SAP Implementation Manager

Are you interested in joining a fast-paced team that provides you with the opportunity to travel and network across the business as you build your career? An exciting position has opened within the NAM Global Supply Chain team as we deploy SAP S4 HANA across North America as the primary ERP for our manufacturing and distribution facilities.

The primary responsibility of the SAP Implementation Manager position is to provide leadership to the project team to ensure a successful transition from the legacy business processes and systems to SAP S/4 HANA within the targeted timeframe, for all stakeholders within the scope of the deployment project.

What will you do?

• Lead a team of business analysts to deploy SAP in NAM ETO factories

• Partner with a technical team to define the strategy for deployment

• Develop and communicate the vision of the product to relevant stakeholders

• Define the goals of project releases

• Prioritize project schedule to meet expectations of the program

• Communicate objectives of the release to the business

• Review and approve increment planning outputs and prioritization

• Communicate project status and key decisions to stakeholders

• Review program risks, issues, and escalations

• Define goals of subsequent increments

• Participate in solution testing

• Verify delivered solutions against user expectations

• Align with business owners

• Work with sites to develop change management plans during solution deployment

• Lead team to deliver standardized training to Power Users

• Provide leadership to the team during the deployment process

Working conditions:

• Tight deadlines and multiple priorities, requiring decisive decision making in a fast-paced environment.

• Willing to work outside the standard 8-5 schedule, across time zones, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends as required by tight project deadlines.

• Travel up to 50%

• Ability to work independently in a stressful work environment.

Who will you report to?

• Product Manager - Digital Innovation & Technology

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

• 5+ years of relevant work experience deploying technical projects

• Well-known and respected throughout the throughout the business organization

• Synthesize inputs gathered from a variety of sources into a cohesive product vision

• Make and own decisions

• Drive consensus across multiple parties with conflicting views

• Take a pragmatic/economic view while prioritizing functionality - make sacrifices for the bigger picture

• Forward thinking and able to proactively identify risks, and weigh resulting impacts

• Strong communication skills

• Champion the project solution and frame changes in a way that engages and excites the end user community

What's in it for me?

Schneider Electric offers a robust benefits package to support our employees, including things such as...