Programme Manager - SAP


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IBM

Listed on

20th August 2015

Location

Hursley

Salary/Rate

Excellent

Salary Notes

Excellent

Type

Permanent

Start Date

ASAP

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Job description

Be a leader at a leading company. IBM is looking for SAP Programme Managers who excel at leading project teams to deliver our best-of-breed SAP focused solutions to clients in Europe.

Skills for this position require applicants who can both demonstrate a proven track record of SAP delivery and who are equally adept at people and business management.

Besides the knowledge of methods to plan, execute, control and monitor an SAP project, IBM SAP Programme Managers use skills and leadership competencies for team building (including managing a significant proportion of remote delivery), client relationship management, negotiation, decision making, problem solving and conflict management.

IBM SAP Programme Managers are on the frontline every day; partnering with clients to help shape delivery programmes every step of the way; taking responsibility for project scope, cost and schedule, you will apply techniques for planning, tracking, change control and risk management to ensure successful delivery for our clients.

We are looking for SAP Programme Managers to join our market leading UK SAP team.

On a day-to-day basis, you will be responsible for leading and delivering your SAP programmes to time, quality and budget using defined methods, processes and tools. You will use established techniques for estimating and planning, financial management and quality management. You will also work with your teams to identify and close business growth opportunities.

You will oversee the design, implementation and delivery of projects centred on SAP. These will be demanding and large-scale, often multinational, needing high performance and availability. They will involve complex integration to tie processes together across SAP and non-SAP systems and they will involve the latest technologies.

You will lead a multi-disciplined project team aiming to meet specified requirements and to exceed our client’s expectations. You will be part of a community of like minded SAP Programme Managers who share ideas and are keen coaches and mentors of our delivery teams.

You will have proven experience of managing SAP programmes or services, in a client facing role.

Also, you must have:

- The ability to manage and control project plans to ensure successful delivery of a programme of SAP projects to schedule, quality and budget.

- Experience of the use of, and tailoring of, best of breed project management processes and tools.

- Ability to create and maintain complex project plans and execute delivery to schedule

- Accountability for management of teams across multiple locations

- The ability to implement a team culture and communicate effectively with people at all levels

- Experience of delivering using a remote delivery model

- Demonstrate a combination of strong leadership skills with sound SAP technical knowledge and an ability to clearly communicate key recommendations to clients.

- A track record of creating enduring client relationships based on trust, successful business development and credible project execution

- The ability to develop enduring relationships of mutual trust with people

- Ability to manage programme risks and issues

- Demonstrable experience of using structured methods and tools

- Eligible to travel and work across Europe in a short notice

Desired skills (not mandatory):

- Experience of managing infrastructure and application support team

- Experience of delivering in an agile delivery model

- Managed delivery of SAP cloud-based solutionsIBMEA126

Required

-Bachelor's Degree

-SAP Project management experience : Applied

-Management responsibility for at least three full life cycle SAP Programmes : Applied

-Specific accountability for budget or profitability : Applied

-Management responsibility for a team of at least 100 FTEs : Applied

-Experience of building and maintaining relationships with senior C- level stakeholders : Mastered

-A successful track record in delivery of projects and/or services involving multi-disciplinary teams : Applied

-Strong leadership skills : Mastered

-A successful track record in delivery of projects and/or services involving multi-disciplinary teams : Applied

-Practical experience of overall programme commercial management : Mastered

-Experience of Global Integrated Delivery, managing on and off shore teams : Applied

-English: Fluent

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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