Role: Project Management with SAP Experience

Location: NJ

Duration: Long Term Contract

Project Management

Leads project team of both internal resources and third parties/vendors for the successful execution of conversions and integrations

Ensures that assigned project activities and deliverables are completed on-time, within scope and within budget

Proactively manages resource plan to ensure resource availability and allocation

Develops and maintains detailed I&C components of project plans to track activities and report progress

Produces regular status reports that are audience appropriate to communicate with the project team, PMO, sponsors and steering committee

Uses appropriate verification techniques to track, manage and communicate changes in project scope, schedule and costs on a timely basis

Identifies and manages project dependencies and critical paths

Works with business stakeholders, IT, and project team to prioritize activities and deliverables based on agreed scope and requirements

Measures and communicates project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques

Reviews and updates RAID log on a regular basis with focus on proactively mitigating integration and conversion risks, addressing issues and escalates to management as needed

Establishes and maintains relationships with third parties/vendors during project execution

Creates and maintains comprehensive project documentation as assigned by the CIS Project Manager

Basic Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and 5-10 or years of experience working within a Business and Technical Environment or 10 years working within a Business and Technical Environment

At least 5-10 years of demonstrated SAP S/4 project experience and in-depth understanding of its system integrations and conversions

At least 5-10 years of demonstrated experience working as an IT project manager in a matrix environment, working with clients and 3rd parties (internal or external)

Excellent project management skills. Demonstrated experience in organizing and initiating, planning, and executing large-scale projects from the envisioning stage through to implementation, involving

internal cross-functional personnel, contractors, and vendors using waterfall, agile and hybrid methodologies.

Strong knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)