Senior SAP Project Manager (ID: 3843)
On-siteAmsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands
Job Summary
Lead and manage SAP transformation projects, ensuring successful delivery within scope, budget, timeline, and quality objectives. Drive end-to-end project execution across SAP S/4HANA implementation, migration, and transformation initiatives. Manage project planning, resource allocation, budgeting, risk management, and stakeholder communications throughout the project lifecycle. Take ownership of cutover planning, execution, and coordination activities for large-scale SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA programs. Develop detailed project plans, milestones, governance structures, and delivery frameworks aligned with business objectives. Coordinate cross-functional teams including SAP functional consultants, technical teams, infrastructure teams, business stakeholders, and third-party vendors. Ensure project deliverables meet business requirements, quality standards, and compliance expectations. Manage project dependencies, risks, issues, and change requests while proactively implementing mitigation strategies. Facilitate governance meetings, steering committee reviews, status reporting, and executive stakeholder communications. Support project closure activities, lessons learned sessions, and transition to operational support teams. Drive alignment between business objectives and technical delivery throughout the transformation journey.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in IT Project Management, Program Management, or SAP Delivery Management
- Strong experience managing large-scale SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA transformation programs
- Proven expertise in SAP Cutover Planning, Execution, and Hypercare Management
- Deep understanding of SAP Activate methodology and SAP project delivery frameworks
- Experience managing project scope, budgets, timelines, resources, and vendor engagements
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage senior leadership and business executives
- Experience coordinating global or enterprise-wide ERP transformation initiatives
- Knowledge of SAP technical landscapes, integration dependencies, deployment strategies, and release management processes
- Strong risk management, issue resolution, and decision-making capabilities
- Excellent communication, negotiation, leadership, and team management skills
- Ability to lead complex SAP transformation programs from initiation through successful delivery
- Ability to develop and execute detailed cutover strategies for business-critical SAP deployments
- Ability to coordinate multiple workstreams while maintaining alignment with program objectives
- Ability to manage competing priorities, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations in high-pressure environments
- Ability to drive governance, project controls, and delivery excellence across large-scale initiatives
- Ability to identify project risks proactively and implement effective mitigation plans
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders at all organizational levels
- Ability to build strong relationships across project teams, vendors, and executive leadership
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