SAP Ariba Project Manager

SAP Ariba Project Manager

24 May 2024
Texas, Houston, 77001 Houston USA

SAP Ariba Project Manager

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SAP Ariba Project Manager
Location: TX (Remote)
Total 10+ Years

Job Description: Senior Project Manager – SAP Ariba


Job Description Summary:
The Senior Project Manager (SPM) has sole responsibility and authority for project and contract execution. As a senior leader the SPM will be responsible for managing strategic, complex engagements to achieve the desired results within the customer’s business strategy. The SPM is responsible to ensure planning, setup, execution, monitoring, control, and closure of the assigned project are completed according to the agreed upon scope of work. The SPM is expected to manage within the defined timeline and resource allocation while aligning with the organizational/strategic direction that impacts the project goals and objectives. The SPM will be accountable to coordinate the delivery of the consulting services and SAP Ariba solution components spanning the entire project lifecycle within with expected quality and within budget. Provides strategic leadership to manage relationships with project leadership, stakeholders, and business owners.

Description of Key Activities and Tasks Performed:
  • Set up and oversee delivery of large, complex, and strategic SAP Ariba projects
  • Coordination between onsite and offshore teams on the project deliverables.
  • Own the engagement project plan and delivery of its major components including project business objectives, scope, quality, budget and schedule
  • Ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, exploring opportunities to add value to the client business needs
  • Maintain a strategic focus for the project with frequent interaction with the project team resources, SAP Ariba, and the customer
  • Act as a trusted advisor to the customer’s executive leadership on the overall project
  • Provide decision making transparency
  • Lead project teams and facilitate communication and interaction among the business, functional, and technical representatives
  • Manage project risks and the mitigation plan for the identified risks within the risk register
  • Proactively collaborate and support team to anticipate and respond to issues that could impact the solution delivery or scope
  • Manage change requests within the established governance framework

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Availability to travel per the job requirements
  • Fluent English both written and verbal
  • 7-10 years of project management experience on large, complex, high risk, or strategic projects
  • 5-7 years demonstrated experience mentoring and developing other project managers and building teams
  • Proven knowledge of project KPI metrics
  • Proven experience leading cross-functional teams within a formalized methodology
  • Strong writing, communication, and meeting facilitation skills with the ability to utilize both formal authority and persuasion skill sets.
  • Multicultural sensitivity and ability to work in an international environment
  • Knowledge of Supply Chain core and transactional business processes
  • Proven experience with both waterfall and agile delivery methodologies
  • SAP Ariba knowledge
  • Bachelor’s degree in systems, accounting, finance, supply chain or equivalent knowledge areas

Desired Qualifications (Plus):
  • PMP Certification
  • SAP Activate Certification or knowledge of methodology
  • Experience in handling international projects
  • Knowledge of Oracle or SAP ERP modules
Experience management remote resources within a global delivery project


Please send Resume to
Nancy Shaha




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Job Details

  • ID
    JC14059297
  • State
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  • Job type
    Contract
  • Salary
    Depends on Experience
  • Hiring Company
    Connexions Data Inc
  • Date
    2021-05-20
  • Deadline
    2021-07-19
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