Job Title: SAP Delivery Manager (Need core sap | SD / OTC background | Functional side |)
Role Summary: We are seeking an experienced SAP Functional Delivery Manager to lead high-level portfolio strategies and oversee the execution of complex ERP initiatives. In this role, you will champion business value, ensuring our technology investments align with strategic enterprise goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Alignment: Clearly define and communicate business value, strategic goals, and portfolio strategy to stakeholders. Act as a servant leader to ensure adherence to the Enterprise Operating Model.
- Delivery Management: Oversee the end-to-end delivery of Portfolio and Program Epics, ensuring all work meets the Definition of Done (DoD) prior to acceptance. Participate in value decomposition and release planning.
- Operational Visibility: Provide full transparency into the investment portfolio, empowering leadership to make data-driven decisions regarding prioritization, risks, and dependencies.
- Resource Planning: Lead demand forecasting and complexity analysis to determine PMO capacity requirements; collaborate with leadership to present a unified view of resource needs.
- Vendor Governance: Manage relationships with third-party vendors to enforce Service Level Agreements (SLAs), schedule upcoming upgrades/patches, and ensure contractual obligations are met.
- Deployment Support: Actively support deployment activities and release cycles as required.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Education: Bachelor s degree in IT or a related discipline.
- Professional Experience: Minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience in Delivery or Portfolio Management, including 8+ years managing multi-tiered program budgets.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in Agile methodologies and tools, specifically Jira, Kanban, and Scrumban. Strong command of MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and project management software.
- ERP Expertise: Solid understanding of the ERP implementation lifecycle (planning, blueprinting, go-live, hypercare) with specific knowledge of SAP S/4 HANA.
- Soft Skills: Exceptional written/verbal communication and organizational skills. A strong track record of managing concurrent initiatives through indirect leadership.
- Customer Focus: A dedication to high-quality customer care and building lasting business relationships.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in Supply Chain Management.
- Background in Wholesale Pharmaceutical Distribution or Life Sciences.
- Completion of at least one full-cycle End-to-End ERP implementation.
- Prior experience with a Big Four consulting firm.