Join Our Team as an SAP Project Manager at LHH Technology!
Are you passionate about project management and eager to make a significant impact in the food and beverage industry? LHH Technology is representing an exceptional, rapidly growing global brand with a great culture, and we are seeking a talented SAP Project Manager to join our dynamic team in Corona, CA.
Position Summary:
As an SAP Project Manager, you will be a part of the LHH Technology Project Management Office (PMO) team, working closely with PMO leadership, the SAP Applications team, and other functional and technical stakeholders. You will collaborate to initiate, execute, and control assigned SAP initiatives (ECC, S/4HANA, or related to LHH Technology's migration from ECC to S/4HANA) in alignment with business processes and strategic goals. You will actively participate in optimizing PMO processes and practices to improve LHH Technology's overall ability to deliver projects, focusing specifically on SAP projects.
Essential Job Functions:
Direction and Prioritization: Work with SAP leadership to set overall direction and priorities for the SAP portfolio of projects and roadmap.
Collaboration: Collaborate with key stakeholders and project teams to set and align business and IT strategic goals.
Project Sequencing: Help sequence and prioritize projects to deliver against identified business and IT goals.
Process Improvement: Define, establish, enforce, and refine PMO processes and best practices, specifically for leading and managing SAP initiatives.
Project Management: Provide hands-on program and project management leadership, including project initiation, scheduling, execution, control, and closing.
Methodology Application: Apply SAP's Activate methodology or other relevant frameworks across all project phases.
Vendor Management: Lead multiple projects based on capacity and complexity, including managing third-party vendors from initiation to delivery.
Change Management: Provide change management leadership as part of SAP project management activities.
Meeting Preparation: Ensure project meeting preparation, manage follow-up activities, document RAID log entries, and escalate issues as required.
Business Discussions: Lead or participate in project-related business discussions to ensure requirements are well understood and business objectives are met.
Resource Coordination: Plan for and coordinate internal and external resource requirements to ensure smooth project execution.
Budget Management: Manage project budget and spend, along with regular budget vs. actuals reporting.
Release Management: Align project deliveries with release management and other development activities to minimize impact on daily operations.
Position Requirements:
Experience: 7+ years of hands-on experience in SAP Project Management (ECC, S/4HANA, sidecars).
Track Record: Proven track record of SAP implementation and Digital Transformation projects.
Skills: Strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and vendor management skills.
Strategic Focus: Ability to address short-term tactical requirements while maintaining a strategic direction.
Communication: Able to clearly communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.