Job Title: Project Manager SAP S/4HANA & CX Transformation
Location: Reading - 2 day
Employement type: Contract/Permanent
Job Type: 6 months- Inside IR35
Role Overview
An experienced Project Manager is required to lead the delivery of a greenfield SAP S/4HANA and SAP CX transformation for a mid-market organisation.
This role requires a delivery leader who has successfully managed end-to-end SAP programmes of similar scale and complexity, with a strong command of SAP Activate methodology, and the ability to balance structure with pragmatic execution.
Key Responsibilities
Project Leadership & Governance
Own the end-to-end project plan, milestones, and delivery across all SAP Activate phases.
* Establish and manage governance structures including status reporting, RAID logs, and steering committees.
* Ensure alignment across stakeholders, workstreams, and delivery partners.
Delivery Management
Lead coordination across functional, technical, and integration workstreams.
* Ensure delivery of agreed outputs in line with scope, timelines, and quality expectations.
* Proactively manage risks, dependencies, and the critical path.
Client & Stakeholder Engagement
Act as the primary interface for client stakeholders and programme sponsors.
* Drive decision‑making, manage expectations, and handle escalations effectively.
* Communicate clearly at both operational and executive levels.
Commercial & Execution Discipline
Track delivery against plan, effort, and budget.
* Maintain control over scope and support structured change management where required.
* Ensure strong delivery rigour and accountability across the team.
Integrated Planning Across Workstreams
Ensure effective coordination with customer‑led streams including:
* Data migration
* Testing
* Training and change management
* Provide structure and oversight to ensure these streams are aligned with the overall delivery plan.
Key Skills & Experience
Proven experience delivering greenfield SAP S/4HANA and/or SAP CX programmes
* Strong, hands‑on experience with SAP Activate methodology (mandatory).
* Demonstrated track record delivering mid‑market SAP transformations of similar scope.
* Experience managing multi‑stream programmes with complex dependencies.
* Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
* Commercial awareness with disciplined delivery execution.
Success Measures
Delivery of key milestones on time and within agreed scope.
* Strong stakeholder alignment and sustained confidence throughout the programme.
* Effective and proactive management of risks, issues, and dependencies.
* Clear, structured, and predictable project execution.
Profile Summary
A structured and delivery-focused Project Manager who combines SAP programme experience, strong governance discipline, and pragmatic execution capability, with a proven ability to lead mid-market transformation programmes from initiation through to deliver.
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