Project Manager

Company Description

Re:Sources is the backbone of Publicis Groupe, the world’s third-largest communications group. Formed in 1998 as a small team to service a few Publicis Groupe firms, Re:Sources has grown to 5,000+ people servicing a global network of prestigious advertising, public relations, media, healthcare and digital marketing agencies. We provide technology solutions and business services including finance, accounting, legal, benefits, procurement, tax, real estate, treasury and risk management to help Publicis Groupe agencies do what they do best: create and innovate for their clients.

In addition to providing essential, everyday services to our agencies, Re:Sources develops and implements platforms, applications and tools to enhance productivity, encourage collaboration and enable professional and personal development. We continually transform to keep pace with our ever-changing communications industry and thrive on a spirit of innovation felt around the globe. With our support, Publicis Groupe agencies continue to create and deliver award-winning campaigns for their clients.

Job Description

• The SAP Rollout Manager is responsible for the management of projects throughout their lifecycle and leads cross-functional teams to deliver defined project outputs to time, budget, and project quality criteria.
• Manages the entire project lifecycle from project definition through implementation.
• Accountable for meeting agreed upon scope, cost, schedule and quality measures.
• Develops project plan and drives project milestones.
• Establishes effective communication plan with project team and key stakeholders.
• Provides day-to-day direction to project resources.
• Ensures effective change management occurs throughout the course of the project. Responsible for preparation of documentation, status reports and budgets.
• Role requires excellent oral and written communications, interpersonal, negotiation, project planning, judgment, leadership, decision-making, analysis and problem-solving skills. specialized knowledge of MS Project, Visio, Excel, Word

Delivery Responsibilities:

• Manage SAP and integrated systems rollout
• Conduct project planning activities and manage the execution of projects according to plan
• Manage relationship with project stakeholders, including internal and external clients
• Ensure proper use of SAP Activate or hybrid methodology, tools and procedures.
• Ensures proper governance is in place to best meet project objectives and that this governance is operating effectively.
• Manage the financial aspects of the project: budgeting and estimate to actual variance.
• Plan and execute formal Quality Gate process following the Q-Gate approach in SAP Activate methodology.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience delivering and managing complex SAP programs internationally
• 5+ years of SAP project management experience using formal project management methodology, techniques and tools.
• Experience in teambuilding and leading teams.
• Experience in creating and maintaining project deliverables such as: project charter, project management plan, risk and mitigation plan, status reports, project timesheets, communications plan, budget and schedule.
• SAP Finance background is a plus