, and key stakeholders.
• Present formal presentations and executive summaries to senior management to provide recommendations and status updates
• Provide leadership, guidance, and support to project team members, and foster a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
• Support the local sales team in presales activities.

Key Attributes:

• Ability to analyse problems and provide clear recommendations
• Able to collaborate with clients (including executive level), and have a strong desire to excel
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Good interpersonal skills
• Must be able to work independently as well as a team player and can manage own workload
• Able to Multi-task and work under tight deadlines
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• The ideal candidate will have excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills, as well as a strong understanding of project management methodologies.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously.