SAP Senior Project Manager
Company: Clarkston Consulting
Location: Garland
Posted on: May 13, 2022
Job Description:
Do you want the opportunity to leverage your skills to make a
direct impact on the world's leading life sciences, consumer
products, and retail companies? Join Clarkston Consulting as an SAP
Senior Project Manager to help deliver creative business solutions
to our market-leading clients as a part of our team of experienced
professionals.
We are looking for motivated, self-driven leaders who are energized
by team results and interested in joining a firm that values its
culture and people as its biggest strengths. Together, we can help
find the answers to our clients most challenging business
problems.
What You'll DoClarkston's SAP Sr. Project Managers lead teams in
configuring and implementing their respective SAP systems and serve
as senior business systems managers on client engagements. As
expert advisors, they lead their team in the review of the client's
current business processes and computer systems, oversee the
implementation of the SAP system to support the new business
processes, and ensure successful and timely delivery of the
project.
As an SAP Senior Project Manager at Clarkston you will:
- Apply strong knowledge of the business processes and
development lifecycle for SAP implementations
- Be accountable for the successful delivery of all project
phases, releases, and project components for SAP projects
- Be responsible for overall quality, engagement, and adherence
to the schedule and budget for the project
- Coordinate a project timeline with teams to ensure checkpoints
and goals are met to the client's satisfaction
- Manage overall resource allocation and capacity planning for
the project
- Report project level status, metrics, issues and risks and
manage overall completion and sign-off on project deliverables
- Lead and manage small teams implementing business process
improvements and implementing SAP systems for our clients
- Conduct solution architecting workshops with business
managers
- Work with client staff and end-users to determine the
functional requirements for the system within SAP
- Create detailed systems documentation, test scripts, and
presentations
- Leverage business and technical expertise to address technology
architecture, blueprinting, data analysis, business modeling,
technical design, application development, integration, and
enablement
- Configure the SAP system to meet the business requirements
- Provide leadership and guidance to other analysts and client
personnel assigned to the projects
- Assist with scoping prospective engagements and developing
proposals
- Conduct knowledge sharing and serve as a go-to subject matter
expert for other company functional staff in support of client
project deliverables
- Be available to answer questions that may arise from past or
current clients
- Define and develop best practices, solution demonstrations, and
functional configurations within the Clarkston Labs environment to
support current clients and sales pursuits
- Develop new Clarkston Consulting service capabilities and
enhance existing company service capabilities; activities may
include developing methodologies or tools to support current and
prospective clients
- May also develop training materials, conduct knowledge sharing
sessions, and contribute to Clarkston's marketing and/or thought
leadership activities
How You'll GrowAt Clarkston, we feel that we provide the greatest
value to our clients through a combination of our industry
expertise, business process knowledge, and consulting
excellence.Beyond your day-to-day responsibilities, throughout your
career at Clarkston you will:
- Have the support and mentorship of your Clarkston colleagues
and leaders
- Own your career - you'll be able to take charge of your career
journey with diverse opportunities to lead and expand your skillset
both at the client site and within the firm
- Have the opportunity to make a real and positive impact not
only the clients you work with, but on the firm as well
RequirementsWhat We're Looking For:An ideal SAP Senior Project
Manager candidate would have the following qualifications and
experience:
- At least two (2) full life cycle implementations as an SAP
Project Manager with multi-module implementations (Finance, Sales,
Production, Purchasing, Warehouse)
- A minimum of eight (8) years prior SAP consulting or equivalent
industry experience
- At least three (3) years of experience in proposal and business
case development
- Global SAP implementation experience working with
multi-national companies in multi-cultural environments is a
plus
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
with a demonstrated ability to gain the confidence and respect of
senior level executives
- Proven ability to work independently and in a team
environment
- Strong client services orientation and accustomed to taking an
active role in executing engagements and project plans/tasks
- Excellent team building, mentoring, and leadership
abilities
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to present and write
at publication quality level to communicate findings and
recommendations
- Achievement oriented and entrepreneurial
- Have a deep understanding of SAP, including multiple modules,
SAP best practices, and the ability to advise clients on these
practices
- Ability to manage the project from planning through delivery
while staying on schedule and within budget
- Possess capacity to understand clients' business processes and
create solutions addressing the current and future needs of the
organization
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science,
Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent discipline
required
BenefitsOur benefits include:
- Comprehensive Health and Wellness Benefits (Medical, Dental,
Vision, and more)
- 401k with company contributions
- Paid vacation, personal days, holidays, and sick leave
- Paid Parental Leave
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Company Equity or Stock Options
- Training and Professional Development investments
Visit Careers at Clarkston to learn more about our culture,
benefits, and opportunities. We hope you'll join us!
Travel StatementTravel is an integral part of this role and is
estimated to average 50-75% and may vary based upon client and
project needs. While travel is a requirement of the role, due to
COVID-19 restrictions, all non-essential travel has been limited
and any on-site requests are subject to review.
COVID-19 Vaccination StatementWhile Clarkston Consulting has not
mandated vaccination at this time, COVID-19 vaccinations are
required in order to access Clarkston Consulting facilities and
those of many of our clients. With this in mind, all prospective
hires will be required to provide their vaccination status.
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