Senior SAP Project Manager - Home Based

Position Summary

The role is within our UK Project Management Office. It is home-based and customer-facing, so openness to travel (subject to business needs and local safety restrictions) is required. 

The expectations of the position are as follows:

• You will lead on multiple projects, taking responsibility for all aspects of project delivery. 

• You will work closely with Functional and Technical colleagues to deliver solutions and services that fully meet customers’ needs. 

• You will work closely with customers; maintain good relationships with stakeholders at all levels and ensure projects deliver the agreed outcomes 

• You will have a coaching mindset, and act as a role model for junior colleagues, with the ability to provide advice and encouragement to support their development. 

• You will support the growth and development of the business by contributing your insights and expertise to business development activities. 

By joining us, you will become part of an SAP Gold Partner, working within the rapidly expanding Zalaris Professional Services global team. 

Prerequisites

• Demonstrable experience of delivering multiple large projects 

• A minimum of six years of SAP project management experience. 

• Currently reside in the UK. 

• Willingness to travel. 

Your Responsibilities

• Managing projects of all sizes and multiple projects simultaneously.

• Creating, executing and monitoring the project plan.  Taking corrective action regarding timescales, budgets and resources to ensure tolerances maintained. 

• Ensuring adequate resources are allocated to a project and are utilized effectively.

• Delivering all projects to the agreed commercial arrangements, raising exceptions when necessary.

• All stakeholder management, including customers, vendors, managers and project teams.

• Requirements gathering to ensure that any solution is fit for purpose and meets expectations.

• Ensuring all project documentation – e.g., technical references, solution templates, solution overview slide decks, unit test plans, training materials, cut-over checklists are produced by the project team

• All aspects of Project budget; Including day to day monitoring, weekly reporting, identifying and managing budget-based risks and issues.

• Identification and communication of sales opportunities.

• Pre-sales and sales-related activities, including preparation of proposals and estimates of new works and change requests.

• Taking an active role in the continuous improvement of the team – e.g., knowledge sharing with colleagues, identifying internal process improvements.

• Maintaining, and where possible, increasing personal skill levels through study, training, and certification activities.

Skills

• People Management – able to effectively manage individuals and large teams; to create an inclusive, supportive and collaborative environments where individuals can thrive.  
• Communication – ability to communicate complex concepts, to a variety of different audiences, through various verbal and written methods. (English). 
• Influencing – able to influence colleagues and customers using appropriate communication, knowledge and approaches. 
• Strategy and vision – able to provide and maintain a strategic view  
• Collaborative Working – able to demonstrate an ability to work across multiple teams. This could include working with colleagues, customers, Zalaris partners, customer partners, vendors, etc. It may involve combinations of working face-to-face as well as through virtual channels. 
• Analysis and innovation – an ability to identify and communicate issues, opportunities, and solutions. 
• Decision Making – able to make sound decisions and judgments based on the available information in a timely manner 
• Commercial Awareness – an awareness of commercial aspects and an ability to work to and within those – e.g., budgets, timelines, market gaps, ROI, brand reputation, commercial impact. 
• SAP – In-depth knowledge of SAP solutions, best practice, and methodologies 
• Adaptable and flexible – able to adapt own working style, pattern, and practice to ensure customer and business objectives are satisfied 
• Autonomous Working – able to work proactively, without constant supervision, to meet deadlines. 

Required Education and Experience

• You must be able to demonstrate your experience of delivering acomplex projects with examples of on-premises and/or cloud-based integrations. 
• Relevant project management certification 
• We expect this role to be suitable for someone with 7+ years of demonstrable SAP experience. 
• ERP (ECC or S/4HANA). 
• Experience with SAP Payroll (GB/IE) is advantageous. 
• Experience with SAP SuccessFactors is advantageous. 
• Experience integrating SAP products with non-SAP solutions is advantageous. 

We offer you - Financial Benefits

• Customer and Employee Referral schemes
• Occupational sick pay (8 weeks)
• Occupational maternity leave package (12 weeks)
• Life assurance (3x basic salary)
• Employer pensions contributions of 5%
• Bonus scheme with accelerators
• Private Medical Insurance (with option to add dependents)
• Employee education and apprenticeship opportunities (i.e. free SAP learning and/or relevant qualifications)
• Financial rewards for long service and achievements
• Free eye tests
• Monthly ZALOTTO! (£100 cash prize draw)

We Offer You – Non-Financial Benefits

• Work-life balance and flexibility ethos
• Strong leadership with an open-door policy
• Non-hierarchical approach to people management 
• Company social and team bonding events
• Holiday buy back scheme
• Additional leave for Long Service (+1d holiday from start of 5th year of service)
• Sabbatical 
• Corporate branded merchandise
• Employee recognition program
• Zalaris mentorship program
• Mental health support
• Employee Assistance Programme (“Zealth”)
• Paid time off for community volunteering (“The Good Zeed")
• Retirement (financial) information pack (from our pension provider, 6 months prior to retirement)